Macon Escobal Riley
Macon is an Australian-Filipino dancer and performer. Since graduating from Tertiary study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Macon has worked on a varied range of projects with independent practitioners and contemporary dance companies. He has performed in Co3 Contemporary Dance’s seasons of Archives of Humanity (Perth festival 2021), Gloria (2022), Carnivale (2023), and Architect of the Invisible (2023). Offbase Dance Companys season of ‘You Are’ (Perth 2022), and Joined the team of performers in Marrugeku’s production of ‘Jurrungu Ngan-ga Straight Talk’, touring nationally across Australia and internationally through Germany, Italy, and Switzerland (2021 – 2023 ongoing). His Practice has a focus on exploring the spectrums of tension and release, and is inspired by spontaneity, duality, and evolution.