EDUCATION
2010 Bachelor of Arts, Monash University / 2009 Boston College (Monash University Exchange) Majors: Philosophy & Theatre Studies, Minor: Physiology

AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
2023-2026 IETM Board Member

2023 SAARI Residence (Finland) - Kone Foundation Fellowship

2023 Fire & Light Series Concordia University - Public Lecture (Montreal, CA)

2022/2023 ISPA Global Fellowship (New York, USA) 


2022 Baltic Dance Platform Jury Member


2021 - 2023 Jury member - Latvian Dance Award 


2020 - 2023 IETM Advisory committee member 
2020 HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Program / Annantalo International Artist-in-Residence, (FI) 

2019 I-Portunus Grant (Creative Europe) for residencies at Homo Novus Festival (LA) and University of Wolverhampton (UK) with Collaborator Daniel Hengst (DE)
2019 Organised/Curated Possible Futures Forum - Riga, Latvia
2019 R84 Artist Residency (Mantova, Italy) and LO Studio (Bellinzona, CH) with Daniel Hengst (DE)
2018 Lodz Artist Residency, Poland & DO-SO Artist Residency, Japan with collaborator Morgan Hickinbotham
2018 Kuenstlerhaeuser Worpswede, Germany, Residency with Collaborator Daniel Hengst (DE)
2018 IETM Campus, Fuizine, Croatia, Participant
2018 ICE HOT, Reykjavik, Iceland, Delegate

2018 Australia Council Skills Development Fund - Research into contemporary performance in Germany 2017/2018 Greenroom Panel Member - Contemporary and Experimental Performance
2018 APAM Delegate and First Timers Program Participant
2017 Art / Politics / Action Participant, Climart
2016 Copyright Agency Ignite Grant & Australian American Association Dame Joan Sutherland Grant to undergo an internship at MoMA PS1
2015 & 2016 IETM Delegate: Budapest / Amsterdam
2015 Ian Potter Cultural Trust Development Grant, Copyright Agency Career Fund Grant and Australia Council skills Development Grant (Supporting Residency with Forest Fringe and Fierce Festival)
2015 Victorian Young Achiever of the Year Semi-Finalist – Arts & Cultural
2015 Australia Theatre Forum Delegate (Independent)
2014 Greenie In Residence Program - Arts House
2014 Early Career Residency Fund (Australia Council) - Producer in Residence at Artshouse
2013 Tipping Point Participant, Canberra & Australia Theatre Forum Delegate
2012/2013 National Steering Committee Member -YPPA, National Theatre Forum for Young and Emerging Artists
2013 Artstart Grant, Australia Council for the Arts

SELECTED CREDITS

2024

Curator / International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, Homo Novus / Riga, Latvia

Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Resonance - Development Berlin and Zurich (Premiere 2025/2026)

Facilitator / CIFAS / Producers Academy at Kunstenfestivaldesarts - Brussels, Belgium

Expert / Polish Dance Platform, Lodz, Poland

Artist / BIRCA Residency Denmark / Research into Artistic Tarot

Performer / Studio Alta / Do you want to know the Future (Arts Tarot Performance), Brno, Czech

Mentor / NB8 - Nordic Baltic Dance Producers Network / Helsinki, Finland

2023

Curator / International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, Homo Novus / Riga, Latvia

Curator + Founder / Baltic Take Over Festival / Helsinki, Finland www.baltictakeover.com

Curator + Mentor / The Shake Down (in collaboration with Rosendal / Riga, Latvia + Trondheim, Norway www.the-shake-down.com

Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Legacy Program (work in research) - Residency at Implustanz Facilitator / CIFAS / Producers Academy at Kunstenfestivaldesarts - Brussels, Belgium

Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Shortcuts to Familiar Places (TOUR: Canberra, Melbourne, Thailand)

Mentor / NB8 - Nordic Baltic Dance Producers Network / Helsinki, Finland

2022

Curator / International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, Homo Novus / Riga, Latvia

Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Shortcuts to Familiar Places, Sophiensaele, Germany

Mentor / Future Leaders in the Performing Arts / Tampere Theatre Festival, Finland

2021


Artist / Compositions for the Pool / Sansusi Festival, Latvia 


Curator / International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, Homo Novus / Riga, Latvia 


Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / An Evening Length Performance, Premiere Tanz Im August (DE) + Touring 


Dramaturg / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Hyperspace/ Touring

2020


Co-Lead Artist / with Daniel Hengst / The Forbidden Market + Art for Landscapes (In Development) (DE, CH)


Attendant, Artist Liaison / MONA FOMA + Amanda Palmer / Confessional, Launceston, Tas (AU) 


Producer / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Red Shift / Ardanthe Festival, Theatre Vanves (FR)


