2026 CHOREOGRAPHERS & PANEL
Emma Sandall
Emma Sandall is an Australian dance artist, writer, and creative producer working across performance, movement, and interdisciplinary storytelling. She began her career as a classical ballet dancer, performing internationally with Béjart Ballet Lausanne, The Royal Ballet, Scottish Ballet, and West Australian Ballet.
She now creates, directs, and produces original performance works while also writing on dance and contemporary culture. Alongside her creative practice, Emma is an experienced guest teacher of ballet and contemporary practices, working with pre-professional and professional dancers. Her work brings together artistic authorship, dramaturgical thinking, and cultural leadership, with projects developed across Australia, the United States, and Europe.
Her recent solo work An Ambivalent Woman of 37 premiered in Sydney in 2024 and toured internationally later that year.
Emma holds a Graduate Certificate in Arts and Cultural Management (Deakin University) and has additional training in writing for performance and movement-based practice.
Marni Green
Marni (she/her) is a dancer working across Naarm/Melbourne, born in Wollongong, NSW.
Marni has worked for artists and companies including Stephanie Lake Company, Lucy Guerin Inc, Antony Hamilton/Chunky Move (Yung Lung, 2022), Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer. She is currently performing in Stephanie Lake Company’s Manifesto and The Chronicles, touring nationally and internationally and is also in development for Stephanie’s upcoming premiere VISTA. Marni is also a Rehearsal Director for Colossus.
Marni began her training at a young age as a ballet dancer. She trained at Queensland Ballet’s Senior Program before undertaking Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Course (under the direction of Linda Gamblin), followed by Tr.IPP (Transit International Professional Pathway) under the direction of Israel Aloni.
Marni also works as a disability support worker, which is a very important and fulfilling part of her life.
