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I had been a dancer and had developed hip pain. I saw a physio for this who specialised in dancers and had Pilates at his practice. The was over 25 years ago when Pilates was unheard of in Australia. As I got over my injury I developed an interest in the Pilates so became an instructor at that clinic. Then I thought well why not try to get into a physio course? So I applied and was accepted in La Trobe and started the degree in 1992.
I then had great jobs early on that were within the performing arts and after 3 years as a physio I was touring with the musical CATS in a big top around Australia.
This is a really tough question because I have enjoyed so much about so many of the jobs I have had. I’d say the winner is probably touring with Cirque du Soleil as company physio around Europe and being privileged enough to travel to explore so many fabulous places. Of course, I also had to work hard with treating the performers but the free time was exceptional.
I don’t think there was a terrible task I had to do as a physio. But as a physio student we did placements in hospitals that covered all of the aspects of physio. I really did not like doing the cardiothoracic physio placement where we had to do chest physio on people to get them to breathe and cough up their sputum. Yuk.
I think I have a very good selection of all sorts of treatment tools and techniques so I am able to use the best techniques to help each patient individually.
Helping my patients get better.
“Can you believe that you will be a physio one day? Keep on exploring how your body and other bodies move. Don’t think it’s a mistake to be a technical dancer because it is going to get you a long way.”
I am a physio at Performance Medicine in Melbourne. We specialise in performing artists and do a lot of work with the musicals in town.
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Anna Robb is Co-Founder and Managing Director for TheatreArtLife. Anna is an experienced Producer/Production Stage Manager. Her 20-year work history spans Asia Pacific, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. She has worked for companies such as Cirque du Soleil, Franco Dragone Entertainment Group, Christie Digital Systems and The Sydney Opera House. Anna was an integral part of the research and development, training and formation, creation and operation of the 250 million dollar aquatic show, The House of Dancing Water in Macau. She also maintained the daily operations of this complex show as the head of Stage Management for 7 years. Anna has been employed on over 70 shows in the areas of concerts, arena events, corporate events, trade shows, musical theatre, plays, dance, circus, outdoor festivals and mega shows. Anna holds a honours degree in Design for Theatre and Television and is passionate about the evolution of the industry.
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