Complete Credits
VCA Dance 2026 dedicate their performances in we are all animals to Masha Adly.
Dancers
Grace Arnold
Claire Bryan
Amelie Carrie
Ellie Dannock
Emilee Faulkner
Esther Hunter
Caleen Mills
Diya Rupramka
Carlie Shaw
Lucy Slater
Anna Street
Georgia Sullivan
Ella Thompson
Jinya Toyomaru
Charlotte Warner
Cassandra Wijaya
Amelia Wray-Mccann
Samantha Yu^
Artistic Director
Carol Brown
Designer
Dorita Hannah
Movement Director
Kialea-Nadine Williams
Dramaturg
Ella Mitsch**
Choreography
Carol Brown, Kialea-Nadine Williams and dancers
Costume Designer
Trinity Cardow*
Lighting Designer
Peter Liptai*
Sound Designer
Keira Murray*
Video Designer
Caoimhe Sian*
Musicians - Brass
Stuart Burley
Hadyn Collier
Sam Collins
Madeline Gough
Andrew Hemsworth
Tom Zihao Hu
Oliver Macnab
Harrison Martin
Zac Ogden
Seb Postregna
Noah Robertson
MYRIAD (Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music)
Abbey Dempsey
Charlotte Dickinson
Amelia Evans
Owen Ferri
Alice Geng
Audrey Holsman
Hannah James
Alicia Jeong
Demi Katheklakis
Will Lawrence
Tirion Luff-White
William Smith
David Stockwell
Ryan Wang
Sasha Wee
Music Coordinator
Elliott Gyger
Brass Ensemble Director
Joel Brennan
MYRIAD Director
Brent Miller
COMPOSITIONS
'Spirits of the Underland' by Max Kielly
'Arriving & Stabling' improvised by percussion students
'Fuel for Fallen Foal' by Macy Francis
'Metamorphosis' by Riley Hogan
'Passage' by Ben Andronos
'I can hear their hearts all beating' by Lara Pollard
'March' by Chance Fullerton
'of those who breathed before' by Oliver Muller
'horsedirection/corralling' by Luca Nicolosi
'Arena Music' by Elliott Gyger
'Exit' by Kylie Cheah
PRODUCTION TEAM
Stage Manager
Lucy Christiansen*
Assistant Stage Manager
Miranda Zabel
Assistant Production Manager
Sophie Sykes*
Workshop Head of Department (Staging)
Melody Keys*
Workshop Head of Department (Scenic)
Allanie Sanderson*
Workshop Assistants
Casey Athan
Leo Gorrion
Gabriel Elliott
Zali Mccomb
Elizabeth Vardouniotis
Senior Costumiers
Shelby Palm* and Alicia Price*
Costume Assistants
Keira Jensen
Genevieve Cummins
Alec Marsland
Sage Moorhen
Head Electrician
Jason Sridher
Deputy Electrician
Olivia Ryan
Lighting Programmer
Madeleine Swearer
Sound and Vision Technicians
Grey Donaldson and Harvey Lansley
*Third-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) student
**Masters student
^Contributing dancer (development only, not performing)
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Artistic Operations Manager
Abe Watson
Producer
Ang Cuy
Production Coordinator
Rex Rees
Stagecraft Project Coordinator
Alan (Alby) Logan
Head of Construction
Philip de Mulder
Acting Head of Scenic and Props
Siobhan Briggs
Workshop Technicians
Al Brill
Charlie Craft
Gareth Sole
Staging Technicians
Sam Bruechert
Hana Kuhlmann
Mungo Mckenzie
Darcy Ward
Costume Supervisors
Mikailah Looker and Elizabeth Maisey
Costumiers
Lara Barwick
Jen Langford
Chloe Simcox
Production Photographer
Gregory Lorenzutti
Videographer
NON Studio
ACADEMIC STAFF
Head of Dance
Carol Brown
Head of Design and Production
Anna Cordingley
Head of Composition
Miriama Young
Head of Brass
Don Immel
Head of Percussion
Brent Miller
Dance Subject Coordinator
Carol Brown
Design and Production Course Coordinator
Lisa Osborn
Master of Design and Production Course Coordinator
Jo Briscoe
Design and Production Subject Coordinator
Matt Scott
Master of Design and Production Subject Coordinator
Leon Salom
Design and Production Academic Consultants
Jacob Battista, Nathan Burmeister, Peter Darby, Karen Ann Donnachie, Jen Langford, Lyndie Li Wan Po and Christie Widiarto
Dance Academic Staff
Megan Beckwith, Gareth Belling, Carol Brown, Derrick Brown-Appenzeller, Nicole Corea, Julie Minaai, Rheannan Port, Kialea-Nadine Williams
Design and Production Academic Staff
Anna Cordingley, Kris Bird, Jo Briscoe, Dr Peter Burke, Dr Danny Butt, Marco Cher-Gibard, Dr Emily Collett, Martyn Coutts, Narelle Desmond, Ela Egidy, Jo Evans, Dale Ferguson, John Ford, Nell Hanson, Amanda Hitten, Anna Hoyle, Lisa Mibus, Amanda Morgan, Lisa Osborn, Richard Roberts, Leon Salom, Marion Schaberl, Matt Scott, David Shea, Christina Smith, Darren Wardle, John Warwicker-Le Breton and Jethro Woodward
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Academic Staff
Joel Brennan, Elliott Gyger and Brent Miller
This production has involved many guest artists and academics whose voices and shared experiences have contributed to the research underpinning the performances. These include Dr Tiriki Onus and Leah Avene (Wilin Centre), Tee O’Neill (Melbourne Equine Therapy Centre), Rhys Ryan (Irish Dance), Viven Tandos (Melbourne Shuffle), Colin Sneesby (VCA Theatre) and Tom Grayden (Southbank Chaplain). The sound design for this production includes the recorded voices of Tee O’Neill, John Wayne Parsons, Tom Grayden and the Kerang Wetlands on the traditional lands of the Barapa Barapa and Wamba Wemba Nations.
We are grateful for the reproduction of a line from Rot by poet and academic Dr Evelyn Araulen.
Thank you to VCA Visual Arts staff and students for kindly supporting this production with access to the Stables for rehearsals and performances.