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Groundwork

Welcome to Groundwork.

 

Groundwork is a professional development and capacity building initiative, supporting the performing arts sector to build and maintain their skills in international touring and exchange.

With different entry points and fields of interest each month, there will be a range of content throughout the program to suit your current level of international engagement. 

The program will be delivered monthly. This is a free online professional development series and all are welcome.

We hope you’ll join us at Groundwork.

Groundwork is supported through an Austrade Export Market Development Grant.

Session 1: Thursday 24 July

10 – 11.30AM AWST

Understanding International Tour Readiness and Developing an International Strategy

Perfect for producers and artists at the early stages of expanding their practice into international touring and exchange.

An international performing arts market shouldn’t necessarily be the first stop in your international touring journey. During this session, market development specialist Vicki Middleton will dive into all the aspects of international readiness and strategy that you need to identify your target markets, understand the investment and resources required, and loop into existing and emerging models of international touring and exchange, so you’re ready to engage with international presenters and collaborators.

We’ll then be joined by a selection of Australian artists and producers who have been there, done that, to share their journey into international touring.

You can register right up to the session start time but we recommend registering ahead of time to secure your place and let us know your access needs in advance.

All Groundwork sessions will be recorded and posted here, but we encourage you to attend at the scheduled time wherever possible to ensure you can actively engage with the content. These sessions will be Auslan interpreted and captioning is available via Zoom.

In the first session we will announce the lineup of content leading up to APAM 2026.

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To access the Auslan interpretation for Groundwork Session 1 follow the video below.

Session 2: In Person at APAX

There are an increasing number of Australian metro and regional presenters engaging with international touring… with an uptick in touring funding available for inbound work, is it time to explore what this might mean for your community and audience development strategy?

This roundtable conversation gives you the low down on what it means to present international work, other Australian presenters doing it, why you would do it, and where to start.

This Groundwork session was held in person at APAX in Garramilla I Darwin 2025.

Session 3: Thursday 11 September

10AM AWST.

A deep dive into touring in Korea and Japan.

Join us online on Thursday 11 September for a snap shot into the world of touring in Korea and Japan.

This session will feature insights from a festival director, producers and presenter and together we will arrive at a more informed understanding of the local scene and hear stories, opportunities and challenges of touring in these regions.

Meet the Speakers

Kyu Choi

 

Kyu Choi is a festival director, creative producer, and researcher. He has built up expertise in theme-based creative practices. He has extensive experience in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary work and is a leading proponent of contemporary arts networks in Asia. Under the themes of ‘diversity and inclusion in art’, ‘innovation with art and science & technology and post-humanism’, and ‘locality & next mobility/circulation’, Kyu has recently developed several research-led workshops and practices including ‘Connected city’, ‘The Korea DMZ lab’ and ‘Accessibility and creative development for arts and disability’. Kyu has worked as artistic director as well as creative director for the UK/Korea Season Festival 2017-18, the Chuncheon International Mime Festival, and the Ansan Street Arts Festival. He is a founder of AsiaNow productions in 2005 and has worked to develop the Asian Producers’ Platform and APP Camp 2014-2021. Kyu initiated Asia-Pacific Festivals Connection in 2024 for Asian artist’s international mobility.

Yuiko Masukawa

Yuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer based in Naarm (Melbourne) Australia. Her work brings together the inclusive and iconoclastic ethos of contemporary performance with her deep expertise of ballet. She has worked extensively between Japan and Australia to create connections between her two homes.

Yui’s intercultural work between Japan and Australia takes many forms including co-creating artistic work, reciprocal residencies, leading workshops and teaching as well as acting as a cultural liaison and interpreter for organisations such as Tokyo Ballet, The Australian Ballet, and Terrapin Puppet Theatre Company for Asia Topa. Her choreographic work has been presented at Arts House for Bleed Festival, at The Australian Ballet for Frame Festival and Bodytorque as well as the Bowery Theatre, Dancehouse, and Lucy Guerin Inc. 

Yui is a current recipient of The Australian Ballet’s Telstra Emerging Choreographer’s Award for her work 3. A full-length performance iteration of 3 will premiere in September 2025. She is also the recipient of the Lucy Guerin Inc. Naarm/Solo exchange program for 2025/2026, which will take place in both Indonesia and Australia. Later this year, she will begin development of a new work at The Australian Ballet through the Creative Development program.

