Experience

Dancenorth Australia

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• European Producer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Led by Artistic Director, Kyle Page (2017 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow), Executive Director Hillary Coyne and Associate Artistic Director Amber Haines, Dancenorth is an integral part of the Australian dance ecology making a significant contribution to the dance sector and building literacy around contemporary dance nationally. Deeply committed to the creation of adventurous, thoughtfully conceived, and highly acclaimed new work; Dancenorth has presented work in over 45 International Arts… Show more Led by Artistic Director, Kyle Page (2017 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow), Executive Director Hillary Coyne and Associate Artistic Director Amber Haines, Dancenorth is an integral part of the Australian dance ecology making a significant contribution to the dance sector and building literacy around contemporary dance nationally. Deeply committed to the creation of adventurous, thoughtfully conceived, and highly acclaimed new work; Dancenorth has presented work in over 45 International Arts Festivals and venues around Australia and the world. As a model for making outstanding art in a regional community, Dancenorth has received several accolades including the prestigious 2017 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, Australian Dance Award (Best Community Dance Award), Greenroom Award (Best Ensemble If_Was_), two Helpmann awards for the MFI Commissioned work Attractor (Best Dance Production and Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production) and a Greenroom award for Composition / Sound Design for Attractor, along with numerous other nominations. An epicentre of cultural exchange, Dancenorth empowers and supports artists by providing a creative hub for many artistic voices including a diverse range of choreographers, guest collaborators, artists in residence and dancers. Show less Led by Artistic Director, Kyle Page (2017 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow), Executive Director Hillary Coyne and Associate Artistic Director Amber Haines, Dancenorth is an integral part of the Australian dance ecology making a significant contribution to the dance sector and building literacy around contemporary dance nationally. Deeply committed to the creation of adventurous, thoughtfully conceived, and highly acclaimed new work; Dancenorth has presented work in over 45 International Arts… Show more Led by Artistic Director, Kyle Page (2017 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow), Executive Director Hillary Coyne and Associate Artistic Director Amber Haines, Dancenorth is an integral part of the Australian dance ecology making a significant contribution to the dance sector and building literacy around contemporary dance nationally. Deeply committed to the creation of adventurous, thoughtfully conceived, and highly acclaimed new work; Dancenorth has presented work in over 45 International Arts Festivals and venues around Australia and the world. As a model for making outstanding art in a regional community, Dancenorth has received several accolades including the prestigious 2017 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, Australian Dance Award (Best Community Dance Award), Greenroom Award (Best Ensemble If_Was_), two Helpmann awards for the MFI Commissioned work Attractor (Best Dance Production and Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production) and a Greenroom award for Composition / Sound Design for Attractor, along with numerous other nominations. An epicentre of cultural exchange, Dancenorth empowers and supports artists by providing a creative hub for many artistic voices including a diverse range of choreographers, guest collaborators, artists in residence and dancers. Show less



Quaternaire Paris

• France
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Producer

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Established in 2006 and based in Paris and Limoges, Quaternaire is a creative producing and international booking agency. Quaternaire is widely acclaimed for its contemporary, innovative cross-art form productions (operas, concerts, dance, theatre, performances, visual arts, etc.). Current collaborations : Akram Khan - Andy Warhol - Basil Twist - Brett Bailey - Dada Masilo - Handspring Puppet Company - Hotel Pro Forma - James Thierrée -The Tiger Lillies - Marie Brassard - William… Show more Established in 2006 and based in Paris and Limoges, Quaternaire is a creative producing and international booking agency. Quaternaire is widely acclaimed for its contemporary, innovative cross-art form productions (operas, concerts, dance, theatre, performances, visual arts, etc.). Current collaborations : Akram Khan - Andy Warhol - Basil Twist - Brett Bailey - Dada Masilo - Handspring Puppet Company - Hotel Pro Forma - James Thierrée -The Tiger Lillies - Marie Brassard - William Kentridge. Show less Established in 2006 and based in Paris and Limoges, Quaternaire is a creative producing and international booking agency. Quaternaire is widely acclaimed for its contemporary, innovative cross-art form productions (operas, concerts, dance, theatre, performances, visual arts, etc.). Current collaborations : Akram Khan - Andy Warhol - Basil Twist - Brett Bailey - Dada Masilo - Handspring Puppet Company - Hotel Pro Forma - James Thierrée -The Tiger Lillies - Marie Brassard - William… Show more Established in 2006 and based in Paris and Limoges, Quaternaire is a creative producing and international booking agency. Quaternaire is widely acclaimed for its contemporary, innovative cross-art form productions (operas, concerts, dance, theatre, performances, visual arts, etc.). Current collaborations : Akram Khan - Andy Warhol - Basil Twist - Brett Bailey - Dada Masilo - Handspring Puppet Company - Hotel Pro Forma - James Thierrée -The Tiger Lillies - Marie Brassard - William Kentridge. Show less



