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Antonia Seymour, Executive Director: Arts on Tour
Antonia has been the Executive Director of Arts on Tour since 2016. She brings to Arts on Tour a rich knowledge of the performing arts sector and touring as well as a deep interest in the social impact of arts experiences and the mental wellbeing of artists and arts workers. Her previous roles include Producer & Development Manager at Urban Theatre Projects, Associate Producer at Performing Lines, Head of Marketing and Sales at theLyric Hammersmith in London and Marketing Manager at Sydney Dance Company.Antonia is an alumna of Social Leadership Australia’s Sydney Leadership program and Australia Council’s Emerging Leadership Program. She is also Co-Chair of PYT Fairfield and sits on the board of De Quincey Co.
Lauren Eisinger, International Development Manager, Circa
Originally from Sydney, Australia, Lauren is now based in London where she works for Circa Contemporary Circus as International Development Manager. Prior to taking the role in 2019 she was Festival Programmer and Producer for Underbelly, programming 600 shows a year into their festivals across the UK including Underbelly Festival Southbank, Underbelly Edinburgh as well as Christmas in Leicester Square for Westminster Council and Edinburgh’s Christmas.
She has been Project Manager for Sydney Festival programming Circus City and working on large scale outdoor events including Symphony Under the Stars. As a freelance producer she has toured circus and theatre work across Australia through her independent company,Lauren Eisinger Productions, orchestrated the Australian premiere of symphonic spectacular, The Magical Music of Disney with Walt Disney Music and fostered young artists at Warehouse Circus Inc.
A graduate of the University of Sydney, she is now studying the coveted Executive Masters in Cultural Leadership through the Royal Academy of the Arts in London and Maastricht University in The Netherlands, graduating 2021.