Photo by Leiko Manalang
Jess Lesosky and Sheshtin Honey
Permission Granted: Performance Praxis
SAT 23 AUG 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Platform Arts Performance Space
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Jess Lesosky and Sheshtin Honey lead a workshop on using intersecting art forms—movement, sound design, conversation, and play—to gently disrupt beliefs and behaviours shaped by societal norms.
Permission Granted is a bold, playful, and exploratory performance project. This workshop invites participants to unpack and play with the intersections of pleasure, laughter, power and social conditioning in our lives. In this artist-led workshop, collaborating artists Jess and Shesh will encourage participants to query and gently disrupt beliefs and behaviours shaped by societal norms and ingrained assumptions.
"Facilitated by two women with vulvas, bringing both partnered, solo, and queer perspectives, this workshop is grounded in lived experience and invites an open, inclusive, and courageous space for exploration. Our practice is non-hierarchical and collaborative, embracing horizontal leadership where all voices are valued. Through intersecting art forms—movement, sound, conversation, and play—we’ll create space to experience and contribute to the co-creation of new, embodied work."
—Jess Lesosky
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Jessica Lesosky (she/her)
Jessica is a Canadian-born dancer, performer, and dance/movement therapist. She trained with the National Ballet of Canada before transitioning into contemporary dance with the Toronto Dance Theatre. Jessica holds a Graduate Diploma from RMIT in Visual and Performing Arts (Dance/Movement Therapy).
Her career spans collaborations with artists across multiple disciplines, fuelled by a passion for inclusive play and the creative process. Collaboration and performance making highlights include working with Blink Dance Theatre, Writhe,Back to Back Theatre Of Speed, Lisel Zink, and Glen Shea.
Jessica’s work and arts practice supports creativity, mobility, communication, and social connection. She designs workshops to nurture relationships and emphasize the connection between body, environment, and community. As an experienced facilitator, teacher, and performance maker, her practice embraces creative risk, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experimentation. She celebrates relationships through movement, art, and wisdom, supporting spaces for growth, expression, and innovation.
Sheshtin Honey - Composer / Musician / Sound Design / Producer / Visual Artist
An award-winning artist who has toured both nationally and internationally with theatre productions and rock bands.
Their composition history ranges from live improv, soundscapes, Alt Classical, Post Rock, Doom, Electro, Alt Folk, Appalachian Thrash, Witch House & Dark Wave. Theatre composition highlights include working with Back to Back Theatre, Permission Granted, Writhe, Glen Shea, Skin of Our Teeth, APA and Project Connect. Bands include Whