The Mill is thrilled to announce Caleena Sansbury as the recipient of the 2023 First Nations Program Coordinator role.
The Mill’s First Nations Program Coordinator role is a new industry pathway, focussed on training First Nations artists and arts workers to develop administrative, program coordination, curatorial and producing skills.
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Caleena Sansbury is a proud Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Kaurna woman. She is also a proud mother to her three year old son. Caleena’s interests as a performance artist draws from cultural and contemporary dance, theatre, storytelling and choreographing. She is a graduate from NAISDA Dance College.
Caleena has worked nationally and internationally with companies/choreographers: Vicki Van Hout in; Long Grass & Les Festivities Lubrufier, Thomas E. S. Kelly; [MIS]CONCEIVE, Karul Projects; SSHIFFT, Insite Arts; Our Corks Bubs & Saltbush, Polyglot Theatre; Tangled and Legs On the Wall; The Man With The Iron Neck.
Caleena has also worked as a producer at Melbourne Fringe 2018. Caleena performed in Taree Sansbury’s work as performer in mi:wi touring to South Australia with Country Arts SA and Vitalstatistix. More recently Caleena is currently a dancer and rehearsal director of the South Australian First Nations dance collective Tjarutja.
