Professional Roles (2011-present)
Since moving to Australia in 2011 I have worked on the following projects. You’ll need to look elsewhere to see a list of my own art works or my work at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland or Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.
IFTR World Congress 2026 – What Theatre Does
Co-convenor
The University of Melbourne hosts the World Congress of IFTR – The International Federation for Theatre Resaerch with the theme What Theatre Does. Find out more >
Technologies in Performance Working Group
Founding Co-convenor
A new working group for the Australasian region meeting annually at ADSA – The Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies. Find out more >
Expand Lab 2023
Mentor
The second edition of Adelaide Film Festival’s Expand Lab was held from 20 – 27 October 2023. It brought together mid-career and established Australian visual artists, filmmakers, producers, writers, VR/AR creators and other creatives, to collaborate in groups and develop bold new moving image projects. The mentors were Daniel Crooks, Amos Gebhardt, Bridget Ikin, and Robert Walton. Find out more >
ANAT SPECTRA 2022: Multiplicity
Academic Chair & Curatorial Circle
Worked closely with ANAT CEO Melissa Delaney and SPECTRA Curator David Pledger to oversee the call for papers and peer-review of submissions. Chaired the day-long symposium 36 Ideas to While Away the Winter.
School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne
Artist in Residence
Seconded to CIS to develop relationships and projects between artists and computer scientists, specifically developing the mixed reality public art work Child of Now.
Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago, USA
Jackman Goldwasser Artist in Residence
Artist apartment, studio, rehearsal space and technical support provided by Hyde Park Arts Center; travel provided by City of Chicago.
Blast Theory, Brighton, UK
Artist in Residence
Recipient of pvi collective and Australia Council of the Arts International Residency Program.
Blood
Curatorial Advisor
Science Gallery Melbourne’s inaugural exhibition Blood.
Museums Victoria
Concept Consultant, British Migrants: Instant Australians?
New major touring exhibition developed by Museums Victoria for The Immigration Museum.
Post Show Discussions, Arts House
Chair
of post-show discussions for Arts House Season 1 and 2 in 2016, including works by Ashley Dyer, Tamara Saulwick & Kate Neal, Melanie Jame Wolf, Marrugeku, and others.
The Pedagogy of Adrian Howells
Writer
Book chapter in It’s All Allowed: The Performances Of Adrian Howells, Heddon & Johnson (Eds.).
ACMI Events: In Conversation With Simon Wilkinson
Interviewer
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, 10 March 2015.
Post Show Discussions, Arts House
Chair
of post-show discussions for Arts House 2015, including works by Nicola Gunn, Matthew Sleeth, Jo Lloyd, Ahil Ratnamohan, Tamara Saulwick, and others.
Live Performance: Hopelessly Outdated or the Perfect Antidote to Digital Slacktivism?
Curator and Chair
Supper Club event with Emily Sexton and Prof Julian Meyrick. Arts House, Melbourne, 5 August 2014.
A Filibuster of Dreams
Dramaturg
Durational solo performance by Sarah Rodigari, Festival of Live Art, Arts House, Melbourne, 22 March 2014.
The Festival of Live Art has arrived … but what is live art?
Writer
Article in The Conversation, 14 March 2014.
ENUF is Enough
Producer
28-minute documentary film by Guilio Tami with 25 actors. Collaboration with Living Positive Victoria and The Positive Speakers Bureau. Premiered AIDS2014: International AIDS Conference, Melbourne.
Post Show Discussions, Arts House
Chair
of the following post-show discussions:
- Chunky Move & Antony Hamilton, Keep Everything (21 Aug 2014)
- Dewey Dell, Marzo (11 Oct 2014)
- one step at a time like this, Since I Suppose (28 Oct 2014)
Bewildering Behaviour: Practice as Research
Writer
‘Bewildering Behaviour: Practice as Research for audiences and other creators of immersive performance’,
Australasian Drama Studies Issue 65, pp.122–144.
Acting up – climate change cause needs performers’ help
Writer
Article in The Conversation, 8 July 2013.
In Your Hands
Concept and Project Design
Four groups of artists commissioned to create new artworks mediated through hand-held technology. Festival Of Live Art, Arts House, Australia Council for the Arts, 2013–2016. Co-authored with Angharad Wynne-Jones.
HOT: New Dance and Performance from Australia
Curator
International festival of leading Australian performance work. Tramway for The XXth Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, UK.
It’s an Earthquake in my Heart
Director & Adaptation
Studio theatre performance adapted from Goat Island’s work of the same name. 12 performers, Studio 45, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.
Next Wave Curatorial Committee
Member of Selection Committee
Served on Kickstart Programme and Next Wave Festival selection committee, representing theatre and performance.
Near and Far
Video and Performer
Young people’s theatre with 3 performers. Tramway 1, Glasgow, UK, 17–21 February 2013.
Post Show Discussions, Arts House
Chair
of the following discussions:
- Stephanie Lake & Robin Fox, A Small Prometheus (17 Oct 2013)
- Branch Nebula, Whelping Box (6 Sep 2013)
- Roslyn Oades, I’m Your Man (5 Sep 2013)
- Hydra Poesis, Prompter (15 Aug 2013)
Fight The Landlord
Chair
Discussion with Pan Pan Theatre (Ireland) and Beijing Square Moon Culture Company (China). Arts Centre Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Asian Theatre Series.
Digital Media in Community Performance: A New Model for Participation
Keynote Speaker
Theatre Planning Network, Olympic Centre, Tokyo, Japan. Also guest article in Theatre & Policy Journal (Japanese).
Intimate Spaces: Horror, Wonder, Desire and the Perception of Presence
Masterclass
Day-long workshop for professional dancers, theatre makers, and digital artists at Theaterszene Europa Festival, University of Cologne, Germany.
Post Show Discussions, Arts House
Chair
of the following post-show discussions:
- Anthony Hamilton & Melanie Lane, Clouds Above (8 Mar 2012)
- Suitcase Royale, Zombatland! (14 Mar 2012)
Transdisciplinary Form and Production
Co-Writer
with Oliver, J.
‘Transdisciplinary Form and Production: Reflections on Translation, Embodiment and Mobility (through Alma Mater, 2011)’.
Second International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging, pp. 300–309.
Are the Live Arts Dead? The Role of Live Arts in Contemporary Society
Keynote Speaker
Regional Cultural Network 2011, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, 3 November 2011.
A Mouthful of Birds
Director
Play by Caryl Churchill. Studio theatre performance, 11 performers, Grant Street Theatre, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.
Unity (1918)
Director
Play by Kevin Kerr. Studio theatre performance with 6 performers, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.