Karla is a Bristol based mother and mover, with a passion for making theatre that is driven by truth and which inspires collective action as a means for change. She works as a performer, choreographer, movement director, lecturer, writer, facilitator and mentor. Karla has been making and touring her own work for two decades now and has collaborated and performed with other artists and companies across Europe. As a Movement Director Karla has created work for dance, opera, circus, large and small scale theatre. Her work and collaborations have been performed at the National Theatre, The Barbican, Southbank Centre, Bristol Old Vic and toured internationally. She has worked as a performer with companies such as Complicité, National Theatre Wales, Mimbre and Fleur Darkin and her Doctoral thesis and research into performance consciousness, authenticity and transformation has been widely published.