Jacob Boehme

Jacob Boehme is a Melbourne born and raised artist of the Narangga and Kaurna Nations, South Australia. He is the founding creative director of Yirramboi First Nations Art Festival, recipient of the 2018 Green Room Award for Curatorial Contribution to Contemporary and Experimental Arts. Jacob is a multi-disciplinary theatre maker and choreographer, creating work for the stage, screen, large-scale public events, and festivals. He is currently the recipient of the 2018 Australia Council for the Arts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship and the Artistic Director for of Geelong After Dark. He is also the writer and performer of the critically acclaimed solo work Blood on the Dance Floor and recipient of the 2017 Green Room Award Best Independent Production. Jacob currently sits on the board of directors for Dance House and Polyglot Theatre and is a member of the Ministry of Culture Taiwan South East Asia Advisory Panel. He holds a master's degree in playwriting and a master's degree in puppetry from the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne, Australia.