Jane McKernan (Director)
Jane McKernan is a choreographer and performer. She is a member of the collaborative trio The Fondue Set. Her own work includes Mass Movement (2014); Opening and Closing Ceremony (2012) and Teacher Training (2019). Jane lived in the UK between 2015 -19, where she was lecturer in improvisation and creative studies at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds.
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Ashleigh Veitch (Studio Manager)
Ashleigh is an emerging independent dance maker and artist from Sydney, New South Wales. She is a recent 2020 graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts. Throughout her time studying she worked with Alice Lee Holland, Prue Lang, Anouk Van Dijk and Antony Hamilton. Ashleigh’s interests are in finding new-found perspectives between the audience and the performer through structured improvisation and site-specific work.
Dr Amanda Card (Chair)
A former dancer with contemporary companies in Australia, a stint in South East Asia & Japan as a showgirl, producer with the One Extra dance company, and the inaugural chair of Critical Path, Amanda is been a lecturer with Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Sydney, since 2003 . Her research, teaching and publications are in movement studies, dance history, performance theory and embodiment.
Vanessa Lloyd (Treasurer)
Vanessa is the CEO of Performance Space and has worked for more than 12 years across government and the private arts sector; managing Anna Schwartz Gallery in Sydney, one of the premier commercial galleries in Australia. For more than 5 years Vanessa worked at the Australia Council with roles in arts administration, applicant relations and grants management. Working with the then Visual Arts Board to facilitate grants she worked closely with key organisations both here and internationally to present Australian artists’ work.
Chanel Cheung (Communications Manager)
Chanel is an Australian dancer, performer and choreographer. She graduated from UNSW with a Bachelor of Arts and Business degree, majoring in Dance. During her degree, she was part of the UNSW dance company working with Raghav Handa and Carlee Mellow and has worked under choreographers Loredo Malcom and Vi Lam. As well as working at RMW, Chanel also works for her father's business Firecore and is a cheerleader for the Manly Sea Eagles.
Dr Justine Shih Pearson (Board Member)
Justine is an interdisciplinary designer, writer and creative producer. She was previously producer of ReelDance, acting director of Critical Path, and Honorary Associate in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Sydney. Justine is currently the CEO and Executive Director of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
Martin del Amo (Board Member)
Martin del Amo is a Sydney-based choreographer and dancer with 30 years of professional experience. He is acclaimed for his solos fusing idiosyncratic movement and intimate storytelling. More recently, he has also built a strong reputation as a creator of group works and solos for others. Programmed by many major festivals and venues across the country, his work has toured nationally and internationally. Martin’s contribution to the Australian arts sector as a teacher, dramaturg, dance writer and mentor to emerging artists has been recognised with the 2024 Creative Australia Award for Dance, the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance (2018), and a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship (2015).
Nick Power (Board Member)
Nick Power is a Sydney based B*boy and Choreographer whose work draws on the rituals and culture of hip hop to create contemporary performances. His practice spans from remote Aboriginal communities to the stages of the most prestigious contemporary dance festivals in Europe. Crossing complex divides of place, culture, language and form is Nick’s forté. intimatespectacle.com.au
Naomi Hibberd (Board Member)
Naomi Hibberd is an experienced dancer, teacher, producer and all round dance industry professional. She has worked with Rambert Dance Company, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Opera Australia and has performed in works by Graeme Murphy and Lucas Jervis, as well as many local and international choreographers. As a choreographer, Naomi has created works for The Strand Arcade and Adobe, and choreographed music videos for artists including Lisa Mitchell, Silamor and The Australian. Her passion for dance has led her into producing. She is currently Producer, Performance at Carriageworks, and previously Creative Producer of FORM Dance Projects, where she produced works for Sydney Festival, Riverside Theatres and Sydney Opera House.