Rowena Rasmussen

I am a Movement Director, Choreographer and an emerging Screen Producer/Writer/Director. My first love was storytelling through movement, as this is where I first learnt to express myself as an artist. When I first started to fall in love with directing, my films were just personal forms of expression. Click HERE to view ‘YOU AM I’.

I’m fascinated with the human unease… the constant dissatisfaction.

I have a Postgraduate in Screen Directing from AFTRS (Sydney). I produced, wrote and directed the short ‘Fourteen’ which played at several film festivals worldwide. In 2020 I completed my second film ‘Ellie Was Here’ which I also produced, wrote and directed, yet to premiere. I also released ‘Closing Miss Rosie’s’ (Password: CMR2020) straight to Facebook, late 2020, which received an incredible response with over 20k views in 72 hours.

My background…

I've had 17 + years professional experience. In 2003, I met QUEEN when I had my professional debut in the original Australian production of We Will Rock You, which kicked off a unique career.

Behind the camera, I have worked as a Choreographer|Movement Director for Production houses; Finch, Goodoil, Rabbit Content Airbag, Exit Films and New Life Films Shanghai. In 2019, I was flown to China for 8 days to Choreograph the Shanghai Disneyland Spring TVC. Other TVCs include; Uber Eats, Masterfoods, Domain, UNO Homeloans, Suncorp, Telstra, Kmart, Carlton United Breweries, McCains, RSPCA, Mersynofen, TK MAXX and Sydney Metro.

Live TV guest performances include; Australian artists and international artists such as Kelly Rowland, Ricky Martin, Lunch Money Lewis, Geri Halliwell, Hugh Jackman; XFactor; The Voice; SYTYCD; Australia's Got Talent; Australian Idol; The Australian Open; The Footy Show; AFL Grand Final; NRL Grand Final; 20/20 Cricket; Today; GMA; The Morning Show; Sunrise; Carols by Candlight Melbourne and Sydney; The Helpmmann Awards and many more.

I played the role of 'Extraordinary Girl' in American Idiot; 'Anita' in the Manila production of West Side Story; 'Christmas Eve' in Avenue Q; 'Carmen' in FAME; We Will Rock You; Miss Saigon; Hugh Jackman - The Boy From Oz; 'Carmen' in Sweet Charity, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Opera Australia’s Orpheus in the Underworld; and The Eighth Wonder.

rowena@jtown.com.au

+61 404 456 608