Keia McGrady is a Githabul Migunberri Gomeroi contemporary dance artist, story teller from south east Queensland. Her practice embodies country, weaving knowledge passed down. Keia honours her culture through contemporary dance while unpacking social and political issues that have been present throughout her life. Keia has performed at festivals and events such as Junction arts festival, 10 days on the island, Panama festival, Perth festival, Sydney contemporary and more. With the a desire of truth telling through movement, Keia has performed in seasons such as Taree Sansdbury’s MI:WI season at QPAC, Jo Loyds work ‘collision’, national tour with Karul projects for their work ‘Silence’ and performing in Amelia Jean O’leary work ‘Coded’, ‘Sad eyes’ and ‘Ngambaa’ which was performed at deadly fringe festival and Matriarchs uprising (Canada). Keia’s practise is rooted in deep listening, weaving stories through visual art and movement while valuing collaborations.

Amelia Jean O’Leary is a queer First Nations Gamilaroi and Wadawurrung Yinarr dance artist and storyteller based in Sydney, Australia. Their work is a contemplative exploration of the complex and brutal terrains they inhabit, transforming dance into acts of sovereignty through deeply authentic, emotionally resonant performances grounded in lived experience. Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2021, O’Leary has rapidly emerged as a compelling voice in contemporary dance and performance. Their work has been presented at Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, Dancehouse, FRAME: A Biennial of Dance, and internationally at Matriarchs Uprising Festival in Vancouver. Their accolades include the Best Emerging Indigenous Artist award at Melbourne Fringe and Green Room Award nominations. O’Leary continues to create bold, unapologetically First Nations and queer work across dance, theatre, and performance.

Joshua Santospirito is a multimedia artist, musician and graphic novelist living in Nipaluna on Palawa land, Lutruwita (Tasmania). Joshua regularly performs solo, and has toured Europe and Australia. He is also one half of the beloved improvisational classical duo Bing/Santospirito. He is known for creating cross-media performances for arts festivals and composition for theatre and dance.

Jason James strongly focuses on new Australian works and projects with social benefits. He has won three Tasmanian Theatre Awards for lighting design: Archipelago Production’s The Maids in 2022, Terrapin’s Big Baby in 2015, and Hobart Rep’s Speaking in Tongues in 2020. Recent designs include Amy’s Tattoo, Bingo Stay on the Ball Ladies for Blue Cow, The Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens, Past the Shallows for Archipelago, and To Carry to Hold for Mature Artist Dance Experience.

Noah Johnson is a black multidisciplinary artist, born in lutriwita (Hobart), they first began painting as a way to visually represent their creative mind and their deep roots to their African American culture which paved the way for their love of fashion and consequently sewing & design. Noah has a successful business ONEOFONEARCHIVE, an upcycling slow fashion label which came to fruition when they were 16 years old. Their values lie in sustainability and story telling through their textile art while they use a mixture of simple to intricate design choices to convey that. Recently featured in Vogue & Russh Magazine for their upcycled winter collection in collaboration with Tourism Tasmania, Noah continues to expand their design portfolio and bring ‘slow fashion’ to the forefront of the fashion industry.