Miles Foxx Hill is a bassist, recording engineer, and composer. As an electric and acoustic bass player, he has worked with some of the world’s biggest music names including Van Morrison, Michael Buble, Chad Kroeger of Nickleback and the Brazilian jazz superstar Ivan Lins. Miles is known for his profound sense of time, unique arrangements and diverse musical styles. He has played on over 600 recordings that cover the musical spectrum, from jazz, funk, and tango to country and rock. 

Hailed for his "uncommon sensitivity and feeling" (The New York Times), Roman Rabinovich is a pianist of profound musical insight, celebrated for interpretations that combine technical brilliance with bold artistic personality. Winner of the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, he has appeared on major stages across Europe and the U.S.

He has garnered acclaim for concerto performances collaborating with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide, including the Israel Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Prague Symphony, KBS Symphony, and all major Israeli orchestras. In North America, he has appeared with the Seattle Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and Edmonton Symphony.

2026-27 season include concerto performances with Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Jacksonville Symphony, Sheboygan Symphony, Mississauga Symphony, Harmonium of Texas and Idaho Falls Symphony.

In the 2027–28 season, Rabinovich will embark on a complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas, with full cycles in the US, Canada, and Israel. His recital repertoire spans six centuries, from Byrd to Boulez, with a recent focus on Bach's Goldberg Variations. His recital for Mezzo was televised to 39 countries, reaching millions of viewers.

An avid chamber musician, he has appeared at major festivals including Marlboro, La Jolla SummerFest, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Lucerne, Davos, Prague Spring, Dvorak Prague and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Born in Tashkent and raised in Israel, Rabinovich debuted with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at age 10. A graduate of the Curtis Institute (Seymour Lipkin) and Juilliard (Robert McDonald), he was among the first three pianists selected by Sir András Schiff for his Building Bridges series. He is co-artistic director of ChamberFest Cleveland and ChamberFest West in Calgary, creating adventurous programs that spark conversation, foster connection, and enrich the communal experience of music.

Rob has worked professionally in theatre and the wider performing and visual arts field for 20 years. His specialisation is at the intersection of technology and art, designing and implementing interactivity and control systems that can tell a story. He has an in-depth knowledge of lighting design, audio visual design, stage automation, computer programming and he regularly produces custom technical solutions for artists. Rob has worked extensively with Melbourne Theatre Company, Arts Centre Melbourne, Auckland Theatre Company, Lawrence Arabia, Taika Waititi, Sharing Stories Foundation, Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, OPTO projects, Dancenorth, Lucy Guerin Inc and Stephanie Lake Company. 
 

Nicole is a professional contemporary dance artist based in Melbourne. She trained full-time at Transit Dance where she completed her Certificate 4 in Dance, as well as her Diploma in Dance and Elite Performance. Nikky also went on to acquire her Certificate 4 in Dance Teaching and Training.  Since her studies, Nikky has been working professionally in the contemporary dance scene between Melbourne and Perth, and is Lead Rehearsal Director for Stephanie Lake Company’s Colossus. Nikky has taught and toured Colossus to London, South Korea, Switzerland, Geneva, Toronto, Montreal, Buenos Aires, Taipei, Hong Kong, Newcastle (Aus), Perth, Sydney, France and Germany.  Nikky also performed in the original season of Colossus in Melbourne. 

Nikky has been teaching dance for over a decade in many styles, as well as in choreography and technical development.

Emily O’Brien is a Risk, Safety and Crowd Consultant based in naarm (Melbourne). She has worked extensively across the fields of theatre, dance, cultural events, corporate events, live arts and festivals.

With a Master of Science in Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis from Manchester Metropolitan University (2022), a Master of Arts Management from the University of Melbourne (2012), an Advanced Diploma in Public Safety - Emergency Management (2019) and a Certified Practising Risk Manager (CRPM) qualification, combined with twenty-five years' experience as a practising Production and Risk Manager with First In Last Out, Emily is perfectly placed to assist clients in developing new risk, safety and project delivery ecologies. In addition to her work practice, she is the Chair of the Board of Platform Arts in Geelong and sits on the VAPAC Industry Development Initiative taskforce.

She has delivered production, event and operations management (inclusive of project-based risk and safety planning) for clients and projects including: All the Queens Men, All Tomorrow's Parties, Antony Hamilton, Arena Theatre Co, Auspicious Arts, BalletLAB, Black Lung Theatre & Whaling Co, Chamber Made, City of Darebin, City of Melbourne, City of Port Phillip, Collingwood Yards, Daniel Schlusser Ensemble, Dark Mofo, Feel Presents, Harvest Festival, Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Insite Arts, Jodee Mundy, Lucy Guerin Inc, Luke George, Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey, Melbourne Festival, Melbourne Fringe, Melinda Hetzel & Co, MONA FOMA, Nat Cursio Co, Natalie Randall + Hissy Fit, Next Wave, Nicola Gunn, Peepshow Inc, Playking, Polyglot Theatre, Pony Express, Spinifex Gum, Stephanie Lake Company, Tamara Saulwick, The Other Art Fair, the Other Film Festival, The Substation, The Wheeler Centre, Token Events, White Night Melbourne and Yirramboi, among others.

