Founder + CEO
Diane Busuttil
Founder
Diane Busuttil
Diane Busuttil is a dance artist, educator, and filmmaker whose work is recognized in Australia and internationally. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance from The University of Western Sydney, and a Masters Research Degree from Macquarie University, Sydney. She has worked as an independent curator, choreographer, and performer for many years throughout Australia, Europe, and Asia. In 2000, after studying BODY at the International Women’s University in Germany, she relocated to Berlin and toured major dance and theatre festivals in Germany, Asia, USA, and Europe with various leading dance and theatre companies. In Australia, she has collaborated with Rosalind Crisp, Igneous Inc, Circus Monoxide, and The Farm. She believes in supporting the arts and its importance to cultural life and community, as well as inspiring creativity and a more expansive sense of what our lives can be. As an artist, she is drawn to working with mixed mediums, such as music, theatre, visual arts, and digital technology.
In 2018 she initiated Creative Caring which uses dance and theatre programs that focus on the union of arts and health. Creative Caring's dance, theatre and drama programs benefit the community and increase physical and mental health through inclusive social engagement and creative co-creation & exploration. These collaborative community programs are regularly delivered to aged care facilities with a focus on dementia support.
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Diane conducts Spring for Seniors, a dance theatre workshop program for over 55s, at the Sydney Opera House monthly for over two years. The program has recently been doubled due to popular demand, proving that older bodies need movement and joy in their lives.
Since 2022, she has been working on collaborative socially engaged projects with The CAD Factory .
Meet the Creative Caring Team
Creative Caring comprises a group of dynamic artists and practitioners specializing in dance, theatre and music programs that bring healthy aging to your aged care home, dementia support unit, and/or community event.
