• Australian Government / Australia Council for the Arts
  • Brisbane Powerhouse Arts
  • Monday 22 Feb

    Day 1:

    The opening day of APAM 2016 featuring the welcome lunch, keynote event, opening ceremony and showcases not to be missed.

  • Tuesday 23 Feb

    Day 2:

    Come and be part of The Exchange, hosted at our hotel partner, Sofitel Brisbane Central. APAM's program of over 20 on-display booths, speed dating, pecha kucha style sessions and panel discussions will begin at 9am before our shuttle bus service will transfer everyone to our first day of exciting showcases at QPAC.

  • Wednesday 24 Feb

    Day 3:

    Begin your day at the Sofitel Brisbane Central with a quick-fire guide to international touring and collaborating at the APAM 2016 Round Tables. The afternoon at Brisbane Powerhouse will bring you works-in-development pitches and a night of music on the Turbine Platform.

  • Thursday 25 Feb

    Day 4:

    Our last morning of The Exchange is your final chance to visit the on-display booths and explore some of the artists, companies, collectives and funding agencies promoting their work. Then join us from 1pm at QPAC for showcases from leading Australian artists and companies.

  • Friday 26 Feb

    Day 5:

    APAM isn't over yet! Day 5 of APAM at the Judith Wright Centre will be your only chance to witness showcases of large-scale works as well as transformative performances of theatre, music and dance. Use this final opportunity for conversations and networking throughout the morning and afternoon before Brisbane Powerhouse will send you off with a very special goodbye.

Industry Consultants

In 2016 we have introduced 6 Industry Consultant roles to APAM. These industry leaders will be available throughout the event to provide support to delegates in navigating the market. You can catch the consultants at The Low Down on the first day of APAM and during The Exchange at Sofitel Brisbane Central on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

APAM 2016 Industry Consultants

  • Fiona Winning - Head of Programming, Sydney Festival
  • Kate Fell - Creative Lead, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Arts & Culture 
  • Lee-Anne Donnolley - Producer, Far and Away Productions
  • Nicole Beyer - Director, Theatre Network Victoria 
  • Simon Abrahams - Creative Director & CEO, Melbourne Fringe
  • Rachael Maza - Artistic Director, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company

Roster 

Day/Date Location Time Consultants
Tuesday 23 Feb Australia Council Lounge - Sofitel Brisbane Central 9:00 - 12:00 Fiona Winning and Nicole Beyer
Wednesday 24 Feb Australia Council Lounge - Sofitel Brisbane Central 9:00 - 12:00 Rachael Maza and Simon Abrahams
Thursday 25 Feb Australia Council Lounge - Sofitel Brisbane Central 9:00 - 12:00 Lee-Anne Donnolley and Kate Fell

Biographies

Fiona Winning

Fiona has worked as Head of Programming at Sydney Festival since 2012. Prior to that she worked as a writer and producer in contemporary arts, across theatre, dance and visual cultures. She curated the 2011 Australian Theatre Forum; co-convened Bundanon Trust’s Siteworks 2010-11 – a conversation between artists, environmentalists and scholars; and collaborated on the development of intercultural and interdisciplinary projects by independent practitioners.

From 1999-2008 Fiona was Director of Performance Space, a national contemporary arts hub based in Sydney. During this time she collaborated with artists and communities to conceive and produce events in theatres, galleries and public spaces as well as developing a range of festival, training and residency programs. This included producing and curating Liveworks Festival 2008,  producing and co-curating six Time_Place_Space interdisciplinary arts laboratories (with Teresa Crea, Sarah Miller and Julianne Pierce); collaborating with peers to set up Mobile States – Touring Contemporary Performance Australia; and programming exchanges with inter/national artists and companies. She was instrumental in the development phase of Carriageworks – collaborating with the sector, Arts NSW and the architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer.

 

Kate Fell

Kate Fell is working with Yaron Lifschitz as the Creative Lead for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games arts and cultural program. Kate has been with Circa for the last 5 years as Executive Producer where she was responsible for national touring and partnerships, managing arTour, and implementing a range of strategic initiatives. Kate has over 15 years of experience working in programming, arts policy, and producing events. Kate has worked for a variety of Queensland companies, venues and festivals including Brisbane Festival, Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Fieldworx and Youth Arts Queensland.

