Mark Burlace

Mark Burlace is an experienced arts management professional currently serving as the Director of Artistic Planning and Producing at The Australian Ballet since July 2022. Prior to this role, Mark Burlace was the Deputy Executive Director at RISING Melbourne from April 2014 to October 2022. Additionally, Mark Burlace held the position of Executive Producer at the Melbourne International Arts Festival in April 2014, and served as Associate Director for the Auckland Festival from April 2003 to April 2014. Other notable roles include Project Director for the Queens Wharf Project / RWC 2011, Technical Director and Head of Lighting at Assembly Festival, and Sales and Marketing Manager for North America at Selecon New Zealand. Mark Burlace's career also includes experience as a Lighting Electrician at the London Palladium and Technical Director at Maidment Theatre, University of Auckland.