Bangarra Rehearsal Director – so you want my arts job?

Rehearsal Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre shares his transition from performer to leader, and why culture matters.
A middle-aged First Nations man wearing a khaki shirt looking towards the camera in a neutral but friendly expression.

Bangarra Rehearsal Director Rikki Mason began his dance journey at 17, but even at that age, he has already received accolades for his athleticism, including as a junior world champion fighter.

Mason formally trained at the Australian Dance Performance Institute in Brisbane before joining L’École-Atelier Rudra Béjart in Switzerland. His stint at Bangarra Dance Theatre began in 2014, first as a performer, then returning into a leadership role in 2024.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_