Conference 2026
Schedule
Registration
Advertise at #ASPAH2026
Keynote Speakers
The Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare is announcing our
17th Annual Conference, Flourish: Health for All in the Performing Arts, to be held on 21 – 22 November 2026.
This conference will be held both face to face on Gadigal Country at Cliftons Sydney Margaret Street, and online with live presentations, Q&A sessions, workshops / movement sessions and break-out networking opportunities.
IN PERSON FEES
Early Bird Pricing / Standard Pricing
Full Conference (2 Days)
ASPAH Member: $400 / $455
Non-Member: $500 / $555
Full Conference (2 Days) Concession
ASPAH Member: $340 / $385
Non-Member: $395 / $445
One Day
ASPAH Member: $300 / $345
Non-Member: $375 / $420
One Day Concession
ASPAH Member: $255 / $290
Non-Member: $295 / $335
ONLINE FEES
Early Bird Pricing / Standard Pricing
Full Conference (2 Days)
ASPAH Member: $240 / $260
Non-Member: $280 / $300
Full Conference (2 Days) Concession
ASPAH Member: $120 / $130
Non-Member: $140 / $150
One Day
ASPAH Member: $170 / $190
Non-Member: $190 / $210
One Day Concession
ASPAH Member: $85/ $95
Non-Member: $95 / $105
All prices are in AUD
Please note, early bird pricing ended on Friday, 23 October 2026
Concession rate is for full time students and holders of an Australian Commonwealth Pensioner or Health Care Card
****2026 Conference event recordings will be made available to REGISTERED delegates.
Only events that were consented to be recorded by their presenter will be distributed***
GROUP BOOKINGS
Group booking rates will be available for our 2026 Conference!
Gather 3 or more members from your organisation, attend together and save 30% off any registration type.
For group bookings, please email admin@aspah.org.au
A downloadable PDF version of the schedule is available here.
Morwenna Collett
Accessibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
An accomplished leader, practitioner, consultant and facilitator with experience in government, the arts, not-for-profit and university sectors, Morwenna has worn the hats of CEO, Board Director, senior leadership team member, lecturer, researcher, trainer and advisor. Morwenna runs a national consultancy practice specialising in access, diversity, equity and inclusion. She has worked closely to support a range of large and small organisations to help them improve their practices,with recent consulting clients such as Creative Australia, Screen Australia, the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Questacon, the National Gallery of Australia, MCA, Blazing Swan Festival and more.
Morwenna is currently a member of the Festivals Board at Create NSW, Board Director of the Peggy Glanville Hicks Trust and a member of the Disability Council NSW. She chairs Equity related committees for Sydney Festival, Sydney Fringe and Performance Space and is a member of the Perth Festival’s Access Committee and several Community of Practice Groups for the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner. She has previously been CEO of Accessible Arts and held various senior leadership positions at The Australia Council for the Arts (now called Creative Australia). Morwenna completed a Churchill Fellowship, exploring inclusive music programs, venues and festivals which actively engage disabled people across the USA, UK and Ireland. Her work is influenced by her own lived experience as a disabled musician.
Morwenna holds a Masters in Music, is also an Affiliate of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia (ACAA) and a member of The Inclusion Circle network. She was awarded Griffith University’s outstanding young alumnus award in 2022, and has been a finalist for awards with Australian Women in Music and the Disability Leadership Institute.
When she’s not busy consulting, you can find Morwenna sewing, playing the flute or hanging out with her cheeky monkey child!
Tegan Lowe
Executive Director of Ausdance QLD
Teagan Lowe is the Executive Director of Ausdance QLD, where she leads strategic initiatives focused on strengthening safeguarding, health and wellbeing, education, advocacy and sustainability across the dance sector. She is a driving force behind child safeguarding and wellbeing initiative designed specifically for dance and leads sector-informed approaches to embed safe practice standards.
A graduate of The Australian Ballet School, Teagan enjoyed an extensive international performing career as a Principal Artist with Sydney Dance Company and later as an Artist with The Australian Ballet. Her career included performances at major international festivals, galas and industry events, alongside work in film and television.
Beyond performance, Teagan has worked internationally as a choreographer, creative director, teacher, coach and mentor, including work on Dancing with the Stars USA and global luxury events for Balmain Paris. She also served as Associate Artistic Director alongside Graeme Murphy AO, developing extensive experience in arts leadership and production.
In 2020, Teagan retired from the stage as Principal Dancer and Dance Captain at Opera Australia to focus on education, mentoring and wellbeing, while completing her Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology). She has since completed other degrees in adolescent counselling and mental health.
Most recently, Teagan served as Health & Wellbeing Manager at The Australian Ballet School, leading multidisciplinary wellbeing initiatives supporting elite dancers through evidence-informed health, mental health and safeguarding frameworks.
Teagan is widely recognised for her ability to bridge elite performance practice with contemporary wellbeing, safeguarding and educational leadership, helping shape safer and more sustainable futures for young people in dance.
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Rates, Sizes and Format
Deadline
30 October, 2026 for payment and jpeg or camera-ready copy
Program booklet
Format: Colour, approx. 48 x A4 pages
Electronic distribution to conference delegates (50+ delegates are anticipated)
Electronic distribution for a fee after the event available when accessing the recordings
Distribution: 2-day annual online conference – national & international delegates (performing arts healthcare)
Exposure: 3+ days
Page size
| Full page ad: | 25cm height x 17cm width | $210 |
| Half page ad: |
12.5cm height x 17cm width | $150 |
| Quarter page ad: |
12.5cm height x 8.5cm width | $95 |
| Strip ad: |
3cm height x 17cm width |
$25 for one, $15 for each additional page |
Format
JPEG preferred
CONTACT: admin@aspah.org.au
Partnership Hybrid Conference
Package
Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss your specific needs with us, we can tailor a package for you!
Exhibitor Zoom Room / Table at the Conference Venue
The opportunity to scroll slides of your products, and chat to delegates of the conference. This could be online or face to face at our conference. We are happy to discuss your individual preferences.
Full Page Colour Ad in Electronic Conference Program
25cm height x 17cm width
Scrolling Slide Advertisements at the commencement of each session
2x Conference Registrations
This includes the opportunity to not only attend lectures, but also network with delegates.
Social Media Posts
ASPAH will post across the event that you are supporting our #ASPAH2025 Online Conference.
TOTAL – $1100
CONTACT: admin@aspah.org.au
ASPAH Conference 2026: 21 – 22 November
Flourish: Health for All in the Performing Arts
The Conference Working Group of ASPAH has prepared a set of guidelines to assist potential presenters for the annual conference to prepare and submit abstracts.
There are 4 presentation categories in 2026 outlined below.
Each category has a description and a template for formatting, including subheadings and character count. Please ensure you read the general guidelines and specific guidelines for each category.
Submissions which do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED 11.59pm AEST ON MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2026
General Abstract & Outline Submission Guidelines
These instructions relate to all categories of abstracts and outlines for submission.
Please note that we are encouraging any person with professional experience, wisdom or science related to the health and wellbeing of performing artists to present at the conference.
- To ensure blinded review, do not include any information that could identify you in the abstract / outline section of the submission templates. That is:
no presenter/author names or affiliations. Please also remove any references that could identify the presenter by replacing with XXXX (e.g. the Jane Smith School of Dance would become the XXXX School of Dance). - Please include the names and affiliations of all authors, and provide the name and contact information for the author who intends to present the research at the conference, if invited.
- All original research that involves human participants must have institutional human research ethics committee approval, and must state as such in the abstract submission. Any research submissions that do not state that they have appropriate ethics approval will not be accepted to present.
- Please keep a copy of your abstract/outline as a Word (or other) document to safeguard against loss of work in the case of any technical problems with the online submissions.
- You must use the headings provided in the relevant template for your proposed presentation.
- Please note that the biography will only be published if your submission is accepted for presentation.
- If your abstract/outline is accepted for presentation at the conference, you will be required to register for the event in order to present your work.
- Abstract/outline submissions close 11.59pm AEST on Monday 22 June, 2026.
- Corresponding authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission in approximately 6 weeks of this deadline.
Abstract/Outline Categories and Submission Portal
Practitioner Wisdom
Teachers, coaches, educators, rehearsal directors, physicians and clinicians can gather profound insights into the psychological and physiological problems faced by performers. This wisdom, which is often supported by education and research, can be instructive to other performing arts practitioners. The Practitioner Wisdom category of presentations offers those with an extensive history of working with performing artists an opportunity to share insights based on their personal experiential knowledge. Please note that all submissions need to comply with jurisdiction privacy laws when using names, images or videos of other people. Presentations will be 20 minutes in duration including 5 minutes for Q&A.
Interventional and Descriptive Research
This includes any original research that studies the effect of any intervention to improve the health, wellbeing and performance of performing artists. These include but are not limited to surgical, pharmaceutical, physical and psychological interventions. Descriptive studies include normative, epidemiological, and correlation studies, as well as non-intervention case studies and qualitative studies. Please note that all original research that involves human participants must have institutional human research ethics committee approval, and must state as such in the abstract submission. Any submissions that do not state that they have appropriate ethics approval will not be accepted to present. Presentations will be 20 minutes in duration including 5 minutes for Q&A.
Literature Reviews/Conceptual Analysis
This includes systematic, narrative and scoping reviews of the literature relevant to the health, wellbeing and performance of performing artists. It is important to translate the results of the review/analysis to the practice of performing arts practitioners. Presentations will be 20 minutes in duration including 5 minutes for Q&A.
Workshops/Movement Sessions
These sessions should be interactive in format. They should offer participants practical experience and insight into clinical and training strategies that support the health, wellbeing and performance of performing artists. Presentations will be 40 minutes in duration including Q&A.