Artistic Director & Head of Choreography Collaboration The Project / Project Y Paul Malek is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and Bartuccio’s Dance and Promotions Centre. He has had extensive training in many dance styles, including:classical ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, character, kinetic awareness, improvisation, dance making, folk dancing, acrobatics, lyrical and hip hop. His choreography was featured on two episodes of Channel 10’s third season of So You Think You Can Dance. Paul was awarded Best Choreographer and People’s Choice for his work Collection of Forgotten Treasures at Short Sweet Dance Melbourne 2010. Also Best Choreography for Unanswered! Short Sweet Dance Melbourne 2011. 2 and a half years ago Paul founded Collaboration The Project & it’s youth component Project Y and since such time since has written, choreographed & produced the shows iOVERLOAD (Project Y), Stratagem, Climax, Parkland Avenue, Down The Rabbit Hole, Beat ‘N’ Move Euphoric, Inhale The Showcase, An Evolution Of Love, Time – A Story Of Youth (Project Y). He has directed the Immersed Melbourne Dance Industry Night 2009, featuring Rhonda Burchmore, and has produced Something Blew – A Triple Bill & It Sounds Silly (Project Y). His latest youth work MOVE premieres in June 2011.
Paul travels around Australia and Internationally conducting Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz, Commercial Jazz, Lyrical and Movement workshops for all ages. Paul has developed a 12 level Jazz syllabus for Australian Teachers of Dancing, which is now taught in schools throughout Australia, Asia, United Kingdom and Norway. He is also on the board of directors for the company’s international division, and in this role has travelled throughout Asia and the United Kingdom with a tour of Canada scheduled for July 2011. Paul is co-founder and owner of Metropolitan Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA Australia), a performing arts school located in Seddon. He also teaches & choreographs for numerous full time institutions, such as Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, Dance World Studios, The Space Dance and Arts Centre, Patrick Studios Australia, The Edge Performers School and Spectrum Dance. www.collaboration-project.com www.projecty.biz