THE COMPLICATION OF LYREBIRDS COLLABORATORS

EMILY ADINOLFI (Props Designer)

Emily Adolfini started in the Melbourne independent theatre scene just over ten years ago, working with professional independent companies such as THE RABBLE, The Dog Theatre, Union House Theatre and La Mama across prop making, stage management and design.

Now a Sydney based prop-maker, after graduating from NIDA (BA in Properties) in 2013, Adolfini has worked as an assistant art finisher and prop-maker for films such as Unbroken, Gods of Egypt and Hacksaw Ridge. Across theatre, Adolfini has worked as an assistant propmaker for companies such as Sydney Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre, Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Festival and Bangarra Dance Theatre. Adolfini is currently working as an assistant prop-maker at Sydney Theatre Company since joining the company full-time in 2016.

KAREN NORRIS (Lighting Designer)

Karen Norris has extensive experience as lighting designer for Theatre/Dance and Music throughout Australia and Europe. Karen was based in London and Nice from 1998 to 2008. Recent designs: Terrain, Lore Bangarra Dance

Theatre, NAISDA Francis Rings & Sani Ray; Songs Not To Dance To and Champions Martin del Amo; On View Sue Healey; CELLA Germany SF 2018 & Dance Massive 2019 & HIPS Narelle Benjamin; Winyanboga Yurringa Andrea James Moogahlin, KOTAHI Atamira Dance Company NZ, New Zealand Festival 2019 Moogahlin; RED Liz Lea Dance, plenty serious TALK TALK Vicky van Hout, Silence Karul Projects; and Sunshine Super Girl Andrea James Performing Lines.

FIONA HOLLEY (Costume Designer)

Fiona Holley is a design graduate from NIDA. She designed the costumes for Sydney Dance Company on Rafael Bonachela’s 2011 LANDforms, 2012 Project Rameau, and 2014 2 in D minor.

Holley also designed costumes for Sydney Dance Company’s 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 New Breed seasons. For the 2015 Sydney Festival she collaborated with Artist Mira Calix for the Inside There Falls installation at Carriageworks. In 2016, Holley designed the costumes for Gabrielle Nankivell’s Wildebeast with Sydney Dance Company and for the 20142019 seasons of Sydney Dance Company’s PPY Revealed, working with Choreographers Lisa Griffiths, Ian Colless, Iratxe Ansa, Zachary Lopez and Kristina Chan.