LIMEN

Limen explores the shifting experience between human and performer, tracing the boundary from the pedestrian to the performative. Blurring the lines between reality and representation, the work exposes the raw, often unseen moments that shape an artist’s journey.

Limen delves into our profound relationship with the art form, how it consumes, defines, and at times, isolates us. The pursuit for acceptance can lead to a quiet loneliness, a pressure to morph ourselves to fit ever-changing expectations. Yet, within this tension lies something deeply human. Limen is a meditation on presence, resilience, and the vulnerability of the artist, revealing the beauty of humanity in a performative context where fragility and strength exist in tandem.

Artist involved: 

Jayden Hicks - Choreographer 

Jayden Hicks is a multidisciplinary artist, creator, educator, mentor and current Artistic Director of Transit Dance. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Jayden is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of artists and fostering creativity within the community, his career spans performance, choreography, and artistic leadership. Jayden’s performing arts journey includes notable credits with esteemed companies such as Opera Australia, Vertical Shadows, Melbourne Ballet Company, and Collaboration the Project. His standout role in Yours Truly earned him nominations for a Green Room Award and a Victorian Dance Award as Best Male Dancer in 2013. In 2016, Jayden became Artistic Director of Origins Dance Company, where he passionately developed young talent and produced acclaimed works including an international collaboration with The National Youth Dance Company of Scotland. During this time, Jayden produced the Australian Dance Award-nominated Transit Regional Creative Project, Dance Architect, and UNDRGRND Melbourne. Since joining Transit Dance in 2015, Jayden distinguished himself as a principal artist through acclaimed productions such as BOYZ, Small Parameters, ID, and Fuze. His appointment as Associate Director in 2022 marked a pivotal step in shaping the company’s artistic vision. In 2024, Jayden became Artistic Director, a position that has allowed him to expand his passion for mentoring emerging artists across diverse disciplines while fostering creativity, innovation, and excellence in the performing arts.Jayden’s collaborative endeavors include serving as Rehearsal Director for Cass Mortimer Eipper and Alice Topp during Project Animo’s premiere season, And Now We Move On, in 2021.In 2023, he served as Creative Associate for The Australian Ballet's 60th Anniversary Season, Identity, working alongside Alice Topp. That same year, his choreographic work Opus enjoyed a successful tour across regional Victoria.

Chimene Steele-Prior - Dancer

Originally from Darkinjung Country, Chimene has worked as a performer with an array of independent artists and companies. Most recently, Chimene performed in Project Animo’s inaugural season in 2022 in works by Alice Topp, Cass Mortimer-Eipper, Izzac Thomas and in solo work In Real Life by Kristina Chan. Chimene joined Australasian Dance Collective in 2023 for Lucie in the sky, by Amy Hollingsworth and in 2024, she was engaged to perform Future Cargo by Requardt and Rosenberg (UK) throughout the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Chimene worked extensively with Opera Australia between 2011-2021, touring throughout Australia and China. Chimene’s choreographic work has been presented at the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Lawler Theatre, Dancehouse, Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub and the Winter in Banyule Festival. Her solo work INFORMATION II was nominated for a Green Room Award for Concept and Realisation in 2015. Recently, Chimene has been exploring larger scale choreographies on students at Transit Dance, NICA, and Albert Park College. Chimene is a Certified Counter Technique Teacher and is passionate about facilitating dancers’ connection to joy and trust in their own bodies.

Arianna Marchiori - Dancer, Producer, M.Collective Artistic Director 

Arianna Marchiori was born in Padua, Italy and gained her first experience at Il Balletto di Castelfranco Veneto. At the age of 16 she moved to the USA to continue her training at the Boston Ballet School and graduated at San Francisco Ballet School. She began her career with Dortmund Ballet, Germany until she moved to London to perform with internationally renowned companies including English National Ballet, New English Ballet Theatre. She then continued her artistic journey working and touring with Ballet Ireland. Arianna’s repertoire continued to expand when she moved to Estonia and started working at Teater Vanemuine as a soloist. There she performed solo roles in works choreographed by Wang Yuan Yuan and Petr Zuska. In 2021, Arianna was invited to join the National Ballet of Ostrava as a soloist. Her vast repertoire includes soloist roles in Dangerous Liaisons by Krzysztof Pastor, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Corsaire, Nutcracker, Rossini Cards by Mauro Bigonzetti and Hora by Ohad Naharin. Since moving to Melbourne, Arianna has immersed herself in the creative scene, utilising her skills in event planning and production to curate unique experiences for audiences. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for bringing ideas to life, Arianna has established herself as a versatile professional, dedicated to fostering creativity and community in her endeavours. 