Emma Serjeant

Emma Serjeant is a creative producer with 18 years of experience in the Australian and International circus sector, specialising in new-circus. Starting her career as a circus artist, Emma is a founding member of Australia’s Casus Circus (Knee Deep), and her journey began with the pioneering Circa after graduating from the National Institute of Circus Arts in 2006.

A decade later, Emma launched her own independent production house, showcasing contemporary circus works on stages around the world. Now fully dedicated to her producer role, she works closely with artists to nurture their creative growth, while championing sustainability and environmental awareness in the arts.

After several years living in Germany and immersing herself in the European circus scene, Emma is thrilled to bring her experience and passion to the Cluster Arts team. She is deeply committed to the power of circus and physical theatre to inspire and connect audiences, and her expertise lies in international touring and fostering global artistic collaborations.

Ryo Tanaka 

Ryo Tanaka is the program officer of Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM) in Japan. He is in charge of YPAM Exchange, a meeting program for international networking of performing arts professionals. He has been engaged in YPAM since 2021.

Jin Yim

Jin Yim is a creative producer, dramaturg and researcher based in South Korea. She has worked on a wide range of art projects including performance, theater, and multidisciplinary arts in various types of forms and spaces. Her main interests are in the arts in public spaces. 

Since 2010, Jin has produced, programmed, and facilitated the performing arts festivals and arts in public spaces. Her main task was on bringing communal experiences into the artwork for wider audience engagements. She has worked with several arts markets as a producer, director including Street Arts Market and Performing Arts Market in Seoul in the last few years, mainly focusing on international projects with collaboration and creative exchanges between artists from different cultural backgrounds. 

Developing and mediating the creative process for arts productions, she also works as a dramaturg. Her recent work <Bird Eye> pitched in 2023 was a sonic performance on the top of the trees, while bringing a view seen in the far distance. She works with Physical Theater Company Momggol and I-Moment as a creative producer, also in charge of project-based productions with Visual Theater Company CCOT and Contemporary Dance Company White Cube Project as an affiliate producer. Currently Jin is a member of the planning team of Asian Producers’ Platform, Global Ambassador of IN SITU network in 2024 – 28, and a Global Fellowship Recipient of ISPA 2023/24. In 2019, she established the collective company Project DARI with fellow creative producers. Dari means ‘Bridge’ in Korean, which stands for connectivity of/through arts.

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Session 4: Thursday 09 October

10AM AWST

Theatre for young audiences, a global perspective. 

This session will explore three leading festivals – Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, Vancouver International Children’s Festival and Singapore’s The Esplanade Co Ltd – offering insight into the factors shaping their programming today.

We will look at the opportunities and challenges for artists and companies seeking to be part of these programs. Alongside the perspectives of Festival Directors we will also hear from Producers who will share their touring models and stories from their own experiences.

You can register right up to the session start time but we recommend registering ahead of time to secure your place and let us know your access needs in advance.

All Groundwork sessions will be recorded and posted here, but we encourage you to attend at the scheduled time wherever possible to ensure you can actively engage with the content. These sessions will be Auslan interpreted and captioning is available via Zoom.

Meet the Speakers

Noel Jordan

 

Noel Jordan is the Festival Director of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. In this role, he is also a Visiting Professor at Napier University, Edinburgh. Established in 1989, Noel joined the Imaginate team in October 2015 from Australia where he had worked primarily in Theatre for Children and Young People for almost 30 years. Employment included: Performing Lines (Producer), Melbourne Theatre Company (Education Manager), Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (Curator), Sydney Opera House (Producer – Young Audiences) and the Come Out Festival (Festival Director). Noel served on the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ and the Board of Young People and the Arts Australia from 2008 – 2014. He was employed at the University of Melbourne as a Drama Lecturer whilst completing a Master’s in Education. Noel also has extensive experience as an actor/devisor and director with a number of Australian theatre companies including: Back to Back Theatre, Arena Theatre Company, Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Sydney Opera House, Victorian College of the Arts and the Woolly Jumpers where he was also Artistic Director. Noel will be relocating to Australia in November 2026 after 10 years at Imaginate.

