Michelle
St Anne
Artistic Director
Michelle St Anne
Founder, Artistic Director & CEO
Michelle St Anne is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Theatre) and currently holds the position of Honorary Associate at the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, the Conservatorium of Music, and the Institute of Criminology at the University of Sydney. Michelle is also a founding member of the Sydney Environment Institute, where she served as Deputy Director of Operations, Engagement, and Impact from 2018 to 2022. During this time, she was a member of the Greenpeace General Assembly, further solidifying her dedication to environmental and social justice through her artistic practice.
As the Founder and Artistic Director of The Living Room Theatre since 2000, St Anne has produced, directed, and performed in 28 original works. A deeply respected and rare theatrical artist, she is renowned for her immersive and intimate performances that offer profound audience experiences through symbolic and sensory-driven storytelling. Her work engages with site-specific architecture, audience movement, and embodied participation, using elements such as lighting, scent, sound, and temperature to shift perceptions of violence and the female body, leaving a lasting impact long after the performance ends.
St Anne’s practice challenges the conventions of collaboration and devises to rewrite bodily and societal scripts. She has worked with esteemed local artists and academics across the globe. Her work has been performed in Janet Laurence’s Requiem, (Sydney Festival 2021) and Ensemble Offspring (Sydney Festival 20-20, 21, 22).