Case Studies

Performance Space plays a central role in the practice – and indeed life – of many artists. The work we do ensures that artists can develop and present work, that there is a critical frame for the work, and that audiences engage with the work.

John Gillies

John Gillies is one of Australia’s leading video artists — creating works for installation, screening and live events. His work has been shown extensively in national and international galleries, museums ...more

Kate Richards

Kate Richards is a multimedia artist and producer with a background in media production, experimental ﬁlm and video art. In 2004, she attended the Time_Place_Space (T_P_S) laboratory produced by ...more

Vicki Van Hout

Vicki Van Hout is an independent dancer, choreographer and teacher. Originally from Dapto in regional NSW, she trained at the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association – now the ...more

ReelDance

ReelDance in the only organisation dedicated to developing and presenting dance screen culture in Australia. Working at the intersections of dance, film and new media art, ReelDance launched in ...more

Valerie Berry

Valerie Berry is a virtuosic performer who specialized in text-based theatre until she built the skills and confidence to collaborate on creating new work. After completing her training at ...more

Version 1.0

In 1998, a group of recent graduates from University of Western Sydney’s Theatre Nepean formed a performance ensemble – version 1.0. Ten years on, the company has created an impressive ...more

PVI Collective

pvi collective create tactical media artworks incorporating performance, visual art and intervention. Based in Perth and best known for their outdoor artworks, pvi often invites participation from local volunteers and ...more

Margie Medlin

Margie Medlin is an artist, lighting designer, scenographer and film-maker. She works in both live performance and installation exploring the relationships between dance and the moving image. Her earliest work was ...more

Lara Thoms

Lara Thoms is half of the performance duo Spat + Loogie who work between performance, video, installation and interactive new media. As well as creating her own artworks, Lara curates ...more

Gail Priest

Gail Priest began working at Performance Space in the early 1990’s. Initially creating short performance works, she found her passion was in making sound – both as a solo ...more

Branch Nebula

Branch Nebula creates distinctive physical performance combining dance, theatre, acrobatics, music and design. Committed to engaging with young and diverse audiences, their work blends popular culture and contemporary art forms ...more