Artist / with Emily Warner / PORTAL (Online collaboration)

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2019

Co-Lead Artist / with Daniel Hengst / Art for Landscapes (In Development)
Curator / Organiser / Critical Futures - An audience collective for teenagers to Moving in November / Baltic Circle Festival in collaboration with Annatalo Helsinki, Finland
Curator/ Organiser / Possible Futures Forum / Riga Latvia
Producer and Dramaturg/ James Batchelor & Collaborators / DEEPSPACE / HYPERSPACE / Dancemassive (AU), Spring Forward (FR), Theatre Vanves (FR), Centre Pompidou (FR), Tanz Im August (DE), DIG (UK), + many more
Co-Lead Artist / LAAP / Compositions for the Pool / Prahran Aquatics Centre

Co-Lead Artist / LAAP / Reflection II/ Testing Grounds, Melbourne
Producer and Dramaturg / James Batchelor & Collaborators / Museum of Human Emotion/B.Motion (IT)
Teacher with James Batchelor / Hyperspace long form Workshop for young people / Annatalo - Helsinki and Bassano Del Grappa, Italy

2018
Curator / WAU Artist Party / Tanz Im August, Berlin, Germany

Collaborator with Morgan Hickinbotham / The Space in between (Group show) / Stockroom Gallery, Kyenton Project
Collaborator / Phillip Adams Balletlab / MARS Gallery & Temperance Hall
Host / Capitalism Works for Me / Steve Lambert & Arts House (FOLA)
Producer and Collaborator / James Batchelor and Collaborators / DEEPSPACE / BIDF (UK) / Dance4 (UK) / Chisenhale Dance (UK) / Arnolfini (UK) / BMotion (IT) / Vitalstatix (AUS) / Tanzmesse (DE) / Jorgen Harten (NL)/ Lonely in the Rain (FI) / December Dance (BE) / Homo Novous (LV)

2017
Producer / James Batchelor and Collaborators / Proscenium / Canberra Theatre Centre
Producer / Morgan Hickinbotham / Reflection / MPavilion (2018)
Producer / James Batchelor and Collaborators / DEEPSPACE / Plastique Danse Flore (FR), Casino Luxembourg (LUX), BMotion (IT), Canberra Theatre Centre
Collaborator and Facilitator / Convergence / MPavilion
Participant / Reflective Practice / Leisa Shelton
Curator / Canadian Delegation Industry Meet and Greet / Theatre Network Australia

2015
Producer in Residence / Chamber Made Opera Producer /
Curator / Season 1, 2015 Supper Clubs

Co-Curator & Producer / Convergence - A day of discussion around Indecent Practice.

Greenie-In-Residence / Lucy Guerin Inc and Arts House

Associate Producer / FOREVER NOW (Aphids/Mona Foma 2015) TASMANIA

Producer / Curator / La Discorso (La Mama Theatre) Feb, Apr, May
Panelist / Greening The Arts, The sustainable Living Festival, ACMI

2014
Collaborator / The Bureau of Worldly Advice, City of Melbourne (Refugee Week)

Producer / I’m Trying To Kiss You, Madonna Arms, Next Wave/Arts House

Producer/ Collaborator / Samara Hersch, META, Malthouse Helium
Producer / Little Ones, Dangerous Liaisons, MTC – Neon Festival
Producer / Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Aphids Screen Residency, Fed Square

Production Assistant / Aphids/Insite Game Show, FOLA/Arts House

2013

Collaborator / Ashley Dyer, Life Support, Dance Massive

Producer/ The Hayloft Project, By Their Own Hands, MTC – Neon Festival

Producer/ The Hayloft Project, Arden V Arden, Speakeasy Program

Producer / Sisters Grimm, The Sovereign Wife, MTC Neon Festival (Best Production – Green Room Award 2013)

Producer/ No Show, The Séance, 2013 La Boite Indie Season (tour)

Performer / DJ HOT SAUCE / Art Not Apart / Canberra

2012

Producer / No Show, The Séance, 2012 Melbourne Fringe

Production Manager / The Hayloft Project, The Seizure, Studio 246, Melbourne

Producer / FortyFortyHome Here, In the Sugarcane, Studio 246,

Melbourne Performer (Party Host) / Katie Sfetkidis, Dark Matters 2012 Brisbane Festival

