QL2 Dance welcomes Alice Lee Holland as new Artistic Director and bids Ruth Osborne Farewell
In September 2024, QL2 Dance officially welcomed Alice Lee Holland into the role of Artistic Director. Originally from Boorloo (Perth) Alice is a graduate of WAAPA (Bachelor of Arts, Dance) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Master of Fine Arts, Performance and Choreography). Over the past 20 years she has lived and worked in Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland, with organisations including Dancenorth, Chunky Move, Circa and Strut.
Alice has mentored countless young dance artists as sessional lecturer at WAAPA and the VCA, and as Artistic Director of STEPS Youth Dance Company. During her tenure, STEPS received seven nominations for the Australian Dance Awards and won in 2015 for Fights and Flights – and performed at the Dance and the Child International Congress in Taiwan (2012) and Copenhagen (2015). In 2019 Alice was the Artistic Director for the ‘Australian Youth Dance Festival – International: Revolutions per Minute.’
Alice also works deeply in the community space. In 2019 she created SIMULCAST for Chunky Move, which featured 300 dancers age 8-80. From 2019-2024, Alice led the Community Experience Program for Dancenorth Australia. Alongside the ongoing outreach programs, Alice led two new creations with and for the community – SAFETY NET featuring 24 local teenagers, and DEEPER THAN DANCING – an inclusive, celebratory three-year program that generated three short dance films, a new production and immersive dance experiences in Gurambilbarra (Townsville).
Later this month, QL2 will bid farewell to founding artistic director Ruth Osborne. The celebration is open to all connected to Ruth through QL2 Dance and beyond – current and past dancers and their families, choreographers, teachers, staff, supporters, near and far.
The event will take place from 3 pm – 5 pm on 23rd October at Gorman Arts Centre. Please RSVP for catering purposes.
For those not able to attend, QL2 invites you to create a video message, to be compiled by QL2 and gifted to Ruth. Please note these video messages will not be shared publicly. You are also welcome to send a photo or written message if you prefer.
Please send to QL2 – admin@ql2.org.au – no later than Friday 18 October, 2024.
Alice Lee Holland, Photo credit Amber Haines