ALISON MURPHY-OATES ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER Ali is a Darkinjung/Wiradjuri woman from the Central Coast of NSW and a graduate of the BA (Design for Theatre and Television) from Charles Sturt University. In 2009, Ali was an Indigenous Trainee at the Sydney Opera House, working as a production assistant on the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival and the Luminous (Vivid) Festival, and managed Performance Space’s IndigeLab residency at the Bundanon Trust. Ali has joined Performance Space again after a year and a half with Arts NSW as Administrative Officer in Capacity and Development, Aboriginal Cultural Development. She is now the Indigenous Projects Officer for Performance Space, working on the Indigespace residency program, which is aimed at creative development opportunities for work from Indigenous artists, and audience development for Indigenous or culturally diverse audiences and projects. This position is funded under the Australia Council’s Emerging Indigenous Producer Mentorship program. Ali is also studying a Masters (Arts Management) through the University of Technology, Sydney.
ROSEALEE PEARSON PERFORMER Rosealee is a Yolngu woman from Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land. Since graduating From NAISDA Dance College in 2005, Rosealee has worked as a dancer, performer, arts worker, choreographer, teacher of traditional dance and language. She has worked with companies such as Chooky Dancers, Performing Lines, Performance Space, Moogahlin Theatre, ATYP, Bell Shakespere Company, Leigh Warren and Dancers, Dreaming Festival, Garma Festival and many more. Her dance career includes: work