Erin O’Rourke is a Naarm/Melbourne-based contemporary dancer, choreographer, and researcher. She was awarded The Australian Ballet’s Telstra Emerging Choreographer in 2022. She spent 2021 undertaking Honours Research at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) finishing with First Class Honours. Erin’s recent research focused on the multiplicity of the dancer as they dismantle and challenge their moving identity in working with numerous artists. She is invested in giving the dancer a voice, privileging the dancer’s value in and of itself. Beyond research, Erin has connected and worked with artists in Melbourne, including Jenni Large, Harrison Hall, and Fort Heart Co, as well as extending into choreographic realms through residencies at Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancehouse as part of the Emerging Choreographers Program. Erin engaged widely with the independent scene in Brisbane & surrounds, working on numerous projects with artists including Claire Marshall, Liesel Zink, Ashleigh Musk, Prying Eye Productions and Supercell: Festival of Contemporary Dance, after graduating from QUT with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance in 2019. Website: www.erinorourke.com.au Instagram: @eriinorourke

Chelsea Byrne is a based in Naarm/Melbourne dance artist interested in the complexities of the human condition and creating immersive environments that invite interpersonal connection. She has a strong improvisational practice has been heavily influenced by Body Weather, Rosalind Crisp and Deborah Hay. Since graduating with a Master of Dance (VCA,2017), she has collaborated on both live and screen based works as a core member of Root Synthesis Collective. Chelsea is a facilitator with a background in education and community dance and is passionate about empowering others, this year establishing Youth Dance Makers Initiative.