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After eight years with Speak Percussion, Matthias Schack-Arnott has stepped down from the position as Artistic Associate. He will however remain as one of the company’s core artists.
During his time with Speak, Schack-Arnott played a pivotal role, working closely with Artistic Director Eugene Ughetti to help shape the direction of the company. He developed an impressive body of his own work during his time, including Chrysalis (2012), Fluvial (2014), Diplopia (2015), Fault Traces (2016), Anicca (2016) and performed at Next Wave Festival, Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic (Arts Centre Melbourne), SPOR Festival (Denmark) and The Unconformity (Tasmania).
He won a number of awards including the 2016 Melbourne Prize for Music Development Award and the 2014 Green Room Award for Outstanding Work by an Emerging Artist.
