(Performing Arts)
2/9 Dunlop Avenue, Ormond, VIC 3204 Australia
mobile: 0414 781 851    email: miki.brotzler@gmail.com
 
Current Studying Yoga Teacher Training through Moksha Yoga
2010 Graduated University of New England with Bachelor of Arts (French, German)
1996 Producer / Production Management and Producing Multimedia; Open Channel
Arts & Entertainment Management (1st year); Deakin University
1992-1994 Suzuki Performance Method Training
Vocal Tuition with Jonathan Hardy
1990-1991 Acting Tuition at Actor’s Centre (Sydney), and at Showbiz (Melbourne)
1985-1990 Modern Dance whilst member of One Extra Dance company
1985 Registration as teacher with Royal Academy of Dancing
1980 Moved to Australia
1969-1984 Classical Ballet training with San Francisco Conservatory of Ballet (US), Ballet de Chambre de Hirofumi Inoue (Japan), Ransley Studio of Dance (Sydney)
1963 Born in Yamagata
     
2007 8 Femmes
Play by Robert Thomas for the Melbourne French Theatre at Open Stage
  Lobster Tales
Short play by Michael Stang (USA) for Short & Sweet (Sydney), Seymour Centre
2006 Paradise
Short play by Steven Hopley, for Short & Sweet (Melb), Arts Centre
  Picasso’s Women
Play by Brian McAvera at the Butterfly Club. Also performer.
  passion: boxed
Short play by Gaylene Carbis, for “Every Picture Tells a Story” at Theatreworks. Also performer
2005 House of War
Short play by John AD Fraser, for Short & Sweet (Melb) theatre festival, Arts Centre
  Theatre Sans Animaux
Play by Jean-Michel Ribes, Melbourne French Theatre
2004 Call Me Komachi - Object of Desire
One-woman show performed by Kaori Hamamoto and written by Christie Nieman in Melbourne, Gold Coast and Sydney. Also dramaturg & producer.
     
2006-2007 Azuki Beanz
Children’s show at the Chookahs Festival (Arts Centre), A Taste For Living Festival (Gasworks), the Japan Autumn Festival (Canberra), Candle Nara Festival (Canberra).
2006 St Kilda Film Festival
Trailer film for festival
  Strange Fruit
Mega Field for the Commonwealth Games Arts Festival
2005 Provocation
Series of short pieces by Underwire Productions, directed by Kerith Holmes
  Picasso’s Women
Role of “Jacqueline Roque” in a production at the Chapel off Chapel
  Monologues
Play written and directed by Asa Palomera, Women of Asia Company
2004 Cervantes & Shakespeare
Celebration of the life of Cervantes & Shakespeare for Consulate of Spain and Spiral Theatre Melbourne Incorporated
1997-2000 The Field / Flight / Swoon
Street Theatre performances on tour with Strange Fruit to Europe, UK, Asia and around Australia
1997 Love Suicides
Play by John Romeril, directed by Bruce Myles for Playbox Theatre Centre
1996 Madame Butterfly
MODD Production by Melbourne Theatre Company, directed by Suzanne Chaundy
1995 Tresno
Music theatre directed by Douglas Horton, Chamber Made Opera
  Seven Acts of Love (as witnessed by a cat)
Play written/directed by Tobsha Learner, Budinski’s Theatre
  Classroom IIIA: The Testimony of Amira S
Staged readings presented by Tahir Cambis, Budinski’s Theatre
 
  The Head of Mary
Play by Chikao Tanaka, directed by Aubrey Mellor, performed in Japan and at MIFA, Playbox Theatre Center
 
1994 Twirled and Twisted Strands
Children’s theatre directed by Roger Rynd, REM Theatre Company
1993 film : The Seventh Floor
Rutherford Films, directed by Ian Barry
 
1993 The Gap
Play by Anna Broinowski, directed by Marion Potts, Belvoir Street Theatre
1992 Shadow and Splendour
Play written and directed by Jim Sharman for Queensland Theatre Company and South Australia Theatre Company,
  The Emperor Regrets
Play by Therese Radic, directed by Barrie Kosky, Playbox Theatre Centre
1990 film: Aya
Feature film directed by Solrun Hoaas, Goshu Films
1990-2000 TV Guest Roles including: The Games, Ocean Girl (series I -III), Blue Heelers, Full Frontal, Big Sky, Flying Doctors, E-Street
1990 CHESS: The Musical
Musical directed by Jim Sharman, Theatre Royal (Sydney)
1986-1989 Dance / Theatre Productions of the One Extra Dance company (Sydney) including: The Shrew, Ah Q Goes West, My Father’s House, Turn of the Tide, Voyeur, Six Chapters of a Floating Life, Blue Etchings from Querelle, Harold in Italy (in conjunction with Sydney Theatre Company), Othello
1976-1979 Productions of the Ballet de Chambre de Hirofumi Inoue (Japan) including:
Swan Lake, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Les Sylphides
     
2004 “Caravan”
Production Manager, short film by Jennifer Ussi shot on location in Mundubbera, Qld.
  Melbourne International Arts Festival
Interpreter for “Sandakan Threnody” project by Theatreworks (Singapore)
  Spiral Theatre Melbourne Incorporated
Associate Director of multicultural theatre company
  “Call Me Komachi - Object of Desire”
Dramaturg, Producer and Director of a one-woman show performed by Kaori Hamamoto and written by Christie Nieman in Melbourne, Gold Coast and Sydney.
2003 Amarevois
Artist Manager of musician / singer Amarevois.
2001 – Current   Software engineer / project manager / business analyst in IT industry
1999 VCA School of Film & TV
Associate Producer, short film ‘The Unique Oneness of Christian Savage’ by Jennifer Ussi, shot on location in South Africa with an international student crew.
  Ecpat
Production manager of a series of TV ads for the campaign against Child Prostitution
1998-1999 Experimenta Media Arts
Administrator / Project Coordinator in a multimedia arts organisation
1997 Balcony Productions
Associate Producer of ‘Burnt by the Sun’, an info video for the Anti-Cancer Council
  VCA School of Film & TV
Production Manager of Jean-Pierre Mignon’s short film ‘Caleopy’s Lorikeet’
 
1995-1996 Hirano Pty Ltd
Administrative Assistant / Interpreter / Associate Producer in arts management
1994 Adelaide Festival
Interpreter for visiting Japanese groups including the Bunraku Puppet Theatre.
1992 Twenty-First City (Japan)
Production Assistant in a film production company in Tokyo
 

  What is important in life is to follow your heart.
Enjoy what you do, do it as well as you can.
Be grateful for what you have.
Everything is there for a reason. Be creative!
 
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