Althea Young

Althea is a multidisciplinary performer, director and facilitator. They work between mediums of contemporary performance, choreography and theatre. She choreographs for a variety of contexts including theatre, schools, hospitals and groups with additional support needs.

Althea makes movement based work for stage, in medical contexts and in schools as an artist with company 21 Common. She is also a regular facilitator and director at Cumbernauld Theatre.

Her solo work for adult audiences exists in the intersection of text and choreography, collaborating with non-human performers to reflect on ideas of humanness, existence and crisis.