Chunky Move is located on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We respectfully acknowledge the significant contributions of Australia’s First Peoples, and are committed to supporting the continuity of culture and relationship to this land.
Tyrel Dulvarie
Tyrel Dulvarie is from Kimuy, he is a descendant of the Yirrganydji, Dugulbara, Kalkadoon and Umpila peoples.
He trained at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) in Meanjin from 2011-2013, then furthered his training in Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Program in 2015.
Since then, Tyrel has worked and performed creations by various contemporary dance choreographers and artists such as Melanie Lane, Daniel Riley, Stephanie Lake, Cass Mortimer-Eipper, Stephen Page, Frances Rings, Jiri Kylian, Hofesh Shechter, Jack Lister, Alisdair Macindoe, Kate Harman, Gabrielle Nankivell, Jenni Large, and more.
In 2019 he received the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer for his standout performance in Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30 Years of Sixty Five Thousand.
Tyrel has a strong love and value for culture, representation, diversity, and the arts.