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Artistic Director / New Theatre Institute of Latvia / International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, Homo Novus Dec 2020 - Sep 2024

www.theatre.lv / www.homonovus.lv

The International New Theater Festival "Homo Novus" is the leading festival of contemporary performing arts in Latvia and one of the largest in the Baltic region. The festival takes place in Riga and introduces even young and already recognized artists, whose works show a constant interest and opinion about the modern world and society. In addition to a diverse program of performances, the festival offers opportunities for creative experiments, theoretical and educational sections and other activities. Since 1995, seventeen festivals have taken place in Daugavpils and Riga, showing more than 140 guest performances and producing dozens of new works. The position of Artistic Director is responsible for setting the tone, the artistic investigation for the team of artists, producers and audience that surrounds the institution. We traverse the globe working on commissioning, collaborating and conspiring with other like minded organisations through our Creative Europe projects (we currently have five), Nordic Culture Point Networks, Our teen age curators (with Rosendal) and our numerous initiatives such as Baltic Take Over. Since 2021 we are pioneered Arts Access in Latvia creating disability lead structures and providing international professional training for disabled artists in Latvia. Since starting at the institute Bek has been responsible for brining in additional fundraising amounting to over €500,000 for new projects in the next 4 years.

Delegate Coordinator / Dance Massive (Melbourne, Australia)
January - March 2017
As advised by the Australia Council my role was focused on designing, implementing and maintaining the Delegate Program for Dance Massive. With 29 International Supported Delegates (from 11 countries) and a additional 43 National and International Delegates who were unfunded by the Australia Council it was my job to ensure the delegates engaged with the artistic program and engagement program. The Engagement program gave opportunity to local artists to engage with the delegates through informal and formal networking. www.dancemassive.com.au

Student Officer / Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) (Melbourne, Australia)
March - August 2017
Working in conjunction with the Student Events team I am responsible for the rolling out of the 40th anniversary Plain English Speaking Award. This public speaking award is designed to amplify the voices of students aged 15-18 in Victoria. The competition works with over 220 students through 23 regional finals in regional Victoria collimating in 40th anniversary National Final held on August 14th at the NGV.

Associate Producer / American Realness (New York, USA)
December 2015– Feb 2016 & Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Assistant to Artistic Director/Producer Ben Pryor, Artist Liaison, Front of House Manager, Stakeholder Liaison and web content manager. For the 2017 festival my position was extended to include the responsibilities of the External Relationship manager which included managing and recruiting volunteers and interns in addition to curating the bookshop and cafe. www.americanrealness.com

Live Programming Intern / MoMA PS1 (New York, USA)
September - December 2016
This three month internship program included assisting the delivery of two Museum wide events (each attended by over 5000 people) and four episodes of the Sunday Sessions including a performance by Mark Leckey, Black Radical Imagination and Bed of Roses (A Feminist dinner party).

Producer - Special Events / Darwin Festival (Darwin, AUS)
June- August 2016
Curator and Producer of key events at the 2016 Darwin Festival. These events include a series of boutique dining experiences and an immersive arts and music event, The WRAP. This role required extensive community relationship building and maintaining working with over 100 artists and 15 NT farmers & fisherman. www.darwinfestival.org.au

Assistant Producer / Fierce Festival (Birmingham, UK)
September – October 2015
Assisting the Delivery of the Live Art Festival, Producing a series of podcast artist interviews, Festival App Creation, Artist Liaison, Festival Club design and implementation, Management and Coordination of Culture Administration & Trembling.

Associate Producer / Forest Fringe (Edinburgh, UK)

July – August 2015

Artist Liaison, Managing off site companies including The Young Vic and Verity Sheridan, Venue Manager (Biscuit Factory) Assisting creation of the festival spaces (Out of the Old Blue Drill Hall), www.forestfringe.co.uk

Project Producer in Residence / Arts House (Melbourne, AUS)

July 2014 – June 2015

Curated and Produced series of Discussions/Dinners (the Supper Club), Assisted in the Delivery of Going Nowhere and Dance Massive, Produced www.thenowclub.org - a series of discussions around cultural identity in Australia. www.artshouse.com.au

Marketing Coordinator / Dance Massive (Melbourne, AUS)

November 2014 – March 2015

Social Media Monitor and producer, EDM copywriting, Creating and implementing Marketing Plan, Assisting the Project Coordinator in delivering the Festival, Team leader of Marketing Teams (Malthouse, Dancehouse, Arts House) www.dancemassive.com.au

Associate Producer / Aphids (Melbourne, AUS)

September 2011 – January 2015 (Previously Administrative, Marketing and Production Assistant)

Managing and Implementing all marketing and communications, Production Support, Grants Support to General Manager, Producing all Melbourne based events, Assistant producing works such as Forever Now, Fun Run, The Drive In Project, Precipice series, Flyway (publication), Game Show amongst others. www.aphids.net

Development Manager & Marketing Coordinator / La Mama Theatre (Melbourne, AUS)

February 2014 – December 2014

Preparing a refreshed plan for the uncertain funding future in Australia, Preparing and submitting over seven major funding proposals, Working with artists to manage their marketing and publicity campaigns, Generate a new marketing strategy incorporating additional social media platforms. www.lamama.com.au