Ali Clarke is a multidisciplinary, socially engaged artist whose work explores how power, identity and embodied knowledge shape our world. Grounded in the practices of dance, expanded through circus, theatre, and design, Ali’s practice is deeply informed by her commitment to equality and social justice. Her collaborations investigate how art can become a site of resistance, collective memory and social transformation, values that inform her ongoing interest in decolonising artistic practice and creating structures that decentralise dominant cultural narratives. Ali is currently artist in residence at Art House Athy having received the Connect and Gather award from Creative Places Athy and is engaged with Creative Places Bagenalstown and Baltinglass. 

As a cultural producer, Ali the Creative Ireland programme for Dublin City from 2023 to 2026 as part of the Dublin City Council Arts Office. She is specialised in creative access production and works with arts organisations across Ireland. Ali’s choreographic work has been performed across Europe as well as in Mexico and Brazil. Ali is co-director of Musici Ireland, a multidisciplinary production company based in Wexford.

Her work has been widely awarded including the Next Generation Award 2022 from the Irish Arts Council, Arts & Disibility Research Awards (‘22 and ‘24), an Arts Council Ireland Dance Bursary ('21) and the Chassé Theater Culture Funds Award ('19), the Cafe Theater Festival Jury Award ('18) and more. Ali’s work has been further supported with inclusion in the Creation Artists 21/22 Residency program and Axis Theatre Play:Ground Bursary program (‘22).