Sarah Elsworth is an interdisciplinary movement artist, choreographer and educator based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. Her practice moves across contemporary dance, site-responsive performance and interdisciplinary collaboration, exploring the relationships between body, place, ecology and sound.

A graduate of Unitec’s Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Contemporary Dance), Sarah has developed and performed independent work throughout Aotearoa and Australia, with further artistic experiences in India.Her recent projects include to-mould (2025), co-created with Somya Kautia, and Green Silence (2023), commissioned by Movement Art Practice for the CCP Choreographic Project. Her work has featured at Ōtautahi Tiny Fest, Melbourne Fringe, Tempo Dance Festival and PAWA.

Sarah is a recipient of the 2025 Creative New Zealand Fellowship, alongside Anita Clark / MOTTE, supporting the development of Green Silence. She was previously awarded the Eileen May Norris Scholarship (2014).

Alongside her creative practice, Sarah maintains an active commitment to dance education and arts facilitation. She has shared her practice across professional, community settings with organisations including Movement Art Practice (NZ), Kalakeli Movement Arts (India), Many Hats Theatre Company (NZ), Chamber Music New Zealand and Jolt Dance.