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2025 MFA Directing

Nelson Blake

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Nelson Blake

Nelson is from Denmark, Western Australia where he most recently worked as Executive Officer of Denmark Arts Council Inc. He has Coordinated two Brave New Works festivals (2023, 2024) and Denmark Festival of Voice (2023).

Nelson has directed Picnic at Hanging Rock (Spectrum Theatre, Albany) and the music video for Nathan Hui–Yi’s No Regrets.

Nelson has led a devising process and written/directed MOON_SHIP 2020 (2019), HE@RD (2021) and Never Know When (2022) with Southern Edge Arts’ youth theatre ensemble.

Other projects include being an intern on Lé Nør [The Rain] with The Last Great Hunt, helping ‘activate’ the works of Marina Abramovic at MONA and acting in numerous productions, with notable roles including Richard III in Crowns (directed by Robert Lewis) and Irma in Jean Genet’s The Balcony (directed by Sean Coyle).

Nelson has worked as strategic projects officer with the Western Australian Forest Alliance (WAFA) and is proud to have been a part (and active supporter) of the forest blockade movement.

Nelson describes his aesthetic as gritty whimsy.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations from Murdoch University and a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Theatre) from University of Tasmania.