Lucy Guerin Inc Annual Report 2016...- The Dark Chorus - pg 14-15 - Split - pg 16-17 - Attractor- pg 18-19 - Pieces for Small Spaces 2016 - pg 20-21 - Studio Residencies pg 22-23 -

Lucy Guerin Inc Annual Report 2016

- The Dark Chorus - pg 14-15

- Split - pg 16-17

- Attractor- pg 18-19

- Pieces for Small Spaces 2016 - pg 20-21

- Studio Residencies pg 22-23

- Resident Director Program pg 24-25

- Secondments pg 24-25

- First Run pg 24-25

- Professional Dance Classes pg 24-25

- Yellow Wheel pg 24-25

- Hotbed pg 24-25

- Tomorrow pg 26-27

- Black Box pg 28-29

- Weather pg 28-29

- Arts Markets & Forums pg 30-31

- Social Media & eNews pg 32

- Online & Physical Archive pg 32

- Website pg 32

- Management & Staffing pg 34

- Board pg 36

- Environmental Sustainability pg 37

- Financial Report pg 39

Acknowledgement of Country

Lucy Guerin Inc respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the traditional custodians of the land on which we make art, conversations and connections. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land and contribution to contemporary Australian artistic practice, and extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians who join us at Lucy Guerin Inc.

Donors

Thank you to all of our amazing donors throughout 2016. Without your support we wouldn’t be able to make new works and support the contemporary dance community in Melbourne. Thank you.

Cover: The Dark Chorus, premiere 2016 Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Contact details

Lucy Guerin Inc 28 Batman Street West Melbourne VIC 3003 Australia

T: +61 (0) 3 9329 4213

lucyguerininc.com [email protected]

Acknowledgements

AcknowledgementsLucy Guerin Inc would like to thank the following organisations for their support, partnership, and invaluable support

Federal partner

Current philanthropic partners

State Partner Local government partner

• 2016ataGlance- pg 4-5

• Snapshotof2016- pg 6-7

• Chair’s Report - pg 9

• ArtisticDirector’sReport- pg 11

• OurPurposeandGoals- pg 12-13

• AchievingourGoals- pg 14-39

• FinancialStatements-pg 40-51

• SummaryofGoals,Strategies&KPI’s- pg 52-57

Contents

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2016 at a GlanceAt a Glance At a Glance

Jan Yoga Intensive led by Resident Director, Jo Lloyd

Resident Director Artistic Director, Executive Producer, Company Manager

EP attended ISPA, Under the Radar Symposium and APAP in New York as part of the Australia Council supported delegation

Executive Producer

Yellow Wheel 2016 Summer School Company Manager, Yellow Wheel Artistic Director

Feb Black Box re-mount rehearsals and season - Lyon and Paris , France

Artistic Director (in France), Executive Producer, Company Manager

Weather re-mount rehearsals - Malmo, Sweden

Artistic Director (in Sweden) Executive Producer, Company Manager

EP & CM attended APAM Executive Producer and Company ManagerFirst Run #1 Artistic Director, Resident Director,

Company Manager, Paea Leach (Curator), 2 artists

Out of Time Studio Residency 1 - Briarna Longville Out of Time Studio Residency 2 - Alice Heyward

Briarna Longville and Alice Heyward (Studio Residents), Company Manager

March Weather re-mount rehearsals continued and Premiere season - Malmo , Sweden

Artistic Director (in France) Executive Producer, Company Manager

Studio Residency 1 - full time - Prue Lang

Prue Lang (Studio Resident), Company Manager

Resident Director – work in development – Jo Lloyd

Jo Lloyd (Resident Director), Company Manager

April Tomorrow rehearsals - Rambert Commission at Sadler’s Wells, UK

Artistic Director (in London) Executive Producer, Company Manager

First Run #2 Artistic Director, Resident Director, Company Manager, Paea Leach (Curator), 2 artists

EP attended IETM Spring Plenary, Amsterdam

Executive Producer

Studio Residency 2 - full time - Tim Darbyshire

Tim Darbyshire (Studio Resident), Company Manager

Hotbed Workshop #1 with Chrysa Parkinson

Chrysa Parkinson (Workshop leader), Artistic Director, Company Manager, 15 participants

May Tomorrow World Premiere - Rambert Commission at Sadler’s Wells, UK

Artistic Director (in London) Executive Producer, Company Manager

Yellow Wheel Showroom rehearsals Company Manager, Yellow Wheel Artistic Director

Hotbed Workshop #2 with Sarah Michelson

Sarah Michelson (Workshop leader), Company Manager, 15 participants

June Attractor - First development (4 weeks)

Artistic Director, Dancenorth Dancers x 6 Company, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager, 6 Secondees

MFI - Attractor Pitch Malthouse Thatre

Artistic Director, Dancenorth Dancers x 6 Company, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager, 6 Secondees

Male dancer audition Artistic Director, Dancers x 55, Rehearsal Director, Company Manager

Studio Residency #3 - Full Time - Sarah Aiken

Sarah Aiken (Studio Resident), Company Manager

July Split - First Creative Development (4 weeks)

Artistic Director, Dancers x 2, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager

Yellow Wheel Winter School Company Manager, Yellow WheelFirst Run #3 Company Manager, 2 artists, Paea Leach

(Curator), Guest ConversationalistAugust Split - First Creative Development

continuedArtistic Director, Dancers x 2, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager

The Dark Chorus - Final Creative Development (5 weeks)

Artistic Director, Dancers x 5, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager, 20 Secondees

Sept The Dark Chorus - Final Creative Development Continued...


First Run #4 Company Manager, 2 artists, Paea Leach (Curator), Guest Conversationalist

Oct The Dark Chorus - World premiere - Melbourne Festival


Hotbed #3 - Faye Driscoll Faye Driscoll (Workshop leader), Company Manager, 15 participants

Resident Director – work in development – Jo Lloyd

Jo Lloyd (Resident Director), Company Manager

Nov Attractor - Creative development (6 weeks) , Dancenorth, Townsville

Artistic Director (in Townsville, QLD), Dancenorth Dancers x 8 Company, Creatives and Collaborators , Executive Producer, Company Manager

First Run #5 Company Manager, 2 artists, Paea Leach (Curator), Guest Conversationalist

Pieces for Small Spaces 2016 development time

5 commissioned chreographers, Artistic Director, Resident Director, Executive Producer, Company Manager, Tech team

Dec Attractor - Soft premiere in Townsville, QLD

Artistic Director, Executive Producer, Company Manager (all in Townsville, QLD) Dancenorth Dancers x 8 Company, Creatives and Collaborators