Sarah McCrorie is a freelance contemporary dancer with a passion for creative development, improvisation and live performance. Sarah has performed in various works such as Colossus (2018) by Stephanie Lake Company, ‘A study of Being’ (2019) by Kayla Douglas,  ‘Hard-Cover Ctrl’ (2022) by Victor Rottier, ‘Hysterics’ (2023) by Kayla Douglas, and MASS MOVEMENT by Stephanie Lake Company. Sarah has also worked extensively with choreographers such as Alice Topps, Lina Limosani, Cass Mortimer Eipers and Isaac Carols.

Beyond her performance work, Sarah has worked as a Rehearsal Director for Stephanie Lake Company’s internationally renowned work Colossus. Since 2019, Sarah has remounted and toured Colossus to Sydney, Paris, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Geneva, Montreal, Toronto, Brisbane, Dresden (Germany), London and Galway (Ireland).

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, CBC Music national radio host and 2026 GRAMMY Award nominee Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. Her JUNO-nominated 2023 album, Your Requests, featured a stellar cast of guests and received a 4.5 star rave review in All About Jazz. Her previous release, Out of Dust, was also JUNO nominated (in 2021) and won Laila spots on “Best Album” lists around the globe. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. The previous year, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year” and top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year”, and she received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light in 2011. When Laila isn’t on stage or in the studio, she’s busy hosting CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz – a weekly program broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. And while she continues to earn high honours in the jazz world, Laila’s signature sound transcends genre – “masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” (Washington Post). Her highly anticipated seasonal album, Wintersongs, was nominated for a 2025 JUNO Award and a 2026 GRAMMY alongside heavyweights Lady Gaga, Barbra Streisand, Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Jennifer Hudson and Laufey.

“Masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” – The Washington Post

“Biali’s voice – spanning registers – is pure and warm. She’s also fearless on piano and, above else, in her imagination.” – DownBeat Magazine

“There’s no boxing Laila Biali in … Capable of making you laugh and cry all at once.” – All About Jazz

“Biali provides the positive, come-together messaging we need in these challenging times.” – Parade Magazine

“… moving, inspiring, and life-affirming songs.” – SOCAN Music

Britta Johnson is a Toronto-based composer, lyricist and writer. Her writing credits include: Life After (Canadian Stage/Musical Stage Company). With her sister Anika Johnson: Brantwood (Theatre Sheridan; Dora Award for Audience Choice), Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (YPT; Dora Nominee Best new musical), Trap Door (Theatre Sheridan, book by Morris Panych). With Sara Farb: Reframed (Acting Up Stage Company/AGO; Dora nominee Best New Musical). With Katherine Cullen: Stupidhead! (Theatre Passe Muraille; Dora Nominee Best New Play). This past spring, she was librettist for choreographer Robert Binet’s adaptation of The Kreutzer Sonata with Ballet Moscow.

Dr. Silver: A Celebration
Composer and alleged cult leader Dr. Gordon P. Silver has just passed away. In this site-specific, immersive electro-musical, his family and followers have gathered for a memorial service and ’release ritual’. The ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of his eldest son Gordon Jr, who has excommunicated from the group 15 years ago. 

Stephanie Lake Company is one of Australia’s most celebrated and prolific dance companies. Known for its gutsy, original choreographic style and striking visual aesthetic, Stephanie Lake Company’s highly acclaimed works including The Chronicles, Manifesto and Colossus have been performed across Australia and toured to over sixteen countries worldwide to some of the world’s most prestigious theatres.

Founded in 2014 and based in Melbourne (Naarm), the company brings together an extraordinary collection of diverse dancers and creative collaborators attracting sold-out audiences and five star reviews nationally and internationally. SLC’s works are renowned for their explosive physicality, poetic imagery and razor-sharp precision.
Stephanie Lake Company also collaborates across theatre, film, music video, opera and visual art and has created mass-scale public performances involving thousands of community participants of all ages and backgrounds.
 

Stephanie Lake was born in Saskatoon, Canada, raised in Tasmania and is now based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been choreographing for over 25 years and founded Stephanie Lake Company in 2014. She was appointed Resident Choreographer of The Australian Ballet in 2024 and Artist in Residence (AiR) of Semperoper Ballet, Dresden in 2025. Her major works including The Chronicles, Manifesto, Colossus, Circle Electric, Pile of Bones and Double Blind have been performed across Australia and toured to 17 countries worldwide.

Lake has created works for the Nuremberg Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Queensland Ballet, Dancenorth, New Zealand Dance Company, Chunky Move, Tasdance, Expressions Dance Company, Beijing Dance/LDTX, Stompin and Frontier Danceland (Singapore) among others. She collaborates across theatre, film, opera, visual art and music video and has directed several large-scale public participation performances involving over 2500 participants.

Lake’s works have won Helpmann, Green Room and Australian Dance Awards for Outstanding Choreography and have been nominated for a Hong Kong Performance Award and a Buenos Aires Theatre Award for Best International Show. She is the recipient of a prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship, the Chloe Munro Fellowship, the Dame Peggy Van Praagh Choreographic Fellowship, and an Australia Council Fellowship for Dance. Her performance career spanned twenty years, during which she toured and danced extensively with Chunky Move, Lucy Guerin Inc and Phillip Adams’ BalletLab. Lake sits on the Victorian College of the Arts Advisory Board.

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