Amelia Jean O’Leary (she/they/yinarr) is a proud First Nations Gamilaroi Yinarr from Northen New South Wales currently living in Naarm (Melbourne). Her dance practice is about human and spiritual experiencing. Through complexity and adversity, she finds ways to tell coded and poetically rich stories. Her dances are personal and personified from her multidisciplinary skills in theatre, film and sound design. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2021, O’Leary performed and created multiple works including Yinarr (Adelaide Fringe and Dancehouse); A Certain Mumble (Darebin Arts Speakeasy) and STAUNCH ASF (Melbourne Fringe), for which she was awarded Best Emerging Indigenous Artist at Melbourne Fringe 2023, and nominated for a Green Room Award for Pioneering Artistry: Breaking Ground. Amelia also choreographed One Day as part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s First Peoples Young Artists Program at Yirramboi Festival. O’Leary is the artist in residence at Abbotsford Convent and is currently developing multiple new works.

Keia McGrady is a proud Githabul, Migunberri and Gamilaroi woman, whose artistic journey spans multiple disciplines. A multi-faceted artist, choreographer, and performer, Keia has performed at festivals including the Junction Arts Festival, 10 Days on the Island, Panama Festival, Perth Festival, and Sydney Contemporary, among others. With a deep commitment to truth-telling through movement, Keia’s performed in significant works such as Taree Sandbury’s MI:WI season at QPAC, Mel O’Callaghan’s exhibition “Centre of the Centre”, Jo Lloyd’s “Collision”, and the national tour with Karul Projects in their acclaimed show Silence. Passionate about sharing her artistic practice with the next generation of artists, Keia leads movement workshops across the country. She has facilitated educational programs such as Tasdance’s “Trolls”, Drill Performance Company’s Dance Nexus Program, and workshops in Lutruwita and Roebourne, WA, empowering young voices through creative expression. Keia’s artistic practice is grounded in deep listening, using movement and visual art as a conduit for storytelling. She values collaboration and strives to create work that connects communities and deepens relationships.

Sam Osborn is a freelance contemporary dancer who is currently based in Naarm. He has worked professionally on a range of dance, art and film projects including ‘Plagiary’ by Alisdair Macindoe at the Sydney Opera House (2024), ‘When Do I Breathe?’ by Lauren Brincat and Charmene Yap (2024), ‘Colossus’ (2022) and ‘Soliloquy’ (2024) with Stephanie Lake Company and the SOH’s 50th Anniversary film ‘Play It Safe’ choreographed by Lucy Guerin and directed by Kim Gehrig (2023). Sam is a graduate of Sydney Dance Company’s Pre Professional Year, where he collaborated and performed works by many dance artists, some including Jenni Large, Gabrielle Nankivell, Rafael Bonachela and Melanie Lane. During training he appeared in promotions and special event performances for the ABC, Carla Zampatti (Powerhouse Museum) and Hong Kong Dance Company. Sam uses dance as an outlet to manifest and liberate his personality and experiences and connect with his queerness, culture, inner child and fantasies.

Katherine Lanterna is a movement-based artist with a curiosity toward the intersection of grace and rebellion. Existing in between these respective realms informs both her movement style and practice that aspires to marry grit and poise. She is a graduate of the VCA and recipient of the Orloff Family Trust Award 2022. Upon graduating Katherine was offered the Graduate Artist Residency at Lucy Guerin Inc. to develop her first choreographic project ‘At the Hands of Men’. More recently she has worked collaboratively across various disciplines including music, visual arts and fashion in pursuit of her own creative endeavours.

