2025 Rise Up Gala
Performance Facilitators

CHLOE LOFTUS

Chloe Loftus is a force of nature when it comes to dance, captivating the public’s imagination through unique choreographic works for over two decades.

Born in Italy and raised in New Zealand, Chloe made her way to the UK to study dance in London and founded Chloe Loftus Dance. She has since made her mark as a dancer choreographer, and mass movement director. She has won awards, numerous commissions, grants, and she has collaborated on large-scale projects.

Her work is routed in contemporary dance-theatre, specializing in outdoor works, aerial harness dance, and contact improvisation.

Once more calling New Zealand home, Chloe continues to tour internationally, cultivating connection, creativity, and bolstering communities through awe-inspiring outdoor works.

GREG KOLBE

Greg has worked as a rigger for circus, theatre, film, and aerial dance shows all around the world. His rigging journey started touring as an acrobat with small trad circuses in New Zealand and he has since worked as an acrobatic rigger on three Cirque du Soleil shows. When he is not enabling artists to take to the air, he is either climbing or paragliding in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.