 

Lee-Anne Donnolley

Lee-Anne Donnolley is Producer at Far and Away Productions in Adelaide, and works with a range of Australian and international companies.  

She has many years experience in theatre and dance, from Nimrod and Belvoir to Lighthouse, Australian Dance Theatre to the Australian National Playwrights’ Centre, in festivals and events, and in Australian and international touring. For 7 years until the end of 2013 she was Executive Producer for Arts Projects Australia, responsible for touring projects as diverse as The Abbey Theatre's Terminus, Sadlers Wells' and Conga Productions' Havana Rakatan, Groupe F’s A Little More Light for the 2010 Adelaide Festival, and the RSC’s The Rape of Lucrece, APAM 2008 -12, Australian International Documentary Conference  2007-12 and ASSITEJ 2008.

She is currently producing Paul Kelly and Camille O’Sullivan’s new collaboration Ancient Rain. She is consultant producer for Brink Productions, including The Aspirations of Daise Morrow and Memorial, a major new international work for 2018, producer for Ade Suharto and Peni Candra Rini’s Australia-Indonesia collaboration Ontosoroh, Lina Limosani and Al Seed’s Australia-Scotland collaboration The Spinners, Casey van Sebille’s Lake’s Angel Quartet and Gideon Obarzanek’s theatre version of I Want to Dance Better at Parties.  She is also setting up Australian Dance Theatre’s touring in South America.

International companies for touring in Australia and New Zealand include Timbre 4 (Argentina), Jaime Lorca’s Otelo (Chile), Dorothée Munyaneza’s Samedi Détente (France/Rwanda) and Cie Willi Dorner (Austria). 

 

Nicole Beyer

Nicole joined Theatre Network as its founding Director in May 2009. From 2016, the organisation is changing its name to Theatre Network Australia, reflecting its role as the national industry development organisation for the small to medium and independent performing arts sector. Nicole’s arts management career began in New York where she worked for celebrated artist Marylyn Dintenfass in the 1990s.

Past positions in Australia include CEO roles at Back To Back Theatre, Young People and the Arts Australia and Arts Access Victoria. She has worked as a consultant, worked for government and chaired many arts boards, including Arts Access Australia, Geelong Arts Alliance, Snuff Puppets and The Village Festival.

Nicole is currently co-convenor of ArtsPeak, and on the boards of the Arts Industry Council (Vic), the Performing Arts Touring Alliance, the Australian Performing Arts Centres Association, and Deakin University’s Arts and Cultural Management Program. As the daughter of European immigrants, and the mother of adopted Chinese children, Nicole has a strong commitment to diversity in the arts. Nicole has a Masters of Public Policy and Management (MPPM) from Monash University (2013).

 

Rachael Maza

Rachael Maza is one of Australia's most recognisable faces of the Australian film, television and theatre industry with performance credits including the AFI award winning Radiance, Cosi and Lillian's Story.

A WAAPA graduate, Rachael's outstanding performances have been acknowledged with a Green Room Award and a Sydney Theatre Critics Circle award. Rachael has also worked as a presenter for ABC Message Stick and as Indigenous Liaison Advisor on films such as the multi-award winning Rabbit Proof Fence.

Rachael’s first taste for direction was for directing Stolen (1992) for ILBIJERRI Theatre Company; however, it wasn’t until 2009 that she rejoined the company as Artistic Director. Since then she has directed Sisters of Gelam (2009), Jack Charles V The Crown (2010), Foley (2011) and Beautiful One Day (2012).

 

Simon Abrahams

Simon Abrahams is Creative Director & CEO of Melbourne Fringe, and Chair of Theatre Network (Vic), an organisation he co-founded in 2009. He has held executive and senior programming roles devising transformational artistic and business frameworks in organisations including the Wheeler Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Polyglot Theatre and Gasworks Arts Park. Simon recently completed a research project investigating theatre for young people in Belgium, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.

Simon sits on the Theatre Panel for the Helpmann Awards and the Contemporary & Experimental Performance Panel for the Green Room Awards. In 2014, Simon was awarded the CHASS Australia Prize for an Emerging Leader and together with his Polyglot colleague Sue Giles, Simon was named among Arts Hub’s Top Ten Australian Arts Leaders of 2010.