Gabrielle Vincent

Gabrielle Vincent (she/her) is a curator and producer of live performance from Tāmaki Makaurau. From 2020 – January 2023 she was Artistic Director of Tauranga Arts Festival, where she had the privilege of programming multidisciplinary arts experiences for Tauranga Moana.

Previous to this role, Gabrielle worked at Tempo Dance Festival as Senior Producer and at Basement Theatre as Programming Director. Gabrielle’s curation practice is focused on community-centred projects that authentically connect with audiences.

What does leadership look like to you?

For me, strong leadership is generous and gentle. It is about being a great listener, communicator and collaborator, creating a space where a person can bring their whole self to the conversation. There is a supreme power in connection; it enables us to achieve more than we ever could on our own. It supports actions that are genuine and surprising.

How does your community show up in your practice?

I see my role as creating space and context for my favourite people – artists. What excites me about the process of curation is the opportunity to support collaborations between artists and watch a community build around a work or a programme of work. The audience is also a huge community of focus for me, I find joy in treading the line between serving artists and serving audiences and facilitating unique and surprising connections through ideas.