Niklas Pajanti is an award-winning lighting designer whose practice ranges across contemporary art forms and performance styles including theatre, dance, opera, circus, musical theatre, comedy, events, exhibitions and public spaces. Niklas has designed for a range of leading Australian and international companies including: Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse, Chunky Move, Victorian … Continued

Jessica Vellucci began her formal Music Theatre training at Patrick Studios Australia under the direction of Andrew Hallsworth. She then went on to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) at the Victorian College of the Arts. Previously, Jessica has been a performer in Twisted Broadway and Australia’s Got Talent, and featured in the ABC miniseries Bastard Boys. … Continued

Jason made his professional musical theatre debut in the Original New Zealand Cast of Mary Poppins as Neleus (Court Theatre). He then performed the role of Slave Master in The Phantom of the Opera (Amici Productions) and soon after performed as Eugene in the New Zealand National Tour of Grease (Ben McDonald Productions). Jason then went … Continued

Praised for the depth and richness of his voice, Vitalij Kowaljow has established himself in recent years as one of the leading basses in the opera scene. Among his more than 40 performed roles are Verdi’s Filippo II in Don Carlo and Zaccaria in Nabucco, Russian language roles such as Prince Igor, Pimen in Boris … Continued

Born in Cairns, Queensland, Samuel (Tainga) Savage is passionate about bringing the power of culture and storytelling to the stage. A graduate from the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts, Tai has performed multiple roles in the Aboriginal Performance production of Fever and works professionally around Perth as a commercial dancer … Continued

Brigitte Reiffenstuel was born in Munich and studied at the London College of Fashion, and Central St Martins College of Art and Design. She won the 2015 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Costume (Falstaff, Canadian Opera Company) and the 2013 Oscar della Lirica award for achievement in costume design at the International Opera Awards. … Continued

Background: Sally has had a versatile on-stage career as dancer and performer in film, television, theatre and cabaret. She studied performing arts with Robert Sturrock, Dance World Studios, and has obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University. Sally is Artistic Director of tap dance group Girls On Tap who premiered with a sold out show … Continued

Christian was born and raised in Melbourne. He began his dance training at the age of 4 under the direction of Natalie Pryor who instilled his hard-working attitude and versatility across all styles. From there he then went on to attend one of Australia’s finest and most successful dance studios, Patrick School of the Arts … Continued

Tehya Jamieson is a talented 18 year old athlete. Tehya recently graduated from Aranmore Catholic College where she was received the Sister Bernadine Daly award, for her commitment to Aboriginal heritage and culture, fostering positive relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members of the College and community, setting a high standard of conduct, … Continued

Fufan Zhang is a set designer and visual artist from China. Influenced by her family of professional Peking Opera singers, Fufan is fascinated by theatre, opera, dance, and film. During her artistic edification, Fufan has found set design to be a fluid dialogue between performance and life. Fufan was a resident scenic designer at National … Continued