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Collaborative projects

I use my skills as a lighting designer and dramaturg to collaborate with dancers and contemporary performance makers in creating original performance works. ​
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​Scenography exhibition
Ka emiemi (2023)
Aotearoa NZ Nations and Regions Exhibition              
Prague Quadrennial of Space and Performance Design, Czechia, 2023
NZPQ  team: Austin-Stewart, J., Berge, F., Crawford, T., Draper, C., McCabe, M., Smith, H. van Beek, P., & Zwart, N.
Curator: Rollandi, M. Commissioner: Foster,  S.

Finalists 2024 Best Design Awards, DINZ,
​Exhibition & Temporary Structures: NZPQ23 Ka emiemi
PQ23
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STOA | Choreographic Season  (2018)
NZ School of Dance , Te Whaa, Wellington

​Role: Lighting Designer and Lighting Design mentor


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The Caretaker (2017)
 La Mama Theatre, Melbourne

Role: Dramaturg, Lighting Designer
Created and performed by Allen Laverty
with collaborator Tamara Kirby

 

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​The Right Unravelling  (2015)
Art Block 876, VCA, Melbourne

Role: Creative and Technical collaborator, Lighting Designer
For Choreographer: Zac Jones

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Dreamlogic  (2015)
Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne

Role: Lighting Designer
For Choreographers: James Welsby and Amy Macpherson
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Zero Zero (2014)
Dancehouse, Melbourne Festival
fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne 
(2013)  
Teatro Mayor, Bogota, Colombia (2013)  

Choreographers / Performers: Tony Yapp & Yumi Umiumare
Composer / Performer: Matt Gingold
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​Role: Lighting Designer
Nominated - Dance: Concept and Realisation - Green Room Awards (2013)

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Moths Are Calling (2014)
Fort Delta Gallery, Melbourne
Art Space 876, VCA


Concept, Choreography and Performance: Janette Hoe
Composition, Music Performance: Ria Soemardjo
Lighting design and live light performance: Paula van Beek



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Cimarrón (March 2014)
Created and Performed by Sally Lewry
Metro Arts, Brisbane


Creator/Director/Performer: Sally Lewry
Co-Developer : Xanthe Beesley
Performer: Tamara Natt
Designer/Collaborator: Priya Namana
Sound Designer/Collaborator: Rob Jordan
Lighting Designer/Collaborator: Paula van Beek

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Ten Worlds (2013)
Dancehouse, Melbourne
devised by The Space Between Performance Collective
directed by Helen Smith


​Role: Lighting Designer



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photo credit: Jeff Busby
The Blue Hour (2011)
Masters of Choreography Season
Margaret Lawrence Gallery, VCA
Dance Animateruing Masters project exploring liminal spaces and multiplicity of self.
Role: Creative and Technical collaborator
For Animateur Michelle Ferris


“Call yourself, give yourself names” – Luce Irigaray 

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Project X  (2011)
Exploration Season
La Mama Theatre, Carlton, Melbourne

Solo performance exploring the many personas of X.
Role: Collaborator, Dramaturg and Outside Eye
For Animateur Xanthe Beesley
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CREATURE ( 2011)
Theatreworks
St Kilda, Melbourne VIC
Choreographer:  Gabrielle New
with The Space Between Performance Collective
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​Role: Lighting Designer

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6/7 Empty (2011)
Peacock Theatre
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
Lismore City Hall, Lismore, NSW

Supported by Kultour

Choreographer / Performer: Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
​Role: Lighting Designer, Tour Production Manager

Original Masters of Choreography Season ( 2008)
Studio 45, VCA, Melbourne
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The Void ( 2009)
The Nicholson Building, Melbourne
With Choreographer / Performer: Gabrielle New

​Role: Lighting Designer
A boutique butoh performance performed for 15 people in the corridor on the seventh floor of the Nicholson Building, Melbourne.
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Reality Bytes (2010)
A Mixed Reality event
Live at the Watermill Center (Long Island, NY);  ‘inworld’ in Second Life (virtual Watermill Center) and streaming to the IDEA Lab, University of Melbourne
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Concept, Creation and Performance: Georgie Roxby Smith
Performance: Fernando Gallardo
Dramaturgy: Paula van Beek



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Human Flame Forest (2009)
Durational performance installation
Carpark of Lucy Guerin Studios as part of 'With the Lot'

With Choreographer / Performer: Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal

Role: Co-creator, Lighting Designer , live light operation 

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Dark Tourists ( 2008)
A full length dance theatre work
Te Whaea Theatre, Wellington, NZ

Role: Lighting Desinger

Choreographer: Malia Johnston
Director: Emma Willis

Made in Wellington, NZ & Melbourne, Australia
Paula van Beek (c) 2024
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