Pieces for Small Spaces 2016 premiere and season

5 commissioned choreographers, Artistic Director, Resident Director, Executive Producer, Company Manager, Tech team

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Performances• 8 show season of The Dark Chorus, Melbourne , AUS• 5 show season of Pieces for Small Spaces , Melbourne, AUS• 2 shows in pilot season of Attractor, Townsville, AUS• 8 show season of Weather in Sweden, EUR• 6 show season of Tomorrow in London, UK • 8 show season of Black Box, Paris, EUR

Workshops/Classes/auditions• Presented 162 regular open dance and yoga classes throughout the year• Hosted 3 Hotbed workshops with 3 renowned international choreographers • Provided one audition for male dancers to tour with Motion Picture • Held a Yoga Intensive week of classes for dancers

Residencies • Provided 6 studio residencies to independent artists - providing in kind space for two weeks each• Engaged one Resident Director for the year (Jo Lloyd) - providing fee, in kind space, mentorship and

insight into running a company

Secondments• Provided secondments places to 30 young dancers during both Attractor and The Dark Chorus

• 10 secondees performed in the premiere season of The Dark Chorus

Works in development• 12 weeks of development in both Melbourne and Townsville for new work Attractor - collaboration with

Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc - premiere 2017• 6 weeks of development for new work Split - to premiere at Dance Massive 2017• 5 weeks of development for new work The Dark Chorus - premiere Oct 2016

Studioprograms• Hosted 5 First Run evenings • Provided over 30 Yellow Wheelers with 86 days of in-kind studio space• Commissioned 5 artists to make new works for our Pieces for Small Spaces program

(in 2016 with a sustainability focus)

International activity• Attendance at 3 international arts markets • 3 works presented internationally (Weather, Black Box, Tomorrow)• Secured 5 week European tour of Motion Picture for early 2017

30 Secondees

1,761Audience

members in Melbourne 6

StudioResidents

1,264Class

Attendees

191 days of

in-kind studio space provided

to artists

37 LGI

performances across the

world

Snapshotof2016

Secured on-going

funding on federal,state&

local government

levels

$46,505 dollars

fundraised Founded our first ever giving

circle - The DarkChorusSyndicate

Snapshot Snapshot

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The Lucy Guerin Inc Studio. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

2016 was a remarkably intense year of activity and achievement for Lucy Guerin Inc. The company travelled to new horizons creatively and in reputation and reach.

We are very proud that our Artistic Director, Lucy Guerin, was honoured with two major awards in 2016: the Australia Council Award for Dance, which recognises the outstanding achievements and considerable contribution of an artist in dance; and the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for the full length work, Motion Picture, which premiered in 2015.

Lucy and the Company continued to be much in demand on the international stage, this year in France, Sweden and England. As detailed in the financial report on page 37, these activities brought in significant income. I have discussed in previous years’ reports that the Company must invest to develop new works and the returns are not immediate. In the case of Weather, the initial development in 2012 relied on operational funding. It is particularly satisfying that the enduring quality of this work was celebrated in a remount by one of our global peers, and rewarded by a profitable license fee.

Back in Australia, Lucy had no less than three new works in development, each of a very different character. The Dark Chorus premiered in the 2016 Melbourne Festival to great acclaim while Split was destined to premiere in Dance Massive 2017. Both have attracted interest from multiple national and international presenters. Attractor was a groundbreaking collaboration between LGI and Dancenorth and was performed to rapt audiences in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia in late 2016 and early 2017.

None of these productions would have been possible without the extraordinary drive of our Executive Producer, Annette Vieusseux. Annette also represented the Company extensively in relevant markets, opening new opportunities for future presentation of the Company’s work. As well as achieving a higher than budgeted surplus through disciplined management of the Company’s finances, Annette was instrumental in securing renewed funding commitments from Australia Council for the Arts and Creative Victoria. After the funding cuts and delays in process that dismayed the arts community in 2015, it was an enormous relief to return to a level of certainty in our financial position. We are of course perpetually grateful to the funding bodies that continue to show faith in the

Company.

This funding enables the company to fulfil its goal to develop and nurture the Australian contemporary dance sector through a packed studio program, as summarised in the preceding pages. In these straitened times, the support given by the Company to independent artists in the dance community is more valuable than ever. Our unflappable Company Manager, Claire Bradley Duke, runs the studio program and a mass of other administrative duties with great efficiency. Claire has also taken our on-line presence to a new level as set out on page 30.

While the talented team of Lucy, Annette and Claire has had such a richly productive year, they have also drawn on the support of the board to pursue our strategic directions for long-term sustainability. Each member of the board has contributed a great deal of their personal expertise and I thank them all for their commitment and care.

Chair’s Report

Chair’s ReportChloe Munro

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Artistic Director’s Report

ArtisticDirector’sReportLucy Guerin

2016 was a year of intense creative output for Lucy Guerin Inc and the Company’s commitment to studio based research continued to underpin the program throughout the year. It began with 3 international projects. The first was a remount of Black Box on Lyon Opera Ballet for presentation at Theatre de la Ville in Paris. A second remount, this time of Weather from Lucy Guerin Inc’s repertoire, on Swedish company Skanes Dansteater also premiered. Following this I created a new work for Rambert called Tomorrow, that premiered at Sadler’s Wells in London. Working for these three incredible companies and presenting work in large main-stage theatres was a great challenge and gave me an important insight into how other companies work.

Meanwhile, back in Melbourne the company continued its activities to support local dancers and choreographers with six studio residencies, including one for Jo Lloyd, our Resident Director for 2016. Jo’s time with the company offered mentoring in all aspects of making, presenting and touring dance, including board meetings, budgets, fundraising and planning. She also had support to develop her next work. First Run, our program for choreographers to present the early stages of an idea, to stimulate dialogue and feedback kicked off in February with the first of five for the year. There were three Hotbed workshops with international artists, Sarah Michelson, Chrysa Parkinson and Faye Driscoll, attended by local dancers and makers to share ideas and knowledge from across the globe. Lucy Guerin Inc housed youth dance company Yellow Wheel throughout the year including intensive Summer and Winter schools.

The second half of the year continued to focus on the development of new works here in Australia. Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancenorth from Townsville teamed up to work on Attractor, choreographed by Gideon Obarzanek and myself in collaboration with Indonesian music duo Senyawa. This work was rehearsed in Melbourne and Townsville with dancers from Dancenorth and had preview performances at Dancenorth in Townsville. The larger scale and collaborative nature of this project that brought two choreographers together with two companies and an international music group enabled a bigger scale work than the company could achieve alone.

I spent four weeks in the studio with dancers Melanie Lane and Lilian Steiner researching and rehearsing a new duet titled Split. After the larger scale works I had been making at the beginning of the year, it was a pleasure to spend some time in our own studio in an intimate exchange with two dancers. We engaged in a range of experimentation

with materials and movement and established the simple idea of continually dividing the space in half with white tape. This simple structural idea framed the piece and referenced shrinking time and space.

Our major project for the year was The Dark Chorus. It had its final development stage of four weeks and then premiered in Melbourne Festival in October at the Meat Market. The Dark Chorus used opposition and contrast to invoke an oppressive and destructive force. The company’s dancers excelled in this work and the lighting and costume design created a unique setting and atmosphere. In addition to the five dancers, 10 extra chorus members, who were seconded to the company throughout rehearsals joined the cast. This provided these emerging dancers with the experience of being involved in a production from rehearsal through to presentation.

Pieces for Small Spaces, our annual curated season for independent choreographers had an environmental sustainability focus in 2016. Choreographers were asked what this meant for them and to consider it more deeply when creating their pieces. Facilitator Matt Wicking, led an open workshop to explore the topic and consulted individually with the five artists to help articulate and realise their environmental goals. These were not necessarily the subject of the works but often related to how they were made and what materials they used. Once again, audiences came to this season with an open mind ready to engage with new ideas and experimentation from these artists.

We are still involved in ongoing negotiations for relocating the company to a venue that is better equipped for our purpose. Progress is being made slowly and the help of our Deputy Chair, Ian McDougall of ARM Architecture has been invaluable in guiding us through this unfamiliar territory. We are confident that many of the questions around this will be resolved in 2017.

Lucy Guerin Inc continues to invite audiences into a space where the body can assert its complexity and knowledge. 2016 was about creation. It premiered and seeded several new works that will have long lives on local and international stages. These successes are possible because of the Company’s dedicated Board chaired by Chloe Munro and the highly skilled management of Executive Producer Annette Vieusseux and Company Manager Claire Bradley Duke. The artists who work in the studio continue to drive the identity of the Company and to galvanise and inspire the contemporary dance scene in Melbourne and beyond.

Context

Motion Picture, premiere 2015. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Lucy Guerin - during The Dark Chorus Development 2015 Image by Gregory Lorenzutti


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Purpose & Goals

Lucy Guerin Inc engages in an inspiring and innovative exploration

of contemporary dance that resonates within our culture and the

global community.

We value the need for risk, integrity and relevance in order to

stimulate audiences to experience uncommon perceptions of their

world and themselves.

Purpose

Attractor - 2016 rehearsals. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Purpose & Goals

1. To create and present new contemporary dance works that challenge artists, audiences and the form of dance.

2. To develop and nurture the Australian contemporary dance sector at LGI’s hub in Melbourne, through local and international connections.

3. To engage with contemporary dance across the world, through dialogue, exchange, presentation and education.

Goals

4. To prioritise engagement strategies that enhance relationships, profile the Company, enhance reputation and ensure Lucy Guerin Inc’s legacy is recorded and promoted.

5. To ensure the long-term sustainability of the Company through socially, financially and environmentally responsible management and governance.

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Studio Development 2014. Image by Pia Moore

Artistic Overview

“Guerin creates an intriguing world of shadows and light with a sinister beauty.” The Dark Chorus, Limlight Magazine, October 2016

The Dark Chorus -. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

AchievingOurGoalsGoal 1 to create and present new contemporary dance works

The dramatic chorus is both the voice of the people and of your most intimate thoughts, a moving sculpture of bodies and concepts made flesh. The Dark Chorus is a command-ing new work that reaches back to the roots of ancient theatre to create something entirely of the now.

The chorus generates its own opposition. It is alluring and seductive but also controlling. The tensions of binaries; light and dark, past and present, abstract and literal, motion and stillness, sound and silence, internal and external, generate the elements of the performance. But in the end, the seduc-tion of these absolutes gives way to tragedy.

The Dark Chorus premiered on 6th October 2017 at the Meat Market as part of the 2017 Melbourne Festival and enjoyed an 8 show season playing to sell out audiences.

PresentedbyMelbourneFestival&Lucy Guerin Inc

Concept,DirectionandChoreography

Lucy Guerin

Dancers Benjamin Hancock, Stephanie Lake, Jessie Oshodi, Lilian Steiner and Tyrone Robinson

Creatives Composer: Robin FoxProduction Manager and Lighting Designer: Paul LimDramaturge: Adena Jacobs Costume Designers: Harriet Oxley and Benjamin HancockChorus Costume Design and Construction : Jack Hancock

The Chorus: Marlo Benjamin, Chloe Dobson, Scott Elstermann, Jona-thon Havakis, Viola Iida, Surekha Krishnan, Siobhan McK-enna, Rosemary Osmond, Emma Riches, Rachel Whelan.

Achieving Our Goals

The Dark Chorus WorldPremiereatMelbourneFestival MeatMarket,Melbourne,October2016

“In the light and in the dark we find a tension between oppression and freedom, private and public, and self and

others played out to a chilling end. Costumes by Hancock and Harriet Oxley are extraordinary,

as is Paul Lim’s austere and effective lighting design.”The Dark Chorus,TheAge.JordanBethVincent,October2016


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“[Guerin’s] choreography is always fearless, and this fascinating work is both beautiful and stark. Split showcases everything that’s exciting about dance as an art form.” Split - The Music, Bryget Chrisfield, 17 March 2017

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In Split, dancers Melanie Lane and Lilian Steiner negotiate ever-diminishing dimensions of space and time. As our world contracts, the clock ticks faster, and bodies press closer.

An initial four-week development of the work was completed in July/August 2016, which concluded with an invite only showing of the work at the Lucy Guerin Inc studio. Extract from Lucy Guerin’s Director’s note:

“Split shifts between two bodies, reconciled and in conflict. The diminishing world that they inhabit induces competition, negotiation, harmony and aggression. They set their own parameters. Dividing the time length of each section and the amount of space for each, I also wanted to disrupt the harmony between the two dancers. We tried different costumes but that didn’t seem to read clearly. Having one naked and the other clothed created a split in identity that intensified the piece. For me it gives seriousness and normality to the female body, which is such a site of commodification, exploitation, shame and shock. I feel very sad sometimes about the never ending ways in which women must conform to a ridiculous ideal. In Split it is what the body does as much as what it is that is important.”

DancersMelanie Lane Lilian Steiner

CreativesChoreographer & Director: Lucy Guerin Lighting Design: Paul Lim Composer: Scanner Costume Designer: Harriet Oxley Sound Design: Robin Fox

Split FirstStageCreativeDevelopment LucyGuerinIncStudio,WestMelbourne

“Collaborating with Lucy Guerin is always an incredible experience. I consider her to be among the very best

choreographers and performance makers working in Australia today, a reputation evidenced by her high demand

as a collaborator internationally. Her work is always challenging, beautifully observed and masterfully executed.”

RobinFox-

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Artistic Overview

Lucy Guerin in the studio making The Dark Chorus. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Attractor -. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Indonesia’s tour-de-force music duo Senyawa along with Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzane, join forces with Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc. Together they take you on a trance-noise odyssey that transcends all borders, a unique ecstatic music/dance ritual for non-believers.

Senyawa’s performance reinterprets the Javanese tradition of entering trance through dance and music as a powerful secular present-day form. Their sound borrows from the metal bands they listened to as teenagers – Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden – and Indonesian ritual and folk idioms.

“20 members of the audience join in on stage, dissolving the demarcation between dancer/non-dancer, audience/performer, the professional and the amateur, through this participatory act of doing” - Lucy Guerin Attractor had two development periods during 2016, the first Melbourne and the second in Townsville, which accumulated in a ‘soft premiere’ of the work performing two shows to Townsville audiences before it’s premiere in Melbourne at Asia TOPA festival in Feb 2017.

Co-ChoreographersandDirectorsLucy Guerin & Gideon Obarzanek

Musicians Senwaya: Rully Shabara & Wukir Suryadi

DancersKyle Page, Jenni Large, Ashley McLellan, Georgia Rudd, Mason Kelly, Samantha Hines, Jack Ziesing, Josh Mu

CreativesLighting Designer: Ben Bosco Shaw Audio Engineer & System Designer: Nick Roux Rehearsal Director: Amber Haines Costume Designer: Harriet Oxley Production Manager: Emily O’Brien

Attractor CollaborationwithLucyGuerinIncandDancenorth Firstandsecondstagecreativedevelopments July 2016 - Lucy Guerin Inc studio, Melbourne

Oct-Dec2016-Dancenorthstudio,Townsville

“Watching this work is an electric experience; it is a highly successful collaboration between Australian and international artists that is evenly balanced and rich.”

4½ stars Attractor - TheAge.JordanBethVincent,23February2017

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Artistic Overview

Lucy Guerin in the studio making The Dark Chorus. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti


“Every year artists are given a nourishing space in which to experiment, to develop their ideas and present them to a curious and interested public.”Alison Croggon – Critical Response, Pieces for Small Spaces 2016onversation Piece, Herald Scotland, June 2014.

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5 new short dance works 6 performances over 5 days Lucy Guerin Inc is dedicated to supporting local independent dance artists by offering a supportive, generous environment to create contemporary dance work. Pieces for Small Spaces is a program that does this effectively through commissions for five local choreographers to develop a short new work to form part of a performance season. It’s about developing choreographic process and finding a distinct voice for these choreographers’ ideas.

For 2016, Pieces for Small Spaces included a focus on environmental sustainability that was addressed by the choreographers involved in the season. Sustainability expert Matt Wicking was brought on to consult with the company and the participating artists. The Company considered it’s environmental impact throughout the season including electronic only programs and tickets, building audience awareness of their environmental impact, and providing low food mile refreshments. The artists spent time individually with Matt Wicking to consider the impact of their work and to discuss their concepts and sustainable ideas.

5 choreographers Lz Dunn Angela Goh Leah Landau Chad McLachlan Sandra Parker

Curation and artist mentorship

Artistic Director: Lucy Guerin 2016 Resident Director: Jo Lloyd

Productionsupport

Production Consultant: Emily O’Brien Lighting & Technical Manager: Michelle Thorne

Stage Manager: Sarah Grey Producer: Claire Bradley Duke

Seasonhighlights

- Environmental focus

- Sold out season

- 310 audience members

- 5 shows

- 5 choreographers

- 10 performers

- 27 engaged staff and artists

- 1 Q&A session

- 1 AUSLAN interpreted performance

Pieces For Small Spaces 2016 small. sustainable. connected Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc at the Lucy Guerin Inc Studios, West Melbourne.

Achieving Our Goals

“THANK YOU. Pieces for Small Spaces was such a great process to be involved in. It’s such a great model

of a supportive platform for artists. I made great connections with the other artists in the program

and feel excited about moving forward with the work produced as part of Pieces for Small Spaces!”

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Goal 2 to develop and nurture the Australian contemporary dance sector at LGI’s hub in Melbourne

StudioResidenciesIn 2016 we offered six choreographers Studio Residencies, which allowed them to use the Lucy Guerin Inc Studio free of charge to work on a new contemporary dance project. Artists received administrative support to host showings, were encouraged to show work at First Run and have access to mentorship from Lucy Guerin and Lucy Guerin Inc staff. We introduced a new Out of Time residency model in 2016, which was provided to two out of the six residents. It allowed these artists to work in the studio out of normal business hours, utilising evenings, weekends and other pockets of free time throughout the whole year. This worked well for both the artists and the Company allowing flexibility throughout the year for the artists to work on various projects and it limited wasted studio time out of normal office hours.

Groupness by Becky Hilton. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

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2016StudioResidents

Sarah Aiken | Chloe Chignell | Tim Darbyshire | Prue Lang | Alice Heyward | Briarna Longville

“Lucy Guerin Inc became a haven, my safe space, and the temporary home of these two pieces as they were

germinating in very fragile stages of development.” AliceHeyward–StudioResident2016

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“The opportunity to be Resident Director provides many practical benefits, but it also provides an important framing

and acknowledgement for the artist. To have the advice from Lucy in a mentor role has been incredible, I have gained immensely from the wealth of knowledge she has generously

passed on. The company as a whole is very inspiring, particularly the balance between the support it provides for

independent dancers in the community, alongside the quality of work Lucy produces.”

JoLloyd–ResidentDirector2016

ResidentDirectorProgramSince 2013 Lucy Guerin Inc has invited one choreographer each year to take up the position of Resident Director with the Company. The Company identified a need within the Australian dance sector to create a pathway for independent choreographers to transition into significant leadership roles. This position was created for choreographers approaching mid-career who are interested in running a company or developing a way of working more consistently than their current project funding allows. The Resident Director is encouraged to research what kind of model might be appropriate to support the type of work they are creating. This may include running a company and this position encourages a dialogue around sustainable artistic practice as a choreographer.

Jo Lloyd was employed as Lucy Guerin Inc’s Resident Director in 2016. Jo received support in the creation of a new work including free studio space and an annual fee, assistance in finding funds and presenting opportunities for her work, and mentoring in all aspects of running a company including an insight into Board meetings, budgets, and strategic planning. She was assisted to develop the skills of an Artistic Director – distinct from the skills of a choreographer, but essential for the successful running of a dance company or other organisational structure. Jo became our resident yoga teacher at the studio in 2016 taking our Friday yoga class every week. Jo was also engaged as co-curator for Pieces for Small Spaces providing invaluable mentorship for the five choreographers.

SecondmentsLucy Guerin Inc offers Secondment places to students, new graduates, and dancers in their first few years of professional practice. Secondees get a unique insight into the identity of the Company and the choreographic process currently in development by Lucy Guerin. This year ten secondments were giving the opportunity to perform in The Dark Chorus as the Chorus members. This provided an invaluable experience for the ten selected young students to be involved from development to presentation in a professional work. Overall during 2016 we engaged 20 Secondees during The Dark Chorus developments and presentations and ten during the first Attractor development period in Melbourne.

FirstRunA bi – monthly event, First Run invites artists working in and across the field of contemporary dance to share new explorations in their current practice. The intention is that the work shown is rough, raw, full of possibilities and open for discussion.

Two short pieces are presented in the Lucy Guerin Inc Studio, followed by a dialogue session with the artists, audience and a guest conversationalist. An important function of First Run is to enliven public discussion around contemporary dance and to give choreographers an opportunity to receive constructive critical feedback for future development of their works.

In 2016 Paea Leach continued her role of Facilitator and curator of the program alongside a different rotating Guest Conversationalist each month – to encourage new connections to artists, spark discussion and develop different formats for the evening.

RegularProfessionalDanceClassesLucy Guerin Inc classes are part of ongoing professional training opportunities for Lucy Guerin Inc dancers but are also open to local dancers. This is an essential aspect of our engagement with the dance community, and offers those from outside the Company the opportunity to refine and expand their practice alongside those employed by the Company. In 2016 we continued regular classes three times a week (Dance on Mondays & Wednesdays, Yoga on Fridays), whilst also continuing to offer classes full time during creative development periods for new Lucy Guerin Inc works.

Classes also offer important professional development opportunities to teachers, providing them opportunities to teach classes within a professional studio environment, allowing them to develop their teaching abilities and hone existing skills to ensure a high level of teaching within the sector for the future.

Yellow WheelAt our studio in West Melbourne, Lucy Guerin Inc houses Yellow Wheel, a youth dance Company run by Artistic Director Adam Wheeler and Company Manager Joshua Lowe. We provide them with studio space for classes, workshops and office space for administration whilst allowing them to maintain an independent and autonomous Company structure and providing mentorship to key Yellow Wheel personnel.

Throughout the year young people can connect with Yellow Wheel in a number of ways such as contemporary dance only Summer and Winter schools, weekly techniques classes, Showroom choreographic season and It’s A Dance Project (make a show in a day). “Lucy Guerin Inc’s support allows us to use our resources in creative processes rather than infrastructure. As a young company this has been vital in our development and growth. Without LGI’s in-kind studio support and company mentoring Yellow Wheel would not be able to create the works, programs and opportunities we provide for young Victorians every year”.

HotbedIn 2016 we presented three Hotbed workshops with three international choreographers. Hotbed is Lucy Guerin Inc’s workshop program for professional dancers and dance-makers. Workshops are led by local and international choreographers to encourage a broad understanding in the local dance community of current contemporary dance thinking and practice. The workshops are very low in price and participants are selected on application. In 2016 we had 15 participants at each workshop.

Hotbed#1-withChrysaParkinson (USA/Belgium) in partnership with Dancehouse Hotbed#2-withSarahMitchelson (USA) in partnership with Dancehouse

Hotbed#2withFayeDriscoll(USA) in partnership with Melbourne Festival

“I just wanted to thank you and Lucy again for having me in the studio during Lucy’s development of The Dark Chorus. I really enjoyed the experience - the dancers were all really lovely and it was great to see how Lucy works. The studio showing was also brilliant! It was really cool to witness and be a part of the process and then to see what it became”.2016 The Dark ChorusSecondee


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Tomorrow Commission-RambertDanceCompany,UK

Rambert, Britain’s oldest dance company, invited Lucy Guerin to commission a new work in early 2016. Following development rehearsals in London, Tomorrow, premiered alongside Shobana Jeyasingh’s Terra Incognita and Itzik Galili’s A Linha as part of Murder, Mystery And A Party at Sadler’s Wells, London in May 2016. Tomorrow inhabits the dark and dangerous world of Macbeth. Building on the recent, landmark production of the play by Lucy Guerin and Carrie Cracknell , Tomorrow gives physical life to the psychological conflict that led a man to murder

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Goal 3 to engage with contemporary dance across the world

Tomorrow - world premiere 2016

“It’s a long time since I’ve seen a dance work as maddeningly and rivetingly esoteric as Lucy Guerin’s new commission for Rambert” Tomorrow, The Guardian, May 2016

DirectorandChoreographer Lucy Guerin

Dancers Rambert Company dancers

Creatives Composer: Scanner

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Black Box Re-mountwithLyonOperaBallet PresentationinParisIn May 2013 Lucy Guerin was commissioned by Ballet de l’Opera de Lyon to make Black Box, which was re-mounted in February 2016 at prestigious Parisian venue Théåtre de la Ville . The work was performed by the Ballet de l’Opera de Lyon company in a bill with three other choreographers: Emanuel Gat, Tania Carvalho and William Forsythe.

CreativesChoreographer: Lucy Guerin Dancers: Ballet de L’Opera de Lyon Company Composer: Oren Ambarchi Costume: Ralph Myers Lighting Designer: Benjamin Cistern Set Designer: Ralph Myers

Weather Licensed to SkånesDansteater Re-mount in Malmö, Sweden – March 2016

Swedish contemporary dance company Skånes Dansteater (Malmö) re-mounted Lucy Guerin Inc’s Weather in March 2016. Lee Serle (Australian choreographer and Weather dancer) worked in Sweden in October 2015 on behalf of Lucy Guerin Inc to teach the dancers the work, then Lucy oversaw the final remount period in Feb/March 2016. The work premiered in Malmö on 19 March 2016, then toured Sweden. Weather was part of a double bill ABOVE AND BELOW, alongside a new work by Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton CreativesDirector and Choreographer: Lucy Guerin Dancers: Skånes Dansteater Composer: Oren Ambarchi Costume Designer: Shio Otani Set Designer: Robert Cousins Sound Designer: Benjamin Cistern

“The work is visually strong - a performance that creates magical moments beyond time

and space” AnnJonsson-writinginDanstidningen(DailyNordicnewspaperondance)

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AttendanceatNationalandInternationalArtsMarkets&ForumsIn 2016, Lucy Guerin Inc continued to nurture and develop its international relationships by attending several international arts markets:

ISPA, Under the Radar Symposium and APAP, New York, January - Annette Vieusseux

Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) - Brisbane, February - Annette Vieusseux and Claire Bradley Duke

IETM Spring Plenary, Amsterdam, April - Annette Vieusseux

These networking opportunities are vital for maintaining profile within competitive market places. Touring opportunities (such as the presentation of Motion Picture at Tanzhaus nrw Dusseldorf in Jan 2017) have been directly brokered at arts networking events.

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“Lucy Guerin Inc has an international reputation for creating sophisticated,

rigorous dance works produced with a high level of technical

brilliance. This residence and season introduced Parisian audiences to

the Company’s work, promoting Australian contemporary culture and

strengthening ties between France and Australia.”

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Enews|SocialMediaCRM Lucy Guerin Inc implemented a new cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in 2016, called Highrise. This has provided us with a holistic picture of who our key stakeholders are through use of intelligent online platforms that centralise all our data. With intelligent data capture it will allow us deeper engagement with presenters and potential leads, ensuring regular contact and capturing correspondence and activity history. The strategy of implementing a CRM will also streamline our workflow management, general communications and internal operations, deepening our engagement with our local dance community, peers and colleagues.

Email CampaignsDuring 2016 we continued to use the online platform Mailchimp to send targeted email campaigns to our subscribers and networks. We now also use Highrise (CRM) to send personalised emails to targeted segments of our data. The implementation of both Mailchimp and Highrise has created a vast improvement in the Company’s electronic correspondence including ease of use and functionality of the programs the ability to create useful reports and track data, in addition to an improved ‘look’ for all emails sent out by the Company incorporating the Company’s branding.

Facebook and TwitterLucy Guerin Inc regularly posts on the Company’s Facebook and Twitter pages to share news and promote Company activity. With a dedicated demographic, we have a high level of engagement and continue to see an increase in followers. In 2016 our social media engagement saw our Twitter followers increase to 2,391 and our Facebook likes increased by 20%.

InstagramIn 2016 the Company introduced a Lucy Guerin Inc Instagram profile, opening up a new demographic of followers. We share images from tours, Company travel, behind the scenes snaps from dancers as well as professional photos from new works.

OnlineandPhysicalArchiveTen works from the Lucy Guerin Inc archive are presented on our website - lucyguerininc.com/archive. The online archive features curated insights into Lucy’s works that are available for the public to view at anytime. The physical archive is located at the LGI offices in West Melbourne and is accessible for members of the public to delve into when researching the Company’s history. During 2016 we invested in casual admin support to ensure the archive is regularly updated, recording important materials related to the Company’s activity during the year.

WebsiteIn addition to featuring the online archive, the Lucy Guerin Inc website also provides a wealth of information about the Company and our current works in repertoire and development. Pages are updated regularly and feature the latest news, opportunities and studio programs provided to the dance community in Melbourne and beyond.

Goal 4 to prioritise engagement strategies that enhance relationships, profile the Company, and ensure Lucy Guerin Inc’s legacy is recorded

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Organisational Structure

Goal 5 to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Company through management and governance strategies

Split - Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

ArtisticDirector&CEOLucy Guerin is the Artistic Director and is responsible for the direction, implementation and delivery of the artistic program. This includes the creation of new work, touring, co-productions and residencies and all artistic leadership and sector development activities. Lucy Guerin is a permanent Board member and works in consultation and partnership with the Executive Producer on all aspects of the operations of Lucy Guerin Inc.

ExecutiveProducerAnnette Vieusseux is the Executive Producer and is responsible for the management and operations of Lucy Guerin Inc, including strategic planning, market development, financial management and governance. The Executive Producer works in consultation and partnership with the Artistic Director and ensures the Company has the resources required for program delivery and stable growth. The Executive Producer also liaises regularly with the Board on matters related to strategy. Annette was appointed to this position in February 2013.

Company ManagerClaire Bradley Duke is responsible for the day-to-day running of the office and general administration of LGI, including studio hire, managing the website and social media platforms, and general marketing/promotion for Company activities. Claire manages the studio programs, is the lead producer on Pieces for Small Spaces, and assists the Executive Producer with administration, management and operations of LGI. Claire was appointed to this position in January 2014.

ResidentDirectorJo Lloyd was employed as Lucy Guerin Inc’s Resident Director in 2016. The Resident Director is an annually appointed position, for which the artist is paid an honorarium. The role is developed individually for each artist in response to his or her areas of interest. As the Resident Director’s duties are intrinsically linked with artistic program delivery, a year-long work plan will be developed, negotiated, then contracted each January. A key function of the Resident Director is to increase the artistic efficiency and productivity of Lucy Guerin Inc by operating as an Assistant Director to Lucy Guerin when required. This provides Lucy Guerin with ongoing

dramaturgical support, programming options that may include working on a number of works simultaneously and ensures that rehearsals continue should Lucy be called away on other business. Further details about the Resident Director Program are contained on page 22.

ProductionManagementProduction Management is provided by a diversely skilled team from First In Last Out (FILO). LGI contracts FILO on an ongoing basis by way of an annual retainer, and enters into additional contracts for specific projects. FILO works closely with Lucy Guerin Inc staff to manage new and existing Company works at home and on tour, and service the requirements of Pieces for Small Spaces, First Run and Yellow Wheel, as well as commercial and community hires and technical needs. FILO provides management of production and stage management on tour, and conducts risk assessments of Company activities.

Casual AdministrationIn August 2016 the Company recognised the need for regular administrative support due to the significant increase in Company output planned for the remainder of 2016. Alexandra Macallister-Bills was employed one day a week on a casual contract to assist the Company Manager with administrative tasks.

DesignandBrandingWebsite: Racket - contracted on a project/‘as needs’ basis.

Print and campaign material: Forde+Nicol - contracted on a project basis.

FinancialServicesBookkeeper: Zita’s Bookkeeping Solutions - contracted to reconcile weekly and monthly accounts; and assists with the annual audit.

Auditor: G. C. Perry & Co - annually audits the Company’s financial records for reporting and acquittals.

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BoardThe Lucy Guerin Inc Board continues to meet six times each year to review and monitor the program, budget and strategic development activities. In 2016 Lucy Guerin Inc continued its commitment to maintaining a Board of members with a diverse range of skills and expertise.

