Poppy Anthoney is an Adelaide-based contemporary dancer and artist. She graduated from the Adelaide College of the Arts in 2024 and works with Restless Dance Theatre as a guest artist, as well as with many other artists.
Her work has taken her nationally and internationally, including Seeing Through Darkness at WOMADelaide (2025), the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival (UK, 2025), and DanceX with The Australian Ballet (2025).
Recent work includes performing with Stephanie Lake Company as a dancer and Adelaide rehearsal assistant on Mass Movement (Adelaide Festival 2025), as well as projects touring to regional Mount Gambier with Lewis Major Projects and Guy Detot. She has choreographed work presented at Adelaide Fringe, and has recently been supported by grant funding to attend the ImPulsTanz ImPact Summer Academy in Vienna. She also performed in Interlocked by Sarah Wilson as part of New Romantics, which was awarded at Adelaide Fringe 2026.
Poppy is a highly emotionally driven performer with a strong stage presence. She is versatile, grounded, and physically expressive. Her work is inspired by creating shared experiences with audiences. Connection is central to her practice, with collaborators, audiences, and self.
Work with Restless
- Secondment, 2024
Performances
- Seeing Through Darkness, WOMADelaide, The Studio, March 2025 – Performance
- Seeing Through Darkness, Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, September 2025 (Through Another Lens)
- Seeing Through Darkness, DanceX: A Festival of Dance, The Playhouse – Arts Centre Melbourne, October 2025
- Seeing Through Darkness, Human Rights Symposium December 2025 (Through Another Lens)
Awards:
- Green Room Award 2026, Winner – Outstanding Ensemble, presented by Restless Dance Theatre presented by The Australian Ballet as part of DanceX
