Sandra Fiona Long is a writer and theatre maker working across performance, installation, site specific, multi-media and sound based works, based on the land of the Kulin Nations in Australia. She especially creates performance works based in voice, music and sound, working with collaborators crossing forms, age, culture and perceived abilities. Highlights include writer/director of The Swallows in June 2024, (nominated for Green Room awards in lighting, set and sound design), writer/director for Of Frogs, libretto with percussion with composer/co-creator Ria Soemardjo, Darebin Arts Speakeasy 2022, writer/director of Hades Fading (Hades Memudar) with Indonesian company Mainteater in Bandung and Melbourne for AsiaTOPA 2020, writer/performer of Birdcage Thursdays, Big West Festival, 45downstairs, and regional Victoria tour with la Mama mobile 2017, writer/performer solo work Pancake Opus at La Mama 2015/18, writer of Duets for Lovers and Dreamers (recipient Ross Trust Script Development award) at fortyfivedownstairs 2010, writing, performing and co-directing several versions of The Mud Goddess, (JTDS) with Deden Bulqini, performing in ArtJog festival and Lombok community festival of New Media in 2023, and Director/translator of tri-lingual performance Happy 1000 1000 Bahagia (Innovation of Form award Melbourne Fringe Festival, Green Room Nomination Innovative New Form 2000). She co-created a number of headphone works including two audio lead walks with Ria Soemardjo- Murmuring walk commissioned by Macedon Shire at Sanitarium Lake on Dja Dja Warrung land and Swallow Walk for Fuse Festival Darebin. Sandra has a Masters in Writing for Performance and a Grad Dip in Theatre Making (Animateuring) from the Victorian College of the Arts, and also has a degree in drama and Indonesia language, including Indonesian drama and literature, and regularly collaborates with Indonesian artists, translating and co-creating theatre work. sandrafionalong.com