the artists

banula marika and janet munyarryun - elders and consultants

Claire Voss

Claire Voss, born in France, trained at the Conservatoire de Paris and earned a First-Class BA in Dance from Kent University. She performed with Dortmund Ballet, Zurich Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, and West Australian Ballet (until 2022). Voss has worked with renowned choreographers like William Forsythe and George Balanchine, performing principal roles such as the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker) and Myrtha (Giselle).

Floeur Alder

Floeur Alder has danced with Leigh Warren and Dancers, Tasdance working with over 20 choreographers, Strut Dance and Ochre Contemporary Dance Company. A Churchill Fellow, she has traveled and worked extensively in Europe and Australia. Floeur is now an independent artist creating work for Ochre, WA Ballet and independent shows. She joined GLNTDC in 2022 to perform in Wanga. Throughout all this time she has been teaching at WAAPA, Tasdance, Ochre, WA Ballet Company and numerous other dance schools.

Zachary wilson

Zachary, a Perth-based performer and WAAPA 2020 graduate, completed his Honours with LINK Dance Company. At WAAPA, he worked with choreographers like Cass Mortimer Eipper and Didier Théron. He performed in Raewyn Hill’s Archives of Humanity with Co3 for the 2021 Perth Festival. Originally from Darwin, Zachary has performed with NTDC in Wanga: Spirit (2022), was an understudy for The Other Side of Me, and joined Lang’s residency at The Australian Ballet's Baya Rakarum.

Alex Abbot

Alexander Abbot, a WAAPA graduate from Canberra, has performed nationally and internationally. Transitioning from hip hop and breakdance to contemporary dance with QL2 under Ruth Osbourne in 2012, he has worked with SLIDE Youth Dance and Darwin High School in Darwin. Alex starred in the award-winning Hofesh in the Yard (2021) with STRUT Dance and performed in NTDC’s award-winning The Other Side of Me (2023-24), and Wanga: Spirit (2022).