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Christie Lee Manning
At a Glance…
Jazz specialist
Stylistically diverse choreographer
Movement Director
Educator
Actor / Dancer
Choreographer | Movement Director
Christie's recent theatre work includes hosting 'The Blood Club' as the production's lead
actress and queen of the night, 'Eve'. Other West End work includes workshopping 'Jack Cole: The Musical' with NYC director Chet Walker and Camden Loeser, as well as 'House Of Dance' with Dame Arlene Phillips.Christie’s prominent roles include playing Queen Elenora in UnTitled Company’s third full length production, ‘Astoria’. Prior to that she played the iconic Shirley
MacLaine in the premiere of ‘Welcome To The Grand’. As an actor, Christie shined as the lead in UnCorked Theatre’s ‘How To Solve A Problem Like Murder’ and ‘1.9.2.7’, both sold-out immersive theatre productions.
Commercial
Christie’s worked on feature films ‘Apartment 7A’ as ‘Hattie’ starring Julia Garner, and ‘Better Man’ directed by Ashley Wallen. She’s a featured artist in the new blockbuster film ‘Wicked’ directed by Jon Chu, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Christie works regularly for director Brady Hood on movement direction, joining him for the TV series ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Varsity’, and her work can also be seen on Netflix reality series,‘Dance Monsters’. Christie has worked with artists Jack Whitehall, Sergei Polunin, Lenny Kravitz, Michael Buble, Adam Garcia, and Nelly Furtado. Other credits include The Voice, New Balance, Nickelodeon, Ikea, ‘Package Deal’ (TV), ‘Warehouse 13’ (TV), and Sky 1's 'Got To Dance' Season 5.
Company
Christie has worked extensively with Lukas McFarlane’s company, UnTitled, and has been a principle artist in the company’s last three theatre productions, ‘Exposed’, ‘The Suffocating Truth’, and ‘Astoria’. Christie spent two years working with Canadian company Lamondance, touring Brazil for two consecutive seasons. Christie is the founder of the home of jazz in London, House Of Jazz Company, and the creator of The Inside Out Theory, a humorous and honest take on supporting the mindset and mental health of performing artists. She is also a principle artist with Response Theatre Company.