JESS HOLLY BATES

educator and facilitator

C O N TA C T S PROFILE

TELEPHONE I am an artist that believes wholeheartedly in the creative
potential of every human being, and that unlocking that potential
027 2921697
opens a pathway for courage, vulnerability and knowing
ourselves fully.
EMAIL I am passionate about creating opportunities and environments
jessica.pkeh@gmail.com in which creative play, connection and communication can take
place. I have worked in secondary and tertiary institutions, and
now work with a range of festivals, programmes and
organisations to facilitate personal growth and relationship-
building through physical devising techniques and theatre-

making.
E D U C AT I O N The emotional and reflexive intelligence gained through creative
practice is transferable to every other facet of a persons life,
and I intend to deliver dynamic and meaningful experiences for
GRADUATE OF PHILIPPE GAULIER all ages and experiences.
CLOWN SCHOOL 2014

MA (FIRST CLASS HONOURS EXPERIENCE
IN ENGLISH)
University of Auckland
2011 TEACHING ARTIST

Ng Rangatahi Toa 2017
B S C I N E N V I R O N M E N TA L

CHEMISTRY Worked with Rngatahi using creative pathways to deliver content

University of Auckland within the Takat Project.
2009

BA (HONS IN ENGLISH)
C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R
University of Auckland
Manawa Ora; Ng Rangatahi Toa 2016-2015
2009

Worked with Rangatahi from Alternative Education Institutions and

creative mentors to develop an inter-disciplinary showcase of their
personal stories and to create meaningful connections to ensure
safe transitions to next life steps for our young people.
 JESS HOLLY BATES
culture lover

PERSONAL SKILLS EXPERIENCE

T E A M P L AY E R
FACILITATOR
Emerging Curators Programme; The Physics Room 2016
LEADER
Offered a reflective and creative workshop space to resolve conflict,
to bring intentional reflection to programme design and to imagine

C R E AT I V E T H I N K E R possibilities for the organisation to improve its practice in relation to

feedback.

ENERGETIC
POETRY IN PERFORMANCE TUTOR
National Youth Drama School 2016
RELIABLE Designed and co-taught a two week workshop space for young
people to find an authentic writing voice and empowered them to
develop an interdisciplinary performance work to communicate their
JOYFUL
original works.

CURIOUS W N A N G A FA C I L I TAT O R
Body Sovereignty Collective 2016
Facilitated a three-day wnanga, fostering an artist-run programme

INTERESTS of workshops, leading safe space for reflection and conflict

resolution, and running a workshop on found poetry in text.
intersectional feminism, Open
Floor dance practice, learning Te
Reo at TWOA, fulfilling our treaty CHARACTER AND WORK REFEREES
obligations, Brene Brown,
alternative pedagogies, aerobics,
Sarah Long-Bottom Ng Rangatahi Toa
contemporary dance enthusiast,
sarah@ngarangatahitoa.co.nz
documentary lover, queer politics,
poetry, live performance,
Ottolenghi cooking, kombucha Claire Keys National Youth Drama School
making, physical clowning, ad@nyds.co.nz
continuing to learn as much as we
can in life.