Molly Haringsma - Dancer

Molly is a multidisciplinary contemporary dance artist from Melbourne/Naarm. A graduate of the Brent Street School of the Performing Arts in Sydney, with a Diploma in Elite Performance, specialising in Classical Contemporary dance under the guidance of Jessica Hesketh. During her time at Brent Street, she had the opportunity to perform graduation works by renowned choreographers such as Cass Mortimer-Eipper, Neale Whittaker, and Jessica Hesketh.Immersing herself in the contemporary dance scene across Australia, Molly has performed as an independent artist in various events, including Sydney Fringe and commissions for the Central Coast Council. Her diverse performance background spans live immersive productions, musical theatre, and, in 2022, a season at the Sydney Opera House as part of the French cabaret L'Hotel, directed by Craig Ilott.In 2023, Molly returned to Melbourne, where she joined the Transit Dance Company for their regional tour of OPUS by Jayden Hicks. She also participated in a creation season, performing works by Chimene Steele-Prior, Paul Malek, and Prue Lang.Molly continues to freelance throughout Melbourne while also traveling across Australia and internationally to pursue invaluable secondment opportunities. She engages with choreographers and dancers from diverse backgrounds, who continue to inspire her dance practice.This is Molly's first performance season with M.Collective, and she is thrilled to be surrounded by supportive collaborators and fellow artists.

Jessica Thompson - Dancer

Jessica trained at the Australian Ballet School and holds an Advanced Diploma of Dance (2003). She has danced as a company artist with The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company, touring extensively throughout Australia, Europe, the UK, the USA, South America and New Zealand. In 2011 she was awarded an Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant to undertake artistic development in Europe and India. Her performance repertoire is vast and includes works by George Balanchine, Rudolph Nureyev, Krzysztof Pastor, Kenneth McMillan, Stanton Welsh, Rafael Bonachela, Graeme Murphy, Stephanie Lake, Alexander Ekman, Gideon Obarzanek, Lee Serle, Gabrielle Nankivell, Alice Topp and Jacopo Godani. In 2023 she performed as a guest artist with The Australian Ballet as part of their 60th birthday celebration seasons in Melbourne and Sydney. She also collaborated Yuiko Masukawa in creation and performance of her work “Yugen” for Frame festival in Melbourne. She is committed to honesty and sustainability in her relationship to environment, community and history through the expressive capacity the body and approaches dancing as medium for embodied presence offering endless possibilities for intimacy, freedom and human connection.

Nicole Corea - Dancer

Nicole Corea is a Juilliard graduate (BFA 2000) who has spent 25 years building a highly accomplished career in New York City and abroad as a dancer, choreographer, educator and rehearsal director. She has performed with some of the most prestigious dance companies and choreographers in NYC, including Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Ballet Hispanico, Elisa Monte, Ballet Memphis, Vladimir Varnava, and numerous productions at the Metropolitan Opera. She has travelled across the globe as a guest teacher for master classes, workshops, conventions and lectures in countries including the USA, Rwanda, Japan and across Europe. Nicole has also acted as répétiteur and rehearsal assistant for Lar Lubovitch, Elisa Monte, and numerous independent choreographers, setting work in tertiary institutions, pre-professional organisations and companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, UC Irvine and Marymount Manhattan College and the Steps Repertory Ensemble. She has created her choreographic works in festivals and companies in the U.S., including Ballet Memphis, Ballet Hispanico ChoreLab series and the Ubumuntu Arts Festival in Kigali, Rwanda.In Australia, Nicole has worked in creative residency with choreographer Xanthe Geeves to create an original work to be performed by the Australian Ballet and taught classes for the Australasian Dance Collective, Transit Dance, Lucy Guerin and Queensland College of Dance. Most recently, she performed in the Metropolitan Opera's productions of "Onegin" and "Tannhauser", served as a guest choreographer for the Victorian College of the Arts, guest instructor for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the Joffrey Ballet NYC and the Dance International Program at the Jikei Colleges in Japan. Nicole is currently an Associate Lecturer in Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts BFA programme, a freelance choreographer and a coach to pre-professional and professional dancers throughout Melbourne. She continues to work in the U.S. with the Joffrey Ballet School and as a co-founder and choreographer of the NIJAD Dance Artists, based in NYC. 

Katherine Avgerinou - Violinist

With over two decades of experience, Katherine is a classically trained violinist who seamlessly blends tradition with innovation. A graduate of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki in Greece and currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Music Practice at the University of Southern Queensland, she brings both depth and versatility to her craft. While deeply rooted in classical music, she embraces a contemporary approach, integrating a diverse range of genres—including pop, RnB, rock, folk, world music, contemporary, jazz, theatre, and EDM—into her performances. Her career spans numerous solo and ensemble appearances, including roles as concertmaster and principal violinist with orchestras and ensembles across Australia and internationally. In addition to live performances, she is also a composer, creating original works that further showcase her artistic vision.