A head and shoulders photo of a light-skinned woman with brown eyes and long brown hair that falls over her shoulders in waves. She is wearing a ribbed grey t-shirt. She is smiling gently at the camera.

Caleena Sansbury

Associate Artist (she/HER)

Caleena Sansbury is a proud Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Kaurna woman. She is also a proud mother to her three year old son. Caleena’s interests as a performance artist draws from cultural and contemporary dance, theatre, storytelling and choreographing. She is a graduate from NAISDA Dance College.

Caleena has worked nationally and internationally with companies/choreographers: Vicki Van Hout in; Long Grass & Les Festivities Lubrufier;, Thomas E. S. Kelly; [MIS]CONCEIVE, Karul Projects; SSHIFFT, Insite Arts; Our Corks Bubs & Saltbush, Polyglot Theatre; Tangled and Legs On the Wall; The Man With The Iron Neck.

Caleena has also worked as producer at Melbourne Fringe 2018. Caleena performed in Taree Sansbury’s work as performer in mi:wi touring to South Australia with Country Arts SA and Vitalstatistix. More recently Caleena is currently a dancer and rehearsal director of the South Australian First Nations dance collective Tjarutja.