Jo Turner

Jo Turner

Jo Turner has been working at NIDA across the B.A., NIDA Open and NIDA Corporate for over 20 years. He brings a diverse and unique mix of skills to the NIDA Corporate Training team. As a tutor, Jo has worked extensively with training institutions such as the NIDA, UWS, The Actors Centre and ATYP across a wide range of disciplines but especially in movement and improvisation.

Jo trained at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, a school specialising in movement and improvisation. He worked in Europe for several years in the 90’s touring new work and running workshops on the Lecoq Method.

In Australia, Jo has worked as a stage performer, director and writer with Bell Shakespeare, Sydney Theatre Company, Griffin, Belvoir Street, The Ensemble, Black Swan, La Boite and the Sydney Opera House, as well as extensively in film and television.

As an independent artist Jo is dedicated to the production of new visually driven work, including the highly successful Ruby’s Wish which toured to the Sydney Opera House, the Arts Centre in Melbourne and Belvoir Street and The Girl Who Glows which was nominated for an AWGIE in 2026.

What our clients said

“Jo was an amazing facilitator and teacher for the course. He facilitated the sessions in a very thoughtful manner and encouraged everyone to participate in each session. Thank you, Jo, you are truly amazing.“