Tanzrauschen International Dance on Screen Festival

• Board Member & Producer

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2023

  Dance + Film + Local + Global + Art + Lifestyle + Heritage + Workshops + Panels + Installations + Festivals + Education Projects + Reflections + Parties + Lectures + Exhibitions + Community + Wuppertal

• Production Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2023

  Dance + Film + Local + Global + Art + Lifestyle + Heritage + Workshops + Panels + Installations + Festivals + Education Projects + Reflections + Parties + Lectures + Exhibitions + Community + Tanzrauschen + Wuppertal



Pina Bausch Foundation

• Wuppertal Area, Germany

• Producer (Projekt Leitung)

  • May 2016 - Feb 2019

  - Pina Bausch und das Tanztheater, Exhibition in Bonn and Berlin, Germany - Le sacre du printemps - English National Ballet - Café Müller - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen - Le sacre du printemps - Le Opéra de Paris - Orpheus et Eurydice - Le Opéra de Paris - Iphigenie auf Tauris - Semperoper Ballet - Common Grounds - Pina Bausch und das Tanztheater, Exhibition in Bonn and Berlin, Germany - Le sacre du printemps - English National Ballet - Café Müller - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen - Le sacre du printemps - Le Opéra de Paris - Orpheus et Eurydice - Le Opéra de Paris - Iphigenie auf Tauris - Semperoper Ballet - Common Grounds



Meryl Tankard's re-staging of 'Furioso'

• Opera Ballet Vlaanderen - Antwerp, Bruuge, Gent

• Producer

  • Mar 2018 - Dec 2018



Trajal Harrell

• Various

• Tour Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2018



Compagnie Käfig, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Vertigo Dance Company, Sydney Dance Company

• Various

• USA Tour Manager / Rena Shagan Associates, Inc

  • Oct 2015 - Aug 2018

  Created in 1979 to provide management for a small group of companies touring in the United States and abroad, RSA specializes in developing and managing touring activity for major dance and theater companies. Along with the current roster, RSA has worked with Trisha Brown, Garth Fagan Dance, STREB, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Ballet Hispanico, among many other companies. Created in 1979 to provide management for a small group of companies touring in the United States and abroad, RSA specializes in developing and managing touring activity for major dance and theater companies. Along with the current roster, RSA has worked with Trisha Brown, Garth Fagan Dance, STREB, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Ballet Hispanico, among many other companies.



Sydney Dance Company

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tour Manager / USA Tour 2015

  • 2015 - 2015



Battle Royal Studios

• Germany
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stage Manager

  • 2015 - 2015



Self-employed

• Producer- Samuel (Trio CDT), 17cm über dem Boden (Jorge Puerta & Pablo Aran)

  • 2014 - 2015

  - Identifying sources of funding nationally and internationally, fiscal management for performances and new creations, supporting performances technically and administratively. - Researching performance opportunities. - Identifying sources of funding nationally and internationally, fiscal management for performances and new creations, supporting performances technically and administratively. - Researching performance opportunities.



Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza

• North America

• Tour Manager / Production Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

  - Arrangement and execution of all logistical requirements. - Budget management, production management, hotel and flight bookings, local transportation, freight, technical coordination, scenic construction, marketing, and publicity. - Arrangement and execution of all logistical requirements. - Budget management, production management, hotel and flight bookings, local transportation, freight, technical coordination, scenic construction, marketing, and publicity.



Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch

• Wuppertal, Germany

• Tour & Stage Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2014

  - Development of archival stage management materials for 29 productions. - Development & improvement of ‘on-the-road’ tour management practices. - Stage management & ‘calling’ of all performances. - Communication and negotiation with touring venues and promoters, assisting with the organisation and logistical pre-planning of travel arrangements, accommodation, perdiems, local transportation, company tickets. - Development and circulation of tour relevant information to… Show more - Development of archival stage management materials for 29 productions. - Development & improvement of ‘on-the-road’ tour management practices. - Stage management & ‘calling’ of all performances. - Communication and negotiation with touring venues and promoters, assisting with the organisation and logistical pre-planning of travel arrangements, accommodation, perdiems, local transportation, company tickets. - Development and circulation of tour relevant information to company members. - Tour management ‘on-the-road’ attending to all touring personnel equally with attention to detail & individual needs. - Development & translation of technical riders, German / English. Repertoire : Água, Ahnen, Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehört, Bamboo Blues, Bandoneon, Café Müller, …como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si…, Danzon, Der Fensterputzer, Die Sieben Totsünden, Der Zweite Frühling, Für die Kinder von Gestern, Heute und Morgen, Iphigenie auf Taurus, Komm Tanz Mit Mir, Kontakthof, Masurca Fogo, Néfes, Nelken, Nur Du, Palermo Palermo, Rough Cut, Sacre du Printemps, Sweet Mambo, Ten Chi, Two Cigarettes in the Dark, Viktor, Vollmond, Wiesenland, Wind von West. Tours / Seasons: 08/09 Barcelona, Wuppertal, Escorial, Essen, Düsseldorf, New York, Paris. Leverkusen Wroclaw, Spoleto, Moscow 09/10 Wuppertal, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Paris. Berlin, Santiago, Vienna, Seoul, Munich, Otsu, Tokyo, Istanbul, Athens 10/11 Edinburgh, Barcelona, Lyon, New York, Wuppertal, London, Monaco, Geneva, Milano, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Rio de Janiero, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Porto, Budapest 11/12 Weimar, Warsaw, Wuppertal, Nimes, Geneva, Oslo, Ottawa, Berkeley, Ludwigshafen, Paris, London (World Cities Tour) 12/13 Wuppertal, New York, Antwerp, Nimes, Monaco, Toulouse, London, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Moscow, Goteborg, Paris, Bari, Naples 13/14 Wuppertal, Bordeaux, Antwerpen, Düsseldorf, Essen, Nimes, London, Hong Kong, Saitama Show less - Development of archival stage management materials for 29 productions. - Development & improvement of ‘on-the-road’ tour management practices. - Stage management & ‘calling’ of all performances. - Communication and negotiation with touring venues and promoters, assisting with the organisation and logistical pre-planning of travel arrangements, accommodation, perdiems, local transportation, company tickets. - Development and circulation of tour relevant information to… Show more - Development of archival stage management materials for 29 productions. - Development & improvement of ‘on-the-road’ tour management practices. - Stage management & ‘calling’ of all performances. - Communication and negotiation with touring venues and promoters, assisting with the organisation and logistical pre-planning of travel arrangements, accommodation, perdiems, local transportation, company tickets. - Development and circulation of tour relevant information to company members. - Tour management ‘on-the-road’ attending to all touring personnel equally with attention to detail & individual needs. - Development & translation of technical riders, German / English. Repertoire : Água, Ahnen, Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehört, Bamboo Blues, Bandoneon, Café Müller, …como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si…, Danzon, Der Fensterputzer, Die Sieben Totsünden, Der Zweite Frühling, Für die Kinder von Gestern, Heute und Morgen, Iphigenie auf Taurus, Komm Tanz Mit Mir, Kontakthof, Masurca Fogo, Néfes, Nelken, Nur Du, Palermo Palermo, Rough Cut, Sacre du Printemps, Sweet Mambo, Ten Chi, Two Cigarettes in the Dark, Viktor, Vollmond, Wiesenland, Wind von West. Tours / Seasons: 08/09 Barcelona, Wuppertal, Escorial, Essen, Düsseldorf, New York, Paris. Leverkusen Wroclaw, Spoleto, Moscow 09/10 Wuppertal, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Paris. Berlin, Santiago, Vienna, Seoul, Munich, Otsu, Tokyo, Istanbul, Athens 10/11 Edinburgh, Barcelona, Lyon, New York, Wuppertal, London, Monaco, Geneva, Milano, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Rio de Janiero, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Porto, Budapest 11/12 Weimar, Warsaw, Wuppertal, Nimes, Geneva, Oslo, Ottawa, Berkeley, Ludwigshafen, Paris, London (World Cities Tour) 12/13 Wuppertal, New York, Antwerp, Nimes, Monaco, Toulouse, London, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Moscow, Goteborg, Paris, Bari, Naples 13/14 Wuppertal, Bordeaux, Antwerpen, Düsseldorf, Essen, Nimes, London, Hong Kong, Saitama Show less



