Flynn Dakis is an emerging dance artist based in Naarm/Melbourne developing a practice which considers the body as a provocation, navigating the relationship between space and object after graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2025. He has developed a working relationship with choreographer Jo Lloyd performing in duo Agitato and most recently in Post hoc premiering in the 2025 season of PIECES commissioned by Lucy Guerin Inc. and the University of Arts and Culture (UMAC). He has worked as a performer with artists including Phillip Adams, Melanie Lane and Rebecca Jensen. Influenced by the mundane and the niche, Flynn’s choreographic credits include co-devising SsYiNnCk presented in Muse festival 2025 and guck presented in the 2026 season of Out of Bounds.

Jesper Harrison is an emerging dance artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Originally from lutruwita/Tasmania, he was a member of Stompin Youth Dance Company for seven years. Jesper has worked with artists including Jo Lloyd, Phillip Adams, Melanie Lane, James Batchelor, Jenni Large, Kyall Shanks, and more. In 2022, he co-created the full-length work Rival Planes with Sage Price, mentored by Ashleigh Musk and Michael Smith, for Mona Foma. In 2025 he performed in Jo Lloyd’s Duo Agitato and Phillip Adams’ Fountain as part of RISING Festival. Most Recently he performed a new work, Post hoc, choreographed by Jo Lloyd, which premiered in the 2025 season of PIECES commissioned by Lucy Guerin Inc. and University of Melbourne Arts and Culture. His practice and interests extend into sound design and exploring the body as a vessel within multidisciplinary contexts.

Sarah Ceraso is an emerging dance artist born and raised on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice explores improvisation, holistic movement, and the body as a vessel for interdisciplinary art, shaped by curiosity and responsiveness to diverse environments. While studying at the Victorian College of the Arts, Sarah was awarded the Norma De Gruchy Excellence Scholarship and participated in a creative and cultural exchange in the Cook Islands through the New Colombo Plan Grant. This experience deepened her interest in the relationship between body, place, and performance. She has worked with artists including Julie Ann Minaai, Anna Smith, Kialea-Nadine Williams, Jo Lloyd, Melanie Lane, and Phillip Adams.

Toni Stathopoulos is an emerging dance artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2025 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance). Her recent performance experience includes Fountain by Phillip Adams (RISING 2025), Under Oath by Melanie Lane, Diamond Rain by Wirastuti Susilaningtyas (Tututtuty) and Rheannan Port, and Resonance by James Batchelor (Melbourne Fringe 2025).In 2025, Toni co-devised and presented SsYiNnCk in MUSE Festival, in collaboration with Flynn Dakis, Jesper Harrison, and Sarah Ceraso. In 2024, she was also selected to participate in a creative and cultural exchange to the Cook Islands through the New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant, an enriching experience that deepened her interest in exploring choreography from global and intercultural perspectives. Toni’s training and experiences continue to inform her growth as an artist.