See full Board biographies on the Lucy Guerin Inc website.

Elly Bloom | Head of Venture Development Westpac Group

Board Tenure ends May 2016 | 66% Board attendance

Robin Fox | Melbourne based artist working across audible and visible arts

Board Tenure ends March 2019 | 66% Board attendance

Lucy Guerin - Secretary | Artistic Director and CEO of Lucy Guerin Inc

Board Tenure ongoing | 83% Board attendance

Amy Henderson | Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills


Ian McDougall - Deputy Chair | Founding Director of ARM Architecture

Board Tenure ends November 2019 | 83% Board attendance

Chloe Munro - Chair | Chief Executive Officer of the Clean Energy Regulator

Board Tenure ends May 2018 | 100% Board attendance

Margaret Parker - Treasurer | Senior Associate of Hayes Knight Melbourne


Attractor- Image by Gus Kemp

EnvironmentalSustainability

The impetus to investigate and improve Lucy Guerin Inc’s environmental performance is driven by a sense of urgency and responsibility to preserving our natural world, combined with a strong desire to be at the forefront of environmental best practice initiatives within the Australian performing arts community. In an attempt to offset our carbon footprint, mostly created through international touring, in Dec 2016 we presented our annual Pieces for Small Spaces program with a sustainability focus. The Company engaged Matt Wicking as our ‘greenie-in-residence’ to consult with LGI staff and the contributing artists about sustainable arts practice. This project had a significant ripple effect within our community, demonstrating to other cultural organisations and audiences how the performing arts can creatively respond to urgent concerns about climate change. We did this through several initiatives such as we arranged a raffle during the season – each audience member was given raffle tickets on arrival to the show – the amount of raffle tickets was dependent on their mode of transport to the venue. For example if an audience member rode their bicycle, walked or caught public transport to the venue they received two tickets, if they drove they only received one. We arranged for local businesses to provide some gifts for the raffle. It was a massive success for the Company’s objective to find new, innovative ways to build an environmental awareness into the season, which was free to provide and very visible to audiences. Being asked the question ‘how did you travel’ and then being rewarded for their environmental efforts raised awareness and excitement in the crowd and also got everyone talking and thinking about their environmental responsibilities. We also arranged for locally-sourced, low food mile refreshments to be served at the wrap-up party for the season and local beer and wine sold at the bar pre and post performance. We included little signs letting audience know that we had selected particular refreshments to make a conscious effort to be kind to the environment. Audience members were also asked not to print tickets, but sign in at arrival. Programs were not printed but provided as an online version. We hope these efforts raised awareness to our audience members about sustainability and what small changes can be made to make a difference. In 2016 we also continued our efforts in the office to keep our paper use low and used recycled paper for printing, we also grew our digital methods in marketing (reducing the need to print collateral.)

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Organisational Structure Financial Report

FinancialReportLucy Guerin Inc delivered an outstanding quality of artistic output with relatively small overhead costs and management. It is a financially stable organisation, closing 2016 with reserves of $118,789 (reserves ratio of 17% of 2016 turnover).

The Company’s financial outcomes for 2016 differ slightly from the forecast budget:

Turnover of $699,662; forecast $710,981, variance of -$11,319

Surplus of $10,055; forecast $7,306, variance of +$2,749

These minor variances are due to several factors:

• TheCompany’screativefocusin2016wasondeveloping new work rather than touring, reducing potential presenter income and touring grants

• TheinternationalcommissionofTomorrow and Swedish licensing of Weather together generated $47,168 profit, thereby subsidising the development of premiere of The Dark Chorus

• The Dark Chorus was delivered well below anticipated expenses due to no major IT, set or lighting purchases. The commissioning fee from Melbourne Festival covered 37% of the production’s expenses generated in 2016. This project was also successful in attaining a $35,000 Australia Council project grant. LGI also ran the bar at the venue, generating a modest income line of $4,178

• Theexpensesincurredinlate2016fortheremount and international airfares and freight of the 2017 Jan/Feb tour of Motion Picture were covered by a $60,000 grant from Catalyst

• ThedevelopmentofSplit, which has since premiered in Dance Massive 2017, had lower production expenses than forecast

• Coreadministrativeoverheadsweretightlycontrolled, resulting in savings across the year

• LowstudiorentalincomeduetohighlevelofLGI studio activity leaving little availability for hirers

(activities including the developments of The Dark Chorus, Split and Attractor, as well as the generous provisions of time for Studio Residents, Pieces for Small Spaces and the Resident Director’s residency)

• Expensesforclassteacherswashigherthanusual now that we run 3 morning classes each week, however the affordable, regular classes come close to breaking even and offer great benefit to the local dance community.

Keyfinancialachievementsinclude:

• Philanthropicincomeof$46,505,7%ofincome

• Supportbymulti-yearfundingarrangementsfromall three tiers of government, offering stability and capacity to forward-plan

• ReturnandnewdonorscontributingtoEOFYyear Give Now appeal, primarily through Board connections

• Newandhigherlevelsofdonationsthroughthe pilot giving circle program, The Dark Chorus Syndicate, in which members pledged $1,000 each

• AttractedanewFoundation’ssupport:TheEireneLucas Foundation

• RetainedthesupportoftheAngiorFamilyFoundation for Pieces for Small Spaces

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SummaryofGoals, Strategies&KPI’s

Summary of Goals, Strategies & KPI’s

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The Dark Chorus - Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Linked Goals

Strategy KPIs 2016–2020

2016

1, 2, 3 Commit to delivering the premiere of 1 new work every 18 months

i) World premieres of 4 new works during the quinquennium

The Dark Chorus premiered

1, 2, 3 Ensure feedback opportunities during the creation of new work

i) Two peer and stakeholder showings held for each new work

1 showing for Split, 1 showing for The Dark Chorus, 1 showing for Attractor , 2 soft opening performances of Attractor in Townsville.

1, 3, 4, 5 Prioritise regular touring and presentation opportunities, locally nationally and internationally

i) Deliver a minimum of 8 seasons of work during the quinquennium

1 season of The Dark Chorus, 1 season of Green Pieces for Small Spaces

ii) Deliver at least 4 Australian premieres by 2020

Premiere of The Dark Chorus, developments of Split and Attractor

4 Productions receive positive critical response (media reviews, peer reviews, audience feedback)

i) Overall critical response is 60% positive

Gather critical responses to assess TDC: audience survey + media responses 2 Awards: - Australia Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to Dance - Australian Dance Award for Motion Picture

1, 3, 4 Maintain and extend high-calibre artistic partnerships

i) Secure 1 collaboration or commission of significance per year

Weather licenced to Skånes Dansteater (Sweden); Black Box (Lyon Opera Ballet commission) remounted at Théâtre de la Ville Paris; Commission from Rambert (Tomorrow) premiered at Sadler’s Wells, London; Collaborated with Dancenorth for Attractor

ii) Secure a minimum of two return invitations from recent presenters

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Strategy KPIs 2015

1, 3, 5 Develop new, and nurture existing, presenter contacts

i) Maintain a Company presence at minimum of 5 key industry networking and profiling events per year

Company representatives attended ISPA, IETM, Australian Theatre Forum, PAMS, Theatre Chaillot event, Kunstenfestival

1, 5 Develop Company works that are varied in scale and cost across a variety of platforms

i) Develop at least one new LGI work of a scale suitable for regional and/or small venue touring during the 5 year period

N/A - will develop Duet in 2016 for 2017 premire

3, 4 Strengthen Lucy Guerin Inc’s communications with our three types of stakeholders (Developing Programming, Attending)

i) Create and maintain physical and digital platforms for research, industry discourse, cultural exchange and audience engagement

Maintain Digital Archive, offer Hotbed and First Run, collaborate with companies such as Young Vic Theatre, London

1, 5 Strengthen and expand individual donor engagement

i) Establish new philanthropic channels for engagement, such as the giving circle (ie The Dark Chorus Syndicate)

Launching in June 2016

4, 5 Invest in, implement and continually improve Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to transform Company communications with our 3 types of stakeholders (Developing Programming, Attending)

i) Successfully embed within the office environment, with 100% of staff using system

CRM pending in 2016 as part of IT upgrade

ii) Collect, analyse and report data annually throughout the quinquennium

As required for reporting and for marketing analysis

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Linked Goals

Strategy KPIs 2016–2020

2016

1, 2 Invest in the development of new Australian work and choreographers

i) Commission and present 5 new works per year through Pieces for Small Spaces

Innovating on program to strive for carbon-neutral production

ii) Deliver 5 First Run events per year

5 First Run events

iii) Offer a minimum of 4 Studios Residencies per year

6 Studio Residencies

iv) Offer 1 Annual Resident Director position per year

Jo Lloyd as 2016 Resident Director

v) At least 3 works per year seeded in our development programs are presented outside LGI

We have tracked the outcomes of work seeded through LGI sector development initiatives (anticipate Dance Massive and Next Wave presentations)

1, 2, 3 Provide opportunities for international connections with local community

i) Present 1 international Hotbed residency per year

Delivered 3 during 2016: Sarah Mitchelson, Faye Driscoll and Chrysa Parkinson

2, 5 Ensure access to the Company’s resources to support the broader dance community

i) Offer minimum of 15 placements per year

10 places during Attractor, 20 places during The Dark Chorus development, plus 10 performance roles

ii) Offer reduced price studio hire to independent and unfunded artists

Space offered once Company requirements scheduled


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Linked Goals

Strategy KPIs 2016 - 2020

2016

1, 3, 5 Develop new, and nurture existing, presenter contacts

i) Maintain a Company presence at minimum of 5 key industry networking and profiling events per year

Company representatives attended APAP, ISPA, APAM, IETM, Victorian Theatre Forum

1, 5 Develop company works that are varied in scale and cost across a variety of platforms

i) Develop at least one new LGI work of a scale suitable for regional and/or small venue touring during the 5 year period

Split ready for presentation, Dance Massive 2017

3, 4 Strengthen Lucy Guerin Inc’s communications with our three types of stakeholders (Developing Programming, Attending)

i) Create and maintain physical and digital platforms for research, industry discourse, cultural exchange and audience engagement

Maintain Digital Archive, offer Hotbed and First Run, collaborate with companies such as Dancenorth

1, 5 Strengthen and expand individual donor engagement

i) Establish new philanthropic channels for engagement, such as the giving circle (ie The Dark Chorus Syndicate)

The Dark Chorus Syndicate raised $6,420

4, 5 Invest in, implement and continually improve Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to transform Company communications with our 3 types of stakeholders (Developing Programming, Attending)

i) Successfully embed within the office environment, with 100% of staff using system

CRM (Highrise) implemented in early 2016 as part of IT upgrade

ii) Collect, analyse and report data annually throughout the quinquennium

As required for reporting and for marketing analysis. Now able to track doors, repeat ticket buyers etc.

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2016

5 Contribute to LGI’s long-term sustainability by growing its financial reserves

i) Deliver a surplus in the majority of years during the quinquennium

Surplus of $10,055

ii) Maintain reserves above 14% of annual turnover each year

5 Strengthen LGI’s current mix of grant and non-grant income, to diversify and spread risk

i) Maintain government grant income at current levels

Applied for multi-year funding from Australia Council and Creative Victoria for 2017-2020. Both Successful with increases

ii) Increase proportion of non-government funding to at least 45% over the quinquennium

28% non-Govt 72% Govt

iii) Achieve annual private donation targets - overall and maintained increase on current levels across the quinquennium

Achieved $13,755 T+F $32,750

5 Invest in LGI’s people, critical to the achievement of our goals

i) Staff annual performance reviews conducted and adequate annual provision made for staff professional development

Reviews postponed until early 2017; 2016 Budget includes professional development line

ii) Maintain relationships with collaborators and key performers across multiple productions

Employing same dancers and creatives across multiple projects. Re-employed Stephanie Lake, Lilian Steiner, Robin Fox, Harriet Oxley, Paul Lim, Jessie Oshodi.

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2016

2, 5 Increase the participation of people with disabilities across all aspects of the Company’s operations

i) Reduce physical barriers to participation through relocation to an accessible venue by 2020

Submitted EOI for Contemporary Arts Precincts in Collingwood

ii) Reduce opportunity barriers by reviewing recruitment and employment policies annually

Reviewed by staff and Board

5 Improve the environmental performance of the Company and maintain our position as industry leaders in green practice

i) Implement carbon-offset initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of the Company’s touring and operations

Green Pieces for Small Spaces piloted

5 Maintain exemplary standards of Board governance and engagement

i) At least 80% attendance at Board meetings by Board members

74%

ii) Annual Board review conducted

Scheduled for December 2016

iii) Ensure that 100% of the Company’s policies are reviewed over each 2 year period

Gathered all policies into consistent format, prioritised review of Board Charter

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Documents

Lucy Guerin Inc Annual Report 2016...- The Dark Chorus - pg 14-15 - Split - pg 16-17 - Attractor- pg 18-19 - Pieces for Small Spaces 2016 - pg 20-21 - Studio Residencies pg 22-23 -