Liesel Zink
Liesel Zink is an award-winning choreographer of Ukrainian and German descent, working on the unceded lands of the Turrbal and Jagera people. She has socially-engaged practice that has seen her develop and present work around Australia, Asia and Eastern Europe. She’s passionate about using the arts to initiate dialogue between people of different backgrounds, cultures and generations.
As an Independent choreographer she is most well known for the creation of large-scale public space performances, most significantly ‘The Stance’ which was performed on over 80 dancers in 10 cities world wide. ‘The Stance’ won the 2017 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance. In 2023 she will premiere her en-masse project ‘Us And All Of This’ at Arts Centre Melbourne, Geelong and Bunjil Place. Other recent independent productions include: ‘Awesome: a state of wonder and fear’ (World Science Festival 2021), ‘Our New’ (IMA Gallery 2020), ‘We and the Uncertain’ (Ukraine 2019) and ‘Inter’ (Flowstate 2018). As a choreographer, Liesel has also been commissioned to choreograph for Sydney Dance Company PPY, ADC Youth Dance Company, Expressions Dance Company.
As an Independent choreographer she is most well known for the creation of large-scale public space performances, most significantly ‘The Stance’ which was performed on over 80 dancers in 10 cities world wide. ‘The Stance’ won the 2017 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance. In 2023 she will premiere her en-masse project ‘Us And All Of This’ at Arts Centre Melbourne, Geelong and Bunjil Place. Other recent independent productions include: ‘Awesome: a state of wonder and fear’ (World Science Festival 2021), ‘Our New’ (IMA Gallery 2020), ‘We and the Uncertain’ (Ukraine 2019) and ‘Inter’ (Flowstate 2018). As a choreographer, Liesel has also been commissioned to choreograph for Sydney Dance Company PPY, ADC Youth Dance Company, Expressions Dance Company.
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