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General Manager
ARTS MANAGER
Tim, an accomplished graduate of the Australian Ballet School, brings multifaceted experience in dance and choreography to his role as Arts Manager. With achievements in choreography for The Australian Ballet and Queensland Ballet expanding his creative horizons, Tim leverages his Master of Business from QUT to merge his artistic flair with managerial expertise to best serve Access Arts.
Tim’s leadership skills were finely tuned during his tenure as the Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre Queensland and creator of the successful production of ‘Salon’ at The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, demonstrating his leadership and artistic vision. His professional development opportunities across Asia, the US, and Europe alongside a diploma in Dance Movement Therapy underscore his commitment to use dance for healing with a focus on passion and empathy. Most notably, his role includes the delivery of Queensland Ballet’s Dance Health program, Dance for Parkinson’s. This advocacy work for marginalised artists aligns with his broader commitment to inclusivity and representation in the arts.
Tim utilises his background in dance, alongside his leadership skills and commitment to advocacy, making him an asset to the team within his role as Access Arts’ Arts Manager. Beyond his professional achievements, he is an aficionado of dance, theatre and community events, with a love of nature and serene days at the beach with his dogs.
UNDERCOVER ARTIST FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Madeleine (Maddie) Little (she/her) is a performer, theatre maker and access consultant for the performing arts based in Brisbane. She is a proud disabled artist who enjoys working in both disability-led and safe ally-led creative environments. She believes that disabled and d/Deaf artists should be able to tell their stories on their terms, without shame, fear, or censorship.
As a leader in the disability arts sector, Madeleine currently sits on the board of Arts Access Australia and has received multiple awards: Early Career Artist Award – Australia Council’s National Arts and Disability Awards (2022), National Leadership Award – Arts Access Australia (2019), Stella Young Award – Arts Access Victoria (2018).
As an actor, Madeleine has been recognised for her performance as Dr Emma Brookner in The Normal Heart (Ad Astra Theatre) with a Matilda Award for Best Supporting Actor in an Independent Production.
Maddie is a published writer, having written for online sites like Mamamia and contributing to academia. Her published contributions to disability arts theory include ‘Hold On: Australian innovations in access aesthetics’ – Australasian Drama Studies Journal (with Dr Eddie Paterson and Dr Sarah Austin, Vol. 76, 2020), ‘Quick Trust and Slow Time: Relational Innovations in Disability Performing Arts Practice’ – The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (Dr Bree Hadley, et. Al. vol. 2, 2022) and ‘How Disability Performance Travels in Australia’ by Dr Bree Hadley with Dr Eddie Paterson, and Kath Duncan in How Does Disability Performance Travel? Access, Art, and Internationalization (Routledge 2024).
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