CREATIVE TEAM

PRODUCER - WRITER - DIRECTOR - CHOREOGRAPHER - PERFORMER

Hannah Tasker-Poland (She/They - Welsh/Pākeha) is a multi-faceted artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. Their professional body of work spans almost 20 years as a dance-artist, choreographer, director, producer, stage and screen actor, stunt performer, SPFX performance specialist, burlesque artist, dance/movement tutor and newly accredited Intimacy Director & Coordinator.

They have worked with many of the countries notable companies and productions including Borderline Arts Ensemble, Atamira Dance Company, Footnote New Zealand Dance, World of Wearable Arts, The Playground NZ, Auckland Theatre Company ('The Made', 'Lysistrata', 'Chicago', 'Cabaret'), ‘Ghost In The Shell’, ‘The Hobbit’, ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ and ‘Spartacus’ and as a founding member of The New Zealand Dance Company, touring throughout Australasia and Europe.

Hannah is the director of projectMUSE, a project-based arts company creating innovative, compelling and visually stunning interdisciplinary performance works that showcase powerful storytelling and performance from a queer feminist perspective. Her most recent full-length works include ‘The Most Naked’ (2021 - 2023) which has enjoyed a slew of sold-out seasons.

A 2008 graduate of Unitec with a BA in Contemporary Dance, Hannah regularly facilitates dance and movement workshops and is a guest dance tutor at various secondary, tertiary and professional dance spaces. 

PERFORMER

Lucy completed her dance training at UNITEC, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts majoring in Contemporary Dance. 

Lucy was  a founding member of The New Zealand Dance Company, performing for the company for the following eight years, touring across New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. 

Lucy now works as a freelancer, performing and working closely with many different companies and choreographers here in New Zealand.  Lucy dances and choreographs for commercial dance company Diamond Entertainment and Vospertron Performance Group. Lucy has also danced for Black Grace Dance Company, World of Wearable Arts, WOMAD, Splore, Tempo Dance Festival, Auckland Cabaret Festival and The New Zealand Body Art Awards.

CO-PRODUCER - PRODUCTION MANAGER - SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

In his 18 years as a Performance Artist and Technician, Emmanuel has been fortunate enough to work across many facets of the industry. His training as a dancer has seen him tour across the world and NZ with many notable companies and productions. Manu has worked with Atamira Dance Company, World of Wearable Arts Award Show, is a regular collaborator with the Borderline Arts Ensemble and through his four years with Footnote New Zealand Dance was able to work with some of the country's top choreographers including Ross McCormack, Sarah Foster-Sproull, Malia Johnstone, Alexa Wilson, Kate Macintosh and Lisa Densem.

Beginning at a young age helping his father construct and paint props, puppets and stage sets, Manu transferred this experience on as he joined the Q Theatre Technical team as a mechanist in 2017 and is now one of their Senior Venue Technicians. He is a freelance Set Designer/Fabricator, out of his workshop ATELIER 01 as well as a freelance Production Manager.

He produces and production manages original works with his partner Hannah Tasker-Poland, through her company projectMUSE, as well as his own, IVRE+MORT.

CO-PRODUCTION MANAGER - STAGE MANAGER - SOUND OPERATOR

Coming from a full-house of theatre practitioners, Billie started her  career as a performer, both in stage & film, and soon found a  passion for the technicality of backstage production. 

Starting her  journey in Stage Management, she uncovered her niche for the wild world  of cabaret and circus. Choosing to specialise in this field, Billie has  spent the last 7 years working on incredible productions both here and  abroad, all whilst bringing up her beautiful baby girl. 

Having previously experienced The Most Naked as a patron, she knew the  opportunity to work alongside this incredible team was not to be missed.

SPECIAL EFFECTS PROSTHETICS ARTIST

Yolanda Bartram is the owner of BODYFX, New Zealand’s leading face and body art company. Her company specializes in specialFX for film and TV, medical industry as well as face painting, makeup and Bodypainting.

Yolanda has been painting people for over 20 years and has won numerous international and National awards, including double World championships. She travels the world for demo body paints, teaching and judging.

Her main job in New Zealand is to inspire, teach young artists and create FX products that are being used in the film industry as well as being sold in the BODYFX shop. Further she uses body art for corporate work and personal projects. Yolanda and her work have been featured in many newspapers, magazines and tv shows.

Hannah and Yolanda have worked together in SPFX for 20 years now - Hannah's longest running artist-muse relationship - and Yolanda has been a key collaborator of projectMUSE since its inception in 2017

PHOTOGRAPHER

From Champagne (France), Jocelyn is a documentary and portrait  photographer interested in recording change and continuity in society,  particularly in New Zealand where he has lived for more than 10 years.

Jocelyn  obtained an Art Degree from his home town 'Ecole des Beaux-Arts [Art  School]' in 1989, then moving to Paris, obtaining his Masters in  Information Technology.

Jocelyn came back to professional photography  after his arrival in New Zealand, in 2000. He photographed what could  be the first published book shot in Digital in 2002.

For the past  10 years Jocelyn photographed many subjects, from food photography, to  portraits, fashion or botany and had multiple exhibitions such as 'Roman  Rigodans' & 'Alter Ego: I Is Another'. He has been trusted to  capture the creative process of many NZ artists including Hannah  Tasker-Poland and 'Orchids'. Jocelyn was a finalist for New Zealand  Geographic photographer of the year in 2011 and 2012