Jiawen Feng (any/all), a Naarm-based emerging dance artist, originally from Shanghai, China. Graduated from BFA(Dance) at Victorian College of the Arts in 2022, they have in their coursework experience working with acclaimed choreographers and artists including Kialea-Nadine Williams, Kimball Wong, Brianna Kell and Daniel Riley(RISE), Gregory Lorenzutti(Theatrum Botanicum), Carol Brown and Jordine Cornish(Mental Space); Lucy Guerin(Splinter Groups); Ngioka Bunda-Heath(Footprint). Jiawen has a strong interest in multimedia performances and interactive technologies and has experiences working with technologies as a capturee/performer. They were a part of Swinburne University’s Siggraph Asia Project(Motion Capture) and Volumetric Capturing project(2021-2022) organised by Kim Vincs. Most recently they worked with Megan Beckwith for “Parallax”(choreographed and artistically directed by Megan), a 40 minute solo integrating rigorous movement score, animation and 3D illusions, which was performed at the Castlemaine Fringe Festival. Jiawen’s movement vocabulary is a conjure of improvisation, release-based contemporary techniques and Chinese Classical Dance. Their current work in creation is “Ode to Being”, an autobiographical work, in planning to be premiered in Melbourne Fringe 2023. In their practice, they endeavour to further incorporate their cultural identity and challenge the way art communicates to an audience.

Georgina Bright is a Melbourne (Naarm) based arts manager and all-round theatre maker. She primarily works as a production and stage manager across theatre and dance. Her most recent credits include Assistant Direction and Stage Management for Rhinoceros (45 Downstairs), Production and Stage management for Transmission: Into the Dark (one step at a time like this), STAUNCH ASF (Deadly Fringe) and Assistant Stage Management for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Red Stitch Actors Theatre). Other management credits include Far Away (45 Downstairs), Wittenoom (Red Stitch Actors Theatre), A Certain Mumble (Darebin Speakeasy), The Amateurs (Red Stitch Actors Theatre), Ramona Glasgow (Gasworks Arts Park), Archimedes War (Darebin), Thank You for Calling (Melbourne Fringe), and The Love of the Nightingale (Theatreworks). She has completed her Master of Arts and Cultural Management at the University of Melbourne and has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance at Monash University.

Savanna Wegman is a set and costume designer and writer. She is New Zealand born, of Chinese Malaysian and Dutch descent and is now based on unceded Wurundjeri land in Naarm (Melbourne). Recent credits include Green Room Nominated designs for ‘Biographica’ (Lyric Opera, Best Set Design 2023) and ‘Brittany and The Mannequins’ (Fever103 Theatre, Best Set & Costume Design 2022). Set & Costume Designer ‘Converted!’ (Sydney Festival, ATYP) ‘The Last Train to Madeline’ (Fever103 Theatre), ‘Climbers’ (Fever103 Theatre), ‘STAUNCH ASF’ (Amelia Jean O’Leary, Melbourne Fringe). Set Designer ‘A Certain Mumble’ (Amelia Jean O’Leary, Darebin Arts Speakeasy). Savanna was an assistant designer for Marg Howell for ‘My Brilliant Career’ (Melbourne Theatre Company) and associate designer on numerous productions for Dann Barber including ‘Candide’ (Victorian Opera), ‘Far Away’ (Patalog Theatre), ‘The Crocodile’ (Spinning Plates Co.), ‘The Dream Laboratory’ (Essential Theatre) and ‘The Mermaid’ (La Mama). She completed her Bachelor of Arts at Monash University’s Centre for Theatre and Performance and is a participant of Melbourne Theatre Company’s Future Creatives Initiative.

Giovanna Yate Gonzalez is a Colombian-born dancer turned lighting designer based in Australia. A VCA graduate, she has worked on Siren Dance at Sydney Dance Company and the award-winning LUSH. In 2023, she joined the Besen Artistic Program at Malthouse Theatre and is part of the FUTURE CREATIVE program with MTC.

Maya Anderson, a multidisciplinary designer based in Naarm (Melbourne), who graduated from the University of Melbourne with a double major in performance design and graphic design.She aspires to integrate her educational background and diverse experiences into her future design practice, with a particular focus on sustainable design.