Esme is a freelance artist originally from Newcastle. She is a dancer, choreographer, drag artist and model. She graduated with a First Class BA(Hons) in Contemporary Dance from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2023. Esme is currently a dance artist with Surdce Dance Collective, working on their new immersive work Peperuda which premiers in London later this year. Other career highlights from 2026 include ‘Berghain’ performance at the Brits with Rosalía and Björk, choreographed by (La)Horde.

In 2025, Esme performed as a dance artist in Marina Abramović’s Balkan Erotic Epic in collaboration with choreographer Blenard Azizaj, in its Global Premier at Factory International in Manchester. Prior to this she was a Company Dancer for Fertile Ground dance company in Newcastle.

Previously, Esme worked on several choreographic commissions in collaboration with Bradley Creswick MBE and his live orchestra in the North East. She also performed in and wrote the script for several drag performances as part of ‘JingleBelles and Mistle-Hoes’, directed by Joseph Mercier and Imogen Reeves with the Glitterbomb Dancers ensemble.

In 2024, Esme’s choreographic project ‘Where Do i Put The Anger?’ underwent its first period of research and development supported by The Middle Floor, Leeds. In March 2026, Esme revisited this project for its second period of research and development in Residency at IOU Creation Centre in Halifax, funded by Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement.