MEDIA
PODCASTS

Managing the Business of a Creative Practice
Podcast: Creative Exchange
Broadcaster: ArtsHub & Creative Victoria
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ArtsHub‘s Managing Editor, Madeleine Swain talks to Geoffrey Lim and Selene Bateman, who share their wisdom and practical tips on how to successfully run a creative enterprise and the types of experts – such as financial or marketing professionals – you may like to consult along the way.

Behind the Scenes Podcast
Podcast: Behind the Scenes
Broadcaster: Vision Australia – Chris Thompson
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A follow up story interviewing Geoffrey Lim, the Executive Director of Cypher Culture, after the recent interview with Efren Pamilacan and TNA member of the month.

Geoffrey Lim
Podcast: Studio 1
Broadcaster: Vision Australia
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Geoffrey discusses his career, losing his sight, learning to use a white cane, and the organisation he founded to help other street dancers in Victoria “Cypher Culture”
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Australian Dance Bienalle Summit
RISING Festival, June 2026
Invited speaker at the inaugural National Dance Summit, Flinders Street Station Ballroom. Delivered opening reflections, then presented sector data, drawing on National Arts Participation Survey findings, to speak to the growth of public engagement in dance. Also joined a roundtable panel on Participation as a Pathway Represented Cypher Culture and the street dance sector among Australia’s major dance companies and presenters.

Audience Futures: Lessons from the National Arts Participation Survey
Creative Australia
Part of Creative Australia’s Audience Futures series, unpacking findings from the 2025 National Arts Participation Survey with a focus on what motivates people to attend live events. Discussed audience motivation from a street dance and grassroots community perspective, alongside major-festival and strategy voices.

Street Dance in Focus: Unpacking the Report
Cypher Culture, February 2026
Delivered as part of On&On Festival, by Cypher Culture. This panel was hosted by Arts Centre Melbourne with the support of Creative Australia. The panel discussed findings from Cypher Culture’s report Street Dance in Focus: Practices, communities and futures in Australia.

Breaking Barriers: Putting Accessibility into Practice
Victorian Tourism Industry Council, April 2025
Speaker at this seminar for the visitor economy sector, sharing lived experience as a deafblind person navigating events and public spaces in the city. Made the case to tourism, hospitality, and event businesses that accessibility and inclusion in programming makes business sense, given the scale of the accessible market.
PUBLICATIONS

Stage Magazine – Cypher Culture Spotlight
Arts Centre Melbourne Magazine
A look at Cypher Culture’s collaborations with Arts Centre Melbourne

Creative Australia Leadership Case Study
Creative Australia Annual Report 2025
Looking at Geoffrey’s leadership development through Creative Australia’s programs.

Creative Australia Governance Case Study:
Creative Australia Governance Hub Case Study
A piece about Geoffrey’s governance journey.

Street Dance in Focus Media Release
Creative Australia’s article on Cypher Culture’s research
Read the article: https://creative.gov.au/news-events/news/young-diverse-and-deeply-connected-new-research-reveals-face-australian-street