Internationale Tanzmesse NRW

• Attendee

  • 2014 - 2014



PINA 40, 40 Years Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch

• Stage Manager

  • 2013 - 2014

  - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements for the Pina 40 Festival. Stravinsky Triple Bill, Aalto Theater, Essen, and Opernhaus Wuppertal Balanescu Quartet & Félix Lajkó, Concert, Opernhaus Wuppertal Underground 1: At the Zoo, Work in Progress, Elephant House, Wuppertal Zoo Ahnen ahnen, a film by Pina Bausch, Film Showing, Opernhaus Wuppertal Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Dance and… Show more - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements for the Pina 40 Festival. Stravinsky Triple Bill, Aalto Theater, Essen, and Opernhaus Wuppertal Balanescu Quartet & Félix Lajkó, Concert, Opernhaus Wuppertal Underground 1: At the Zoo, Work in Progress, Elephant House, Wuppertal Zoo Ahnen ahnen, a film by Pina Bausch, Film Showing, Opernhaus Wuppertal Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Show less - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements for the Pina 40 Festival. Stravinsky Triple Bill, Aalto Theater, Essen, and Opernhaus Wuppertal Balanescu Quartet & Félix Lajkó, Concert, Opernhaus Wuppertal Underground 1: At the Zoo, Work in Progress, Elephant House, Wuppertal Zoo Ahnen ahnen, a film by Pina Bausch, Film Showing, Opernhaus Wuppertal Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Dance and… Show more - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements for the Pina 40 Festival. Stravinsky Triple Bill, Aalto Theater, Essen, and Opernhaus Wuppertal Balanescu Quartet & Félix Lajkó, Concert, Opernhaus Wuppertal Underground 1: At the Zoo, Work in Progress, Elephant House, Wuppertal Zoo Ahnen ahnen, a film by Pina Bausch, Film Showing, Opernhaus Wuppertal Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Dance and Talk, Opernhaus Wuppertal Show less



PINA, a film for Pina Bausch by Wim Wenders

• Stage Manager

  • 2009 - 2009

  - collaboration with the Assistant Director and the film team to ensure consistency and exact calling of the performances / scenes that were filmed. - collaboration with the Assistant Director and the film team to ensure consistency and exact calling of the performances / scenes that were filmed.



3 weeks With Pina Bausch International Dance Festival

• Stage Manager

  • 2008 - 2008

  - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements. Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Schauspielhaus Wuppertal, Germany Gala, Tanzhaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Germany Gala, PACT Zollverein, Essen Germany - Stage management and coordination of visiting companies requirements. Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Schauspielhaus Wuppertal, Germany Gala, Tanzhaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Germany Gala, PACT Zollverein, Essen Germany