Andrew Threlfall

Andrew Threlfall is a producer, marketer and performer with more than 20 years experience in Australia and internationally. He has produced for than 30 productions for CDP across a wide range of genres and premiered shows at all major performing arts centres in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and a range of international venues including in Singapore, the USA, UK, the UAE, China, Hong Kong, India and the Netherlands. One of Australia’s most experienced touring producers, particularly of work for young audiences, Andrew also has extensive background in audience research and development and venue management. Andrew is also a member of the Executive Council of Live Performance Australia. 

Rachel Lim

Rachel is Senior Producer at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre. She focuses on socially-engaged and participatory arts, producing impactful programmes for children and youths. She oversaw the programming for Feed Your Imagination (F.Y.I.) series for schools (2015–2020), co-conceptualised PIP’s PLAYbox (opened 2016), and led children’s festivals including Octoburst! (2017–2020). Drawing on years of planning and visioning, Rachel led the team that conceptualised March On, Esplanade’s annual festival for young audiences, which debuted in 2021, and continues to serve as festival lead. She also represents Esplanade in ASSITEJ Singapore, part of an international network for theatre for young people.

Rachel holds a MA in Culture, Policy and Management from City, University of London, supported by the NAC Arts Bursary. Earlier in her career, she worked with organisations in Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Seoul, including the Royal Opera House, Drama Box, Seoul Performing Arts Festival and the National Arts Council Singapore. She has spoken on international panels such as the 2019 China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the 2020 Bangkok International Children’s Theatre Festival, and has lectured and supervised students at LASALLE College of the Arts and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Jessica Wilson 

Jessica Wilson is a creative entrepreneur and an internationally recognised leader in the field of participative art for children. She has a history of inventing and realising ambitious projects which are situated in new locations to change the way we see the ordinary world around us.

Jessica is frequently invited to re-situate her concepts in collaboration with local artists. These immersive walks, bus-based performances, and shared child/parent experiences usually involve grass-roots participation evolving into high profile public outcomes. Her works have been presented in prestigious festivals and venues across the world including Unicorn Theatre (London), the New Victory Theatre (NY), La Jolla (San Diego), Baboró International Festival for Children (Galway), Krokus Festival (Belgium), Greenwich and Docklands (London), Redmoon Theatre (Chicago), Art&About (Sydney), Valmieras Festival (Latvia), Artground (Singapore), Palbok Arts Centre (Korea) and Les Coups de Théâtre (Montreal).

Her iconic project, I See You Like This, sees children consider a parents’ personality before creating a bizarre photo-portrait using their face as a canvas. This project has reached more than 2500 children around the world and has resulted in multiple public space exhibitions.

Jessica’s practice is underpinned by a passion for ‘mainstreaming’ child agency and returning roaming and imaginative play to children’s lives. In 2020 she founded Child Nation, a platform that connects children imaginatively to the world around them using interactive digital guides. With Child Nation she participated in two of Australia’s most prestigious paid accelerator programs; Melbourne University’s MAP and Vic Health / Launch Vic’s CivVic Labs.

Her interest in re-framing outdoor landscapes and the public domain for children, has since led her to create multiple works including The Wayfinders (a geo-located experience for 4 year olds), This Park’s Alive (a major Vic Health project in partnership with South Gippsland Council), The MNY (an participative AR game) and If You Come Down to The Park Tonight (a new headphone based theatre experience in-development in the UK).

As an industry leader Jessica is regularly invited to speak and present including, recently for the launch of ASSITEJ Singapore, Korea’s International Forum of ArtPlay, The International Botanic Gardens Congress, UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities meetings and at the Asia-Pacific Games for Change Congress.

Katharine Carol 

Katharine Carol, MA, is the Artistic & Executive Director of the Vancouver International Children’s Festival and the Executive Producer for Iron Peggy. In her role as AED she is committed to presenting outstanding performing arts that engage, delight and instill a passion for the arts in our young audiences. Katharine has over 30 years’ experience as an artistic director and creative producer of festivals, theatre productions and events. Prior to joining the Children’s Festival, she was the Cultural Olympiad Program Manager for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the Artistic Director for Public Dreams Societies signature events Illuminares, Parade of Lost Souls and Circus of Dreams as well as performing her signature clown character, Keyhole Kate at various festivals. 

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To access the Auslan interpretation for Groundwork Session 4 follow the video below.

