AUGUST '08 NEWS
SPARK 2008-09 mentorships announced!
The SPARK 08-09 program commenced in July 2008 during the Brisbane Festival, with participants experiencing professional development workshops, artist talks, festival shows, and mentoring training.
SPARK is the Australia Council for the Arts' national mentoring program for young artists, supported by dance, theatre and community partnerships. The current round supports six mentorships in theatre, three mentorships in dance, and two mentorships in community arts.
The 2008-09 participants are:
- Natalie Abbott to be mentored in dance performance, improvisation by Ros Warby, VIC
- James Brown to be mentored in use of multiple media in performance by Gail Priest, NSW
- Sophie Chapman to be mentored in hybrid visual arts in communities by Judith McLean, QLD
- Tanya Dupagne to be mentored in dance in communities by Jenny Simpson, WA
- Janie Gibson to be mentored in theatre-maker: directing, writing, performance by Alicia Talbot, NSW
- Mish Grigor to be mentored in performance-maker combining theatre, live art and installation by Bruce Gladwin, VIC
- Luke Hickmott to be mentored in contemporary dance performance / choreography by Carlee Mellow, VIC
- Ben Hjorth to be mentored in self-devised solo performance by Brian Lipson, VIC
- Laura Levitus to be mentored in contemporary dance performance / choreography / dance film by Bec Reid, VIC
- Ahilan Ratnamohan to be mentored in physical performance by Lee Wilson, NSW
- Georgie Read to be mentored in theatre-maker: devised performance works by Leisa Shelton, VIC
SPARK is the Australia Council's national mentoring program for young artists supported by the Dance, Theatre and Community Partnerships Sections. It is managed by Youth Arts Queensland and is part of the Australian Government's Young and Emerging Artists Initiative.
