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Cazerine Barry (1997), Taiwan

Cazerine Barry is a dancer/choreographer who combines contemporary dance with multimedia and aerial work.  Barry worked with the Dance Department of the National Institute of the Arts, Taipei taking dance and video workshops and also created a promotional video of the School. She was Australia’s representative in the Little Asia Dance Network in 1999 which involved Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Japan and Taiwan.

Funded by the Australia Council.

Lisa Adam

Lisa Griffiths and Adam Synnott (2010), Taiwan

Lisa Griffiths and Adam Synnott are two of Australia's most exciting dance artists, collectively working with companies Leigh Warren + Dancers, Chunky Move and Sue Healey Company. They have presented their works at the Sydney Opera House Studio, Performance Space, Electrofringe Festival and Serial Space. Their work employs a strong focus on digital media technologies and a distinctive style of partner work, which is grounded in dynamism and energy deflection techniques. At Dance Forum Taipei they will exchange collaborative choreographic skills and use the experience as a stepping-stone to developing an inter-cultural practice.

Supported by Arts NSW and the Australia Council.

Csaba Buday (1996/7), Taiwan

At the time of the residency Csaba Buday was a member of the Leigh Warren and Dancers, having previously worked as a dancer and choreographer with Dance North and the Australian Dance Theatre. Buday worked with the Dance Department of the National Institute of the Arts, Taipei to develop a collaboration with students from the NIA and Adelaide’s Centre for Performing Arts.

Funded by the Australia Council and Arts South Australia.

Peter Sheedy (2000), Taiwan

Peter Sheedy is a dancer, choreographer who at the time of the residency was working with the Centre for the Performing Arts in Adelaide. His previous experience included Leigh Warren and Dancers, Chrissie Parrott Dance Company, Dance North, Human Veins, as well as a residency at the Choreographic Centre, Canberra and developing site-specific choreographic works for Leigh Warren and Dancers at the Maritime Museum in 1999. During his residency Sheedy worked with the Department of Dance at the National Institute of the Arts, Taipei and The Cross-over Dance Company.

Funded by Arts SA and the Australia Council.