About Frankie
ARTIST STATEMENT
At times, let art be a balm, at others, a bomb.
My work begins with the possibilities of ease, curiosity, play and integration as a foundation from which increasing evolving complexities arise. My area of focus is on the body as the site of liberation, the voice as action, the revolutionary capacity of community, and the healing potential of unflinching art.
Thematically my work interrogates culturalism, domestic violence, gender roles, and hypocrisies within a so-called enlightened society.
By focussing on the radical act of taking time and space, of awakening to one’s own sensory experience, and connecting with others, I explore the space between performers and audience members, the possibilities and meanings that emerge from the visuals, sounds, texts, contexts, and performers' states that come together to create performance.
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FRANKIE MULINIX
Voice, Movement, Performance, Presence, Resilience
Frankie is a performer, emcee, producer, dramaturge, choreographer, director, voice teacher, performance educator, mental health worker, and intimacy choreographer and coordinator.
Through Vibrance: Centre for Voice and Movement, Frankie supports clients seeking to work with their physiology to build performance skills, develop their creative practice, and gain proficiency in using presence, pleasure, and play to improve performance in meaningful parts of their lives. Frankie specializes in working with clients with disabilities, trans and nonbinary clients, and those overcoming trauma.
Their theatre company Burning Bones Physical Theatre, is dedicated to collaborating with fellow creatives to engage with the local community and expand the possibilities of live performance in daring and imaginative ways.
Frankie holds a BFA in Physical Theatre Performance through Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, with a focus on writing, dramaturgy, directing, and multidisciplinary performance, and a Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Queensland, specialising in LGBTIQ+ occupational justice, mental health, chronic pain, and neurology. Frankie is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and a certified Organic Intelligence® coach. They hold an Associate Performer Diploma (ATCL) with Trinity College, London, UK, and are a certified Speech Arts Teacher with Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), Toronto, Canada. They are trained in Reiki (level 3), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Basic, Advanced, and ACT for Performance), Knight Thompson Speechwork, and TIE’s Intimacy Choreography practices. They are a member of the Voice and Speech Trainer's Association (VASTA), a 2021 Hambidge Cross-Pollination Art Lab Fellow, and a Reiser Art Lab recipient (2022-2023).
In addition, they are an internationally ranked competitive endurance athlete and integrate their expertise in optimum performance techniques as a teacher, performer, and athlete.
Frankie co-designed a performance and modified acrobatics and performance pilot program for children with cerebral palsy through the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland. They also formed United We Dance to create dances throughout Brisbane CBD to bring the community together in support of marriage equality. UWD was then invited to perform at Brisbane’s mental health day. Their work resulted in Occupational Therapy Australia issuing a public statement of unequivocal support for LGBTIQ+ folks, recognizing the health impacts of occupational injustices that uniquely impact the community.
Frankie has emceed and programmed several events such as
Alchemy, Brisbane Square Library’s immensely successful monthly showcase of spoken word poetry, dance, circus, burlesque, and music
Bang on a Boa, the annual fundraiser for the acquired brain injury organization Synapse;
Lost Movements, a bi-monthly “happening” of street art, music, burlesque, body art, and dance
Celebration of The Female Form, an annual art showcase co-organized with the painter Vanessa Swift.
Frankie co-created the steering committee for and served as the first president of BLP, bringing art, entertainment, education, and community events centered around alternative lifestyles in Queensland.
With a career spanning Canada, Australia, and the US, they are known for their creative concepts and range while connecting with audiences and taking them on a journey, their style plays in the dramatic, comedic, ecological, site-specific, and political fields.
Their dance film “/ Edges /“ was selected for RogueDancer FilmFest and their film “Salt & Stone” was selected for the NYC UNFIX Festival (2021). Both films were featured in the Human Lights Festival: A Curious Encounter (2021) at 7 Stages.
2021 Hambidge Cross-Pollination Art Lab Fellow
2022-2023 Reiser Art Lab recipient
2023 - Present Artist in Residence at Windmill Arts