 

Session 5: Thursday 13 November

10AM AWST

Session 5 of Groundwork will unpack the shared threads and points of difference in collaborative practice and presentation across the Asia-Pacific region, helping you consider what meaningful engagement with Southeast Asia could look like for you and your work.

We’ll begin with an overview of the region from Turning World, a boutique cultural agency connecting contemporary cultures across Australia and the Asia Pacific.

You’ll gain insights into two leading Festivals and how they operate; hear from a venue that seamlessly bridges commercial and independent arts practice; and learn from an experienced Australian producer with deep connections in the region.

Come ready to think about the art forms and partnerships that interest you – there will be time for questions at the end of the session.

The conversation will be led by producers, presenters and artists – Tam Nguyen (Turning World), Ratri Anindyajati (Indonesian Dance Festival), Freya Waterson (Independent Creative Producer), Jack Wong (George Town Festival) and Charintip Choomuenwai (One Bangkok).

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Meet the Speakers

Tam Nguyen

Tam has established a distinctive multidisciplinary practice over twenty years, working across the performing arts, film and large-scale festivals in the UK, USA and Australia.

She is Co-Director of Turning World, a boutique cultural agency connecting contemporary cultures in Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Most recently Tam was Senior Curator of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (Asia TOPA). She has worked in senior roles for large festivals across artforms including MONA FOMA; Doc/Fest (UK); Australia Week Festival (USA); International Society for the Performing Arts World Congress, Adelaide Festival and the Australian International Documentary Conference.

Ratri Anindyajati

Ratri Anindyajati is an Independent Producer working with both Indonesian and international artists globally. She currently sits as Director for the Indonesian Dance Festival (IDF), Jakarta’s biennial international contemporary dance festival held since 1992 and is the longest standing festival of its kind in Southeast Asia. With an LA based artist Edgar Arceneaux, she co-founded Rarara!, an interdisciplinary production company consisting of an international ensemble of artists, designers and perforers. Ratri’s projects include dance, theater, arts festivals, exhibitions, and her passion lies in bringing Indonesian performance to the globe as well as storytelling and producing works which explore humanity and identity through diversity of cultures. Through the IDF, aside from curating and programming, a large part of her efforts include providing resources, support and structures for creations of new contemporary dance works by Indonesian choreographers as well as advocating for career development for young Indonesian producers and arts managers alike. Ratri holds a Bachelors in Political Science from Parahyangan Catholic University (Bandung, Indonesia) and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Producing and Management from the Theater Department of California Insitutue of Arts (Los Angeles, USA).

Freya Waterson

Freya Waterson

Freya is an Independent Creative Producer. Through her company, VISIONS, she investigates ways of working that expand, adapt and advocate for independent and intercultural practice. Throughout her career, she has worked with some of Australia’s most respected artists and companies. Together, they have collaborated with presenters and partners across the world to present 100+ performance seasons in 22 countries. Freya is a sought-after international engagement and marketplace advisor with expertise across Asia, Europe and North America. In the decade before establishing VISIONS, she worked across film, gaming, performance, music and festivals in presenting contexts in Australia and the UK. In 2023, Freya was the inaugural recipient of the Playking Foundation’s Independent Producers Fellowship. She is currently a planning team member for The Asian Producers Platform and sits on Chamber Made’s Artistic Advisory. 

Charintip Choomuenwai

Charintip Choomuenwai serves as the Chief Curator of One Bangkok, where she oversees strategy and leads the Arts & Culture team in developing the project’s artistic vision and cultural program. Her work focuses on aligning business objectives with aesthetic and cultural ambitions through high-quality, impactful initiatives. Driven by a passion to bring high-quality art experiences to the public, she aspires to bridge the boundaries between museum and institutional practices and commercial projects and strike a thoughtful balance between the two through the art programs at One Bangkok. 

Before her current role, Charintip spent 11 years at the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) as a Policy and Development Manager and Senior Curator. Additionally, she served as a guest lecturer on design and the creative process at the Faculty of Fine & Applied Arts and the Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University from 2007 to 2015, and she has been a keynote speaker at various design seminars. 

Jack Wong

Originally from Penang, Malaysia, Jack Wong has been the director of the George Town Festival since 2019. The Festival, or GTF as it is known, is an annual arts and culture festival held in Penang to celebrate the inclusion of the state capital, George Town, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. First held in 2010, the festival is a platform for local and international artists to showcase their artwork and originality, while allowing the festival’s audience to experience the state’s diverse arts and cultural scene, which encompasses dance, music, theatre, film, photography and more. As festival director, Wong is committed to ensuring that the Festival offers all types of high-quality arts experiences to everyone, from festival-goers to arts communities, the general public and underserved groups, regardless of age, ethnicity or background. 

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To access the Auslan interpretation for Groundwork Session 5 follow the video below.

Session 6: Thursday 15 January

4 – 5.30PM AWST

Join us in January and meet some of the international delegates travelling to Boorloo/Perth to attend the Australian Performing Arts Market.

In this session, international presenters, producers and cultural leaders will introduce themselves, sharing insights into their venues, festivals and programming contexts, including the audiences they work with and the artistic focus of their organisations.

Speakers will discuss the work they are excited by and seeking at APAM, from artforms and themes to touring scale, formats, co-production opportunities and new versus existing work. They will offer practical advice on what makes conversations and projects stand out when meeting at APAM, and what they value most when connecting with artists and companies.

Designed for Australian and New Zealand artists, producers and presenters, this session is a valuable opportunity to meet global peers, gain clarity on international perspectives and prepare for meaningful connections at APAM.

Join us live or watch back at your leisure.

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Meet the Speakers

Lara Ewing

Currently Head of Programming & Events at Dubai Opera, Lara has over 20 years of experience in strategic partnerships and general management within the arts and cultural sectors. She has worked at Opera Australia, West Australian Opera, Dubai Opera, and as Creative Director at Al Futtaim, as well as touring productions including Le Petit Prince and Phantom of the Opera.  Lara gained a degree in Arts Management at WAAPA and an MBA at UWA, and has been in Dubai for nine years, having recently returned to Dubai Opera to lead the programming and events teams. 

Paul Fahy 

Paul Fahy is the Artistic Director of Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) a position he has held since 2005. Prior to this he worked as freelance arts publicist and producer from 2000 – 2005 working with Galway International Arts Festival; Macnas; Baboró; Rough Magic Theatre Company; The Abbey Theatre; The Arts Council of Ireland and actor Cillian Murphy. 

He studied art at the RTC Galway (now Atlantic Technological University). He programmed and produced the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, in 1998 and 1999 and was one of the key visual arts curators for Galway Arts Centre from 1990 – 1999. 

Since being appointed Artistic Director of GIAF the Festival has become a producing-led festival forging close creative partnerships with Irish artists and producers. GIAF’s theatre productions have toured extensively to the Barbican, London; St Ann’s Warehouse and Irish Arts Centre, New York; the Abbey Theatre; and Dublin Theatre Festival. Under Fahy’s tenure GIAF has worked with leading Irish and international visual artists with the Festival repurposing, reimagining and building major temporary art galleries in Galway.

He received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Galway in 2017.

Bruce Guthrie

Bruce Guthrie is Head of Theatre and Films at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. An award-winning theatre director and producer, his work has been presented at leading festivals in London’s West End and New York City. 

At the NCPA, he has been instrumental in developing major initiatives, including NCPA Connections India, Backstage Pass, and The Art of the Possible, supporting emerging artists and theatre education. He is the founder of Darpan, a new-writing platform for the Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival, now in its fifth year. He has also achieved significant milestones, including the NCPA’s first collaboration with META in 2024 and the relaunch of the Vasant Gujarati Theatre Festival in 2025 after a seven-year hiatus. 

Beyond theatre, his work includes large-scale concerts and public events, including performances for HRH The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Celebration and the Welsh Guards Centenary. He has served as Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre of Wales and sits on the Advisory Board of the Guildford School of Acting. 

LI Huayi

LI Huayi is a dramaturg and theatre festival programmer. After graduating in Performing Arts from the University of Strasbourg in France, she joined MENG Theatre Studio in 2014, where she began working as assistant to director Meng Jinghui, focusing on the studio’s international collaborations and artistic projects. She also served as assistant to the Artistic Director of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival. 

Since 2021, she has served as Director of International Programming at the Aranya Theater Festival. She has also worked as a dramaturg on several productions, facilitating dialogue between text and stage. 

With a keen international perspective, she curates bold, thought-provoking, and formally innovative productions from around the world. Her curatorial approach emphasizes cross-cultural dialogue and is characterized by openness, depth, and a strong instinct for resonance. She believes theatre to be one of the most powerful spaces for contemporary emotion, reflection, and shared experience—an artistic commons that transcends language, culture, and the body. 

Peter Glanville

Since 2023, Peter has been Creative Director and CEO of Farnham Maltings (FM), an organisation which runs national and international programmes from their Arts Centre based in Surrey, England. He is Director of Caravan, FM’s international strand which supports theatre makers, producers and arts organisations to think and work internationally.  Over the past three years through caravan, Peter has supported projects working in Egypt, America, Canada and across Europe.  Peter was previously Artistic Director of Polka Theatre and Little Angel Theatre, where he directed plays including The Tempest with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Hatch with Royal Opera House. Peter also established the SUSPENSE Puppetry Festival for adults across 10 London venues and Brainwaves, a festival bringing neuroscientists together with theatre practitioners. Whilst at Polka Theatre, Peter oversaw FUTURE POLKA, a £9 million capital redevelopment of the building. 

Rebekah Jones

A white woman with blonde hair (Rebekah Jones, Executive Director of the Unicorn Theatre) smiles at camera.  She wears a black jumpsuit and stands indoors with modern architectural elements of neutral tones.

Rebekah Jones joined the Unicorn Theatre as Executive Director and Co-CEO in February 2024, following her time as interim in the role. With over 18 years’ experience of working in the arts and a strong background in theatre leadership, she is committed to furthering the theatre’s ambitious mission of transforming young lives through theatre. 

Recent roles include interim Executive Director at the Royal Court (London) and Executive Producer at the Old Vic (London), Curve Leicester and The Marlowe in Canterbury. 

She was previously Relationship Manager at Arts Council England in the theatre and touring team where she was responsible for eight NPO organisations ranging across all bands of investment and included the assessment of applications for the 2018-22 NPO funding round.

Geir Lindahl

Geir Lindahl is an International Project Manager at CPH STAGE, a performing arts festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has over 10 years of experience in cultural policy, public funding, and international collaboration. Previously, he served as a Senior Advisor at Nordic Culture Point in Helsinki and as an Advisor at Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN). With strong expertise in project management, diplomacy, and administration, Geir has worked closely with ministries, embassies, and cultural institutions across the Nordic region and internationally. 

Carolina Roa

Senior cultural leader with over 15 years of experience shaping, scaling, and internationally positioning cultural projects. Since 2010, she has been a core member of Fundación Teatro a Mil (Chile), one of Latin America’s leading non-profit cultural organizations dedicated to democratizing access to the performing arts. Its flagship project is the Teatro a Mil International Festival, widely recognized as one of the most influential performing arts festivals on the continent. 

Founded in 1994 and held annually, the Teatro a Mil Festival presents a robust national and international program of theatre, dance, music, and contemporary performing arts. With a strong public and territorial focus, it has become a key platform for artistic exchange, the circulation of works, and the international projection of creators. 

She currently serves as Head of International Relations at the Foundation, where she also leads Platea, Professionals’ Week 2026, Chile’s foremost performing arts market and professional networking platform. 

Her work has been instrumental in the international promotion of Chilean artists through the production of touring circuits, trade missions, mobility programs, and the development of strategic partnerships with public and private cultural institutions worldwide. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Project Engineering from Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III (France) and is a certified English–French–Spanish translator from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 

Ruby Lim-Yang

Ruby Lim-Yang is the Co-founder of ACT 3 International. She is a theatre-maker and arts educator with over 40 years of experience in the industry. She produces and presents immersive, site-specific performances for families and young audiences, and develops long-term drama programmes that strengthen children’s voice, confidence, and expressive skills.   

Watch It Back

To access the Auslan interpretation for Groundwork Session 6 follow the video below.

Session 7: Thursday 12 February (Know Before You Go)

Know Before You Go

10AM – 11.30AM AWST

Know Before You Go is a quick run down of APAM 2026, with all the hot tips on what’s happening during the week, giving you a head start to plan where you need to be and what you need to see.

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To access the Auslan interpretation for Groundwork Session 7 follow the video below.