Charlie Wilkins is a South Australian performer who joined Restless Dance Theatre in 2017 and became a Company Dancer in 2019. A core member of the ensemble, Charlie is known for his expressive stage presence, energy and commitment to his craft. Alongside his career as a performer, Charlie is a champion swimmer who has represented Australia at the Special Olympics World Games. As both an artist and athlete, he is a role model for emerging performers and proudly expands what’s possible in contemporary performance. 

Career Highlights

• Joined Restless Dance Theatre in 2017 and became a Company Dancer in 2019.
• Performed nationally and internationally at festivals including Adelaide Festival, Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival, DreamBIG Children’s Festival, RISING: Melbourne, Alter State, WOMADelaide, VIVID Sydney and SIDance Festival in Seoul.
• Toured Exposed across regional South Australia, the Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Hobart and Seoul in 2023.
• Premiered Shifting Perspectives at Illuminate Adelaide in 2023 and performed the work at VIVID Sydney in 2024.
• Starred in the Ruby Award-winning Private View in 2024.
• Returned to WOMADelaide with Seeing Through Darkness in 2025.
• Featured in the See Me For Me campaign for the South Australian Department of Human Services.
• Appeared on screen in Creating the Spectacle, Counterpoise and Dancing Against the Odds.
• Co-starred in HOME, a collaboration between Restless Dance Theatre and Patch Theatre.
• Represented Australia in swimming at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and Vichy, France.

Awards

• Semi Finalist – 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards Carclew Creative Achievement category, 2023
• Nominated – Ruby Awards Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award, 2023
• Winner – 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards Carclew Creative Achievement category, 2025

Performances

• Écoute Pour Voir / Listen To See – DreamBIG Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre, May 2021
• Guttered – Adelaide Festival, Kingpin Norwood, March 2021
• Rewards for the Tribe, Rising Festival, Melbourne, Warwick City of Culture Festival UK, Adelaide, Odeon Theatre 2022
• Écoute Pour Voir / Listen To See WOMADelaide, Adelaide Parklands, March 2022, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, July 2022
• Exposed, Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, April 2022
• Guttered – Brisbane Festival, Kingpin Chemside, September 2022
• HOME – Adelaide – Space Theatre 2022, South Australian Region Tour 2022
• Shifting Perspectives, Illuminate Adelaide, Queens Theatre, July 2023
• Exposed, FRAME: A biennial of dance, Arts House, March 2023, Regional tour 2023, Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Hobart, SIDance Festival, Seoul South Korea, September 2023
• Guttered – Sydney Festival, Kicks Tenpin & Arcade Parramatta, January 2023
• Shifting Perspectives, VIVID Sydney, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, June 2024
• Écoute Pour Voir / Listen To See Esplanade Festival, Singapore,2024
• Private View – Adelaide Festival, The Odeon, March 2024, Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, September 2024, Alter State Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne, October 2024
• Seeing Through Darkness – WOMADelaide, The Studio, March 2025 – Performance Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, September 2025 (Through Another Lens) DanceX: A Festival of Dance, The Playhouse – Arts Centre Melbourne, October 2025
• Guttered – Joondalup Festival, iPlay – Westfield Whitford City, March 2026
• Enough (excerpts), Australia House Creative Launch (London),  2026