Working under her own name & as former Director of A2company, Mirto has created an army of women that marched impromptu around London for 2 years, a sound installation of whispered apologies, buried 40 people with earth, wrapped performers in tinfoil, had people jolt to the pop of bubble-wrap, & with over 80 people in the community, researched the Soul.

Working through performance, architecture, activism, healing & participation, she devises experimental projects across art forms, considering materials, movement, feelings, people & experiences, for which new values are found.

Interested in the possibility of socio-personal change, whilst involving a wide range of people, Mirto’s work has been commissioned & presented at: Royal Opera House, ICA, LIFT, The Place, Tate Modern, Yard Theatre, Lillian Bayliss & Whitechapel Gallery.

Most recently she devised & presented works for & with the people on her road.

Beyond London Mirto has shown in Glasgow, Lancaster & Yorkshire. Internationally in Spain, Italy, Israel, France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia & South Africa. In Higher Education she’s been visiting lecturer at University of the Arts (Costume) Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (Performance), Coventry & Kingston University (Architecture & Landscape). Video’s of most works here

Joined Mirto in 2019 as Creative Assistant facilitating workshops on the Soul, through movement expressions, materials & play. From 2020-2022 Murphy collaborated on and performed in 3 different versions of HEAL, a street performance that created a safe space for connection & healing during lockdown, involving residents of Millfields Rd, Clapton, E5 & the Council Housing Estate on which they both lived.

With an MSc in Social-ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development she has: led research & outreach projects exploring sense of place & community placemaking in New York & Bangalore, India. This work contributed to publications that explore how people collaborate to reach their goals, & what role local people play in relation to public authorities & other actors in urban contexts. Murphy has also studied contemporary dance & performed self-choreographed works in Tanzfabrik, Berlin & Ufer Studios & continues to train in choreography and different movement practises. She is interested in exploring artistic ways to nurture community spirit & provide emotional outlets for our shared lived experiences.