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Our Staff »Co-Founders/Directors: Samantha Chester | James Winter Samantha Chester: Co-founder/Director
Sam has been involved in the Australian arts industry for the past 15 years. Her formal training includes a BA in Dance from the University of Western Sydney, a post-graduate diploma in Arts Management from UTS and a post-graduate diploma in Movement Studies from (NIDA). In 2004 she received the Mike Walsh fellowship from NIDA and the Dame Joan Sutherland Award to travel to New York to study with American director Anne Bogart and The SITI co. She has choreographed numerous works including Bound Sonata — AdelaideFringe (2000) Peepshow1: Are you going to love me (2001) The Men’s Room, NIDA (2005), Monster Forming (2008) Trace — NIDA (2009.) She has taught for NIDA, Ashfield Youth Theatre, Shopfront Theatre for Young People and NSW Department of Education. Sam has worked for the Dance and Community Partnership boards at the Australia Council for the Arts and as the funding and research assistant for RANSW. She co-founded Queen Street Studio in 2005, which she co-directs at the FraserStudios site in Chippendale and Heffron Hall Darlinghurst. Sam has been the arts representative on the Critical Path Board. She is currently Head of Movement at Actors Centre Australia. Contact Sam Chester » Mobile: 0400 098 988 » Email: sam@queenstreetstudio.com James Winter: Co-founder/Director
A graduate of the Centre for the Performing Arts (Adelaide) in 1993, James has worked as a freelance theatre director and Community Cultural Development arts-worker throughout Australia and overseas. Founder of Brand X Theatre, James has worked with State Theatre of South Australia, State Opera of South Australia, Company B Education Program, Restless Dance Company, Big hART, Urban Myth Theatre of Youth, The Studio at the Sydney Opera House, Australian Theatre for Young People, Adelaide Institute of TAFE (Arts), Shopfront Theatre, South Sydney Youth Services, Powerhouse Youth Theatre and Carclew Youth Arts Centre. James is currently co-director of Queen Street Studio. Contact James Winter » Mobile: 0419 825 895 » Email:
james@queenstreetstudio.com
» Website: jameswinter.com.au Julia Lenton: Administrator & Marketing Coordinator
Julia Lenton is a freelance arts, theatre and music publicist and administrator. Graduating from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media & Communications and Performance Studies, Julia owes her days at university for inspiring a bizarre love of spreadsheets, group emails and the less glamorous ‘behind-the-scenes’ of the arts industry. Contact Julia Lenton » E-mail: Mobile: 0410 748 039 Kym Lenoble: Studio Event Coordinator
Kym Lenoble is a freelance events producer, promotions coordinator and pop up restaurant vigilante. Graduating with a performing arts diploma majoring in German Cabaret, Japanese Physical Theatre and Stage Combat he entered the real world with a skill-set that left his parents and many industries baffled. Through various music and theatre projects he eventually hit his stride co-launching a club night in Sydney that caused quite a controversy amongst music and club scenes. Gay Bash saw a merge of sub-cultures and mainstream fashion and music groups, attracting major Australian music and performance artists. After 3 years of living a life Leigh Bowery would be proud of, he left for London where he landed a job at Inca Productions as an assistant producer for London Fashion week amongst other major clients. He worked with a notorious super model and various fashion shows across London, acquiring experience in fast-paced high-end events. He made cameos working for major London art galleries including working on ICONIC, a music festival at the National Portrait Gallery and featuring works by such great artists as Patrick Wolf. Alongside this he ran club events and a locally sourced pop-up restaurant “Les Trois Moutiers” which one reviewer described as “bloody remarkable”. Back in Sydney in 2010, Kym became the promotions coordinator for the Sydney Festival and used his skills to collaborate with major sponsors and artists to create event solutions that would leave everybody smiling. Currently employed as Studio Event Coordinator at Queen Street Studio, he enjoys making events happen and still finds time to work on his various pop-up sustainable restaurant dreams. Contact Kym Lenoble » E-mail: Mobile: 0432 082 434 Rhys Morris: Web developer, designer and marketing consultant
Rhys owns and operates Righteye Creative, a Sydney design company which has been a major supporter of Queen Street Studio since its inception. Rhys has a BA in Visual Communication and Design from Wellington, Aotearoa/NZ. Righteye carries out low cost and volunteer work for the theatre and independant art communities wherever possible and has proudly donated to Queen Street Studio its time and resources on marketing, design, internet content and from 2006–2011 was a member of the Board of Management. Contact Rhys Morris » righteye.com.au Louise Chan: Intern
Louise currently studies Event Management at the International College of Management Sydney (ICMS) in attaining a Macquarie University degree. Having only just graduated from high school last year she has worked at numerous companies such as for the International Events as an Event Assistant and at Marco Polo Hotel Hong Kong where she completed a priceless internship. She is thrilled to work with Queen Street Studio and can't wait to explore the creative bubble of this industry.
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