Rena Shagan Associates

• United States
• Performing Arts

• Booking Manager, International Tour Coordinator, Contract Administrator

  • 2002 - 2008

  Booking Manager - Producing, booking, negotiation, and contracting touring engagements in North America and Internationally for companies represented by Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. (Sydney Dance Company, The Forsythe Company, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, AandBC Theatre Company, Montana Repertory Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza.) - Researching and analysing international and… Show more Booking Manager - Producing, booking, negotiation, and contracting touring engagements in North America and Internationally for companies represented by Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. (Sydney Dance Company, The Forsythe Company, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, AandBC Theatre Company, Montana Repertory Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza.) - Researching and analysing international and national performing arts markets and tour viability for performing companies. - Development of strategic partnerships with national and international associations and partners. - Finding solutions and leading the discussion on federal tax regulations and visa requirements for international artists in the U.S.A. - Active member of the NYC dance community and a member of Dance USA Agents Council. - Mentoring emerging artists. - Researched and analysed the international and national dance and theatre markets - Developed strategic partnerships with national and international associations - Leader in federal tax regulations and visa requirements for international artists - Active member of the dance community and member of Dance USA Agents Council - Mentored young emerging artists International Tour Coordinator / Company Manager - Arranging tour related requirements including, visas, tax waivers, scheduling, budget management, hotels, flights, transportation, freight, perdiems, program copy, publicity, and technical requirements. - Liaising and negotiating with presenters, production managers, technical directors, artist services representatives, fiscal officers, contract administrators. Contract Administrator - Drafting, tracking, negotiating an average of two hundred contracts annually. Show less Booking Manager - Producing, booking, negotiation, and contracting touring engagements in North America and Internationally for companies represented by Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. (Sydney Dance Company, The Forsythe Company, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, AandBC Theatre Company, Montana Repertory Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza.) - Researching and analysing international and… Show more Booking Manager - Producing, booking, negotiation, and contracting touring engagements in North America and Internationally for companies represented by Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. (Sydney Dance Company, The Forsythe Company, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, AandBC Theatre Company, Montana Repertory Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Martha Graham Dance Company, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Tania Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza.) - Researching and analysing international and national performing arts markets and tour viability for performing companies. - Development of strategic partnerships with national and international associations and partners. - Finding solutions and leading the discussion on federal tax regulations and visa requirements for international artists in the U.S.A. - Active member of the NYC dance community and a member of Dance USA Agents Council. - Mentoring emerging artists. - Researched and analysed the international and national dance and theatre markets - Developed strategic partnerships with national and international associations - Leader in federal tax regulations and visa requirements for international artists - Active member of the dance community and member of Dance USA Agents Council - Mentored young emerging artists International Tour Coordinator / Company Manager - Arranging tour related requirements including, visas, tax waivers, scheduling, budget management, hotels, flights, transportation, freight, perdiems, program copy, publicity, and technical requirements. - Liaising and negotiating with presenters, production managers, technical directors, artist services representatives, fiscal officers, contract administrators. Contract Administrator - Drafting, tracking, negotiating an average of two hundred contracts annually. Show less



Pilobolus

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Stage Manager

  • 2000 - 2002

  - ensuring smooth operation of all rehearsals and performances including scheduling, load-in, staging, props, costume and sound elements. - Touring North America and Internationally - ensuring smooth operation of all rehearsals and performances including scheduling, load-in, staging, props, costume and sound elements. - Touring North America and Internationally



The Australian Ballet

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Stage Manager

  • 2000 - 2001

  Repertoire: The Merry Widow, The Nutcracker, Triple Bill Tours / Seasons: Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide Repertoire: The Merry Widow, The Nutcracker, Triple Bill Tours / Seasons: Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide



Sydney Dance Company

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Stage Manager

  • 1998 - 2001

  - Touring Australia and North America as production stage manager ensuring all performances run seamlessly. - Assisting the production manager with scheduling, communication and negotiation with international touring partners. Repertoire: Air and Other Invisible Forces, Salome, Free Radicals, New Blood Tours / Seasons: 1999 USA, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Australia 1998 Singapore, China, New Zealand, Australia - Touring Australia and North America as production stage manager ensuring all performances run seamlessly. - Assisting the production manager with scheduling, communication and negotiation with international touring partners. Repertoire: Air and Other Invisible Forces, Salome, Free Radicals, New Blood Tours / Seasons: 1999 USA, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Australia 1998 Singapore, China, New Zealand, Australia



American Dance Festival

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Technical Director

  • 2000 - 2000

  - Co-ordinating, scheduling, and constructing the technical elements for a six week series of residencies and performances by established dance companies and emerging artists from around the world. - Co-ordinating, scheduling, and constructing the technical elements for a six week series of residencies and performances by established dance companies and emerging artists from around the world.



Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre

• Adelaide, South Australia

• Stage Manager

  • 1995 - 1998

  Repertoire: Furioso, Songs With Mara, Seulle, Inuk, Miniatures, Rasa, Possessed Tours / Seasons: 1997 Australia, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France 1996 Australia, Canada, USA 1995 Australia, Germany Repertoire: Furioso, Songs With Mara, Seulle, Inuk, Miniatures, Rasa, Possessed Tours / Seasons: 1997 Australia, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France 1996 Australia, Canada, USA 1995 Australia, Germany