The Australian choreographer and dancer Lucy Guerin AO will step down as Artistic Director and CEO of Lucy Guerin Inc (LGI) at the end of 2026, bringing to a close a 25-year tenure that has reshaped the landscape of contemporary dance in Australia and established the company as an internationally recognised force.

Lucy Guerin. Portrait © Ross Coulter

Guerin founded LGI in 2002 as a vehicle to support the creation and touring of her own choreographic work. Over more than two decades, the organisation has grown into a major centre for contemporary dance practice, supporting artists, developing new work and fostering experimentation, collaboration and discussion across the sector.

“After 25 years, I’ve decided to step down as Artistic Director of LGI to explore new directions in dance,” Guerin said. “I founded the company in 2002 to support the making and touring of my dance productions, but over the years it has become so much more than that.”

Guerin said the opportunity to investigate and expand her choreographic practice through LGI had been “rare and precious”, adding that her ongoing relationship with dance would continue beyond the company.

“I...