About — Hannah Mulligan Creates

Dance Artist

Hannah Mulligan Creates

As an artist, I strive to eternalise the dancer and keep performance living and breathing across everything I do. I do this by telling stories and conveying emotions through keeping movement alive through photographic landscapes and performance.

Particularly as a neurodiverse artist I believe it is so important that everyone has access to dance and art in all capacities and I ensure that everything I do is inclusive and accessible to people of all abilities.

- Hannah

Hannah is a contemporary dancer, with strengths in telling stories through performance. She is trained in release technique, contact improvisation, physical theatre and working with text. She has experience with performance in theatres, performing in the round, site dance settings and dance for film.
She was part of the 2023 cohort of 3Fall performed in various venues across the UK and worked with a variety of acclaimed choreographers including Abi Mortimer, Jose Agudo and Ceyda Tanc. Also receiving a BA(hons) in Dance Performance from the University of Chichester (2023)
She worked with Portsmouth Harbour Artist Courtney McCarthy during an Research and Development for her upcoming work.
Hannah is recently completed her Masters degree in Dance Advanced practice at the University of Chichester, being awarded a distinction in both her thesis and overall. Here she was part of the 23/34 cohort of HIVE Dance Collective where she performed a diverse range of works by Stuart Waters and Tali Rowland.
She is also interested in interdisciplinary practices, integrating her photography and videography into her practice as a dance artist. She choreographed and created ‘Ephemeral Movements’ which was an interdisciplinary exploration of how photography can capture liveness. This project was performed in June 2024.
Photographer
As a photographer and writer she has worked with numerous dance companies in the South of England including Lila Dance UK, Luke Brown Dance Company, Morvell Dance and MAP Dance Company. - Please see 'Gallery' for full portfolio of work
Hannah is currently in research and development for her new exhibition series ‘The Space We Take’ . A new work that explores ephemerality, liveness and the legacy of dance artists in the current social climate.
Hannahs published credits include:
- 3Fall Dance Company for promotional materials in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
-Resolutions Festival 2023 by Ivan Merino Gaspar for Lucero del alba
-MAP Dance and Hive Dance Collective promotional materials 2024.
-3Fall Dance Company 24-25
Hannah has created video content for MAP Dance, ORB Youth Dance Company and has recently created a short film for One Dance UK as part of her role as a Dance Ambassador. She was assistant videographer during the ‘What Dance Can Do Symposium’ in May 2023, with Flexer&Sandiland.
She is currently in the creation period for a new dance film entitled ‘After Dark’
Hannan is an advocate for inclusive and accessible dance practice. She strongly believes that everyone should have access to quality dance training, performances and classes.
She is currently in her second year as a Dance Ambassador with One Dance UK 2023- 2025
As a One Dance UK Ambassador she has created a film for National Careers week 2023. And more recently sat on the panel for the regional U.Dance Platform at South East Dance in March 2024. Here she gave feedback to all youth groups involved and helped to shortlist three groups for the National U.Dance Festival.

Images by Mike Bignell (left and right)

Hannah is a passionate dance artist who strives to tell stories and convey emotions through interesting dynamic visual landscapes. She is a performer, photographer, maker, teacher and advocate of the arts.

As a visual artist she focuses on capturing the movement and breath of the dancers in every photo she takes, keeping energy alive even through the still image. She creates striking images, playing with light, shadows and colour in creative ways.

As a mover and performer, she is a dancer trained in release technique, whose strengths lie in connecting with others, finding softness and fluidity and attack.

She has a strong belief that dance should be accessible to all, and makes sure every environment she works in is inclusive and safe for all.