An independent dance maker and artist from Sydney, NSW, bringing with her a wealth of experience in dance performance and arts management. A graduate of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) with a Bachelor of Dance Performance in 2018, Sarah also holds a Certificate III in Arts Administration from TAFE NSW. Since then, she has made a name for herself working with a range of companies and collectives, including AUSTI. Dance and Physical Theatre, Dance Makers Collective, We Are Here, and Twisted Element. Most recently, Sarah served as General Manager of Ausdance NSW, furthering her impact on the broader dance community. Her experience with nationally and internationally acclaimed companies and choreographers will be a tremendous asset to our team.

Maurice Causey is an American born European based artist. He began studying Ballet at the age of 15 in his hometown of Florence, Alabama. His training includes School of American Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre School, and the Joffrey Ballet in New York City.

Maurice was eight years a Principal Dancer with William Forsythe's Frankfurt Ballet. He also danced with the Cleveland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and as Principal Dancer with the Gothenburg Ballet is Sweden.

Maurice Causey has also been Ballet Master for both the Royal Sweden Ballet (2002-2003) and The Netherlands Dance Theatre 1 (2004-2010). He has choreographed original works including The Netherlands Dance Theatre 1,Northwestern Professional Dance Project, Hubbard Street 2, Milwaukee Ballet, Company C, Stockholm 59 North, Augsburg Ballet, O Dance and dance company iMEE.  

Maurice has also guest taught for companies such as Cullberg Ballet, NDT 1 and 2, Royal Swedish Ballet, Norwegian Institute of the Arts, HJS in Amsterdam and Wayne McGregors Random Dance in London, England. Maurice has choreographed for Galas, Schools and competitions through-out the US, Canada, Europe, Korea and Australia.

Metamorphosis Dance (Spain); Grey Rhino (Cass Mortimer Eipper & Charmein Yapp for Sydney Festival) 

Independent Artist (Proper Motion; Readymade; Dance Makers Collective)

The House of the Dancing Water; Cirque de Soleil

Danza Del Arte (Paulina Quinteros); Independent Artist

Black Lux Project (Lucky Lartey); Sydney Dance Company teaching/educational artist; NSW Arts Unit Teaching Artist 

Independent Artist 

Independent Artist;

Funded residencies - LGI moving forward residency, VCA Alumni 50 Artist grant, Chunky Move Minimax Residency, Geelong arts centre residency, Tanja Liedtke Studio Residency with Australian Dance Theatre, 2024 Independent choreographer program cohort 

Black Lux Project (Lucky Lartey); Sydney Dance Company teaching/educational artist; NSW Arts Unit Teaching Artist 

Independent Artist 

Independent Artist (Proper Motion) 

Kairos (Meryl Tankard); Bat Lake (Eliza Cooper); Opera Australia; Independent Projects

Lucy Guerin Inc; Chunky Move; TasDance

Catapult Dance Co. 

Theater Regensburg (Germany) 

Twisted Element Co.

Independent Artist 

Lionheart Dance Company; Twisted Element Co; Dances for iPhone; Set-A-Part

Independent Artist (Catapult Dance Co; Proper Motion; Omer Backley Astrachan; )