Force Majeure has appointed Nick Power as its new Artistic Director and CEO, marking a new chapter for the contemporary dance-theatre company. Power becomes the third artistic leader in the company’s more than 20-year history.

Founded in 2002 by Kate Champion, Force Majeure established itself as a leading innovator in contemporary performance, redefining the relationship between movement and storytelling in works such as The Age I’m In and Never Did Me Any Harm. From 2015 to 2025, Danielle Micich expanded the company’s reputation for visceral storytelling and influential artist development programs.

Force Majeure’s Between Tiny Cities. Photo © Thoeun Veassna

Power is widely recognised as a pioneer of devised hip-hop dance in Australia, integrating street styles with contemporary choreographic practice. His works include Cypher, Between Tiny Cities, Two Crews and Deejay x Dancer, and he is the recipient of the 2018 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship and the Creative Australia...