Yuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer based in Naarm. Her practice brings the inclusive and iconoclastic ethos of contemporary performance to ballet contexts. She has worked extensively between Japan and Australia to create connections between her two homes. Yui was awarded The Australian Ballet’s Telstra Emerging Choreographer’s Award for her film work 3, which she adapted into a full-length work with dancers and basketball players in 2025. She has created works for the Australian Ballet’s Bodytorque program, Frame Festival Studio Showings, and in 2026 is commissioned to create a new work for TAB’s Signature Works Season. Her contemporary work has been at Arts House, Dancehouse, the Bowery Theatre and Lucy Guerin Inc. In January 2026, she presented Running Machine at Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT, co-created with a team of Australian and Japanese interdisciplinary makers.

Mekratingrum Hapsari is a movement-based choreographer, dancer, and performance artist from Surakarta. Her practice grows from a sensitivity to space, presence, and the subtle shifts of the body. Hapsari has worked in international environments including La Biennale College Danza in Venice, performing in creations by Marie Chouinard and Daina Ashbee, and has collaborated with artists such as Melati Suryodarmo, Garin Nugroho, Eko Supriyanto, Otniel Tasman, Ari Rudenko, and Nina Dipla. Her works span stage, film, and site-responsive performance, including Daring (2019), Meniti (2020), Satu Garis Menurun (2021), A Day to Remember (2022), Letak (2023), and Gereja Muda (2024). Her film has been screened at Haus der Indonesischen Kulturenin Berlin, and Hapsari has performed at platforms such as Esplanade Singapore and Asia TOPA in Melbourne. She completed her Master of Arts at ISI Surakarta and is currently part of the Naarm/Solo Dance Exchange Program with Ekos Dance Company and Lucy Guerin Inc., developing a new work with Yuiko Masukawa for a 2026 premiere in Naarm and Solo.

Jack Hancock is a Naarm (Melbourne) based fashion designer whose design practice, namedThe System, encompasses bespoke garment making, costume design for contemporary dance, and critical fashionology (Kawamura 2005). Jack’s work is grounded in pattern making and is strongly influenced by traditional western tailoring and couture making techniques, but also influenced by the Japanese garment kimono system and other systems of dress that focus on folding and wrapping, and leaving textiles whole or uncut. The focus on garment ergonomics, the wearer’s body and how clothing influences identity tends to surface as most critical in all projects.

Rama Parwata is a Naarm/Melbourne-based composer and performer. His work explores sonic investigations across post–free jazz and experimental electronics, navigating the liminal space between rhythm and noise, structure and chaos, while remaining attuned to physicality, duration, and embodied listening. Drawing influence from jazz, classical, extreme metal, and gamelan traditions rooted in his Balinese and Indonesian heritage, his work moves across contemporary dance and avant-garde music contexts, often blurring idiomatic lines. Recent compositional projects include Phantasm (Chunky Move) and Pulau (Asia TOPA), both by Melanie Lane. As a performer, he is an ensemble member of Stephanie Lake’s acclaimed Manifesto. His own performance-based projects include the metal outfit Kilat, alongside an ongoing solo practice spanning experimental sound and free improvisation.

Alexander Nguyen is a freelance lighting technician since 2012. Specialising in lighting installation, systems and operations, with a focus on the exploration with the influences of light and the experimentation of light within its environments. With a background in live events and production, ranging from independent theatre, music events and festivals, through to corporate AV, lighting control programming, service repair and maintenance, Alex has now expanded his abilities to lighting design. Further developing his skills in this area, collaborating with artists, incorporating technical integration with broader artistic elements and executing projects from start to finish. Aiming for excellence and precision in his work, Alex enjoys all aspects of lighting and the boundless possibilities that comes with it.