Team
BalletLab is lead by a highly regarded and active management team who contribute to enrich the presence, achievements and goals of the company.
Phillip Adams, Artistic Director/Choreographer
Phillip Adams is the founder and Artistic Director of BalletLab, forming the company upon his return home from New York in 1998. Phillip is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and his performing arts background spans a 25 year career in contemporary dance. Phillip lived and worked in New York for a decade after being awarded the ANZ International Fellowship Award in 1988. He was a member of several leading dance companies and worked with many independent choreographers including BeBe Miller, Trisha Brown, Irene Hultman, Sarah Rudner, Amanda Miller, Donna Uchizono and Nina Wiener to name a few.
Amelia Bartak, General Manager & Producer
Amelia Bartak is the General Manager/Producer of BalletLab, joining the company in 2009 in time for the premiere of Miracle, tours to Denmark and USA, the development of Aviary, the Trilogy for MONA FOMA in 2011and Amplification's remount at the C.U.B. Malthouse. She brings a diverse range of management and marketing skills to BalletLab from various professional and academic positions over the past twenty years. Amelia has worked as a sessional academic at RMIT and at Deakin University in the post-graduate Arts and Entertainment Management program. Her background is in Fine Art and Arts Management with a wide range of practical experience in the field as an artist, curator, event manager and in marketing, as well as consulting to a range of private clients. Previous employers include Stompin', Southgate Arts & Leisure Precinct and Centre for Contemporary Photography.
Michelle Shergold, Finance Coordinator
Michelle Shergold joined BalletLab in the role of Finance Coordinator in early 2010. She currently works for Nexia ASR as a Corporate Book-keeper/Assistant Accountant/MYOB trainer and is completing a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University. Michelle has over twelve years of financial and office management experience across the corporate and retail sector, bringing a pragmatic and practical approach to the BalletLab office.
