Karla Hart



Karla Hart is a writer, film-maker, dancer, actress and director and has been the event coordinator for Wardarnji Festival 2011- 2015. She is currently the drive time presenter for Noongar Radio, which broadcasts in Perth, Western Australia.

Education
Hart learnt traditional dance from Noongar elders; she also studied Aboriginal Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts before completing a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Performance at Edith Cowan University.

Work
Hart is currently co executive producer and shooter/director on new NITV series in the making "Family Rules". Hart has acted in acted, danced in a number of productions both on stage and in film and television; she has also written plays and coordinated major events, including the Wararnji Festival. She was a drive-time presenter for Noongar Radio for which she won a national award. Hart is also a board member of Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Theatre Company, an independent theatre company in Western Australia.

Kwarbah Djookian
In 2004 Hart started the Kwarbah Djookian Dance Group, of which she is also a performer. The group has performed at many major event both locally and internationally and hundreds of events such as festivals, schools, concerts and corporate events.

Works
Director: Performances:
 * Seasons series
 * King Hit - played Belle and Kerry

Theatre writings:
 * Co-wrote and acted in Black as Michael Jackson
 * Co-created Fifty Shades of Black

Screen writings:
 * Magic Quandong (2013) - winner WA Screen Awards 2013
 * Sharing Caring
 * Angela's Rules (2015)
 * Meriny Time
 * Shit Noongars Say
 * Shit Whitefellas Say - sequel to Shit Noongars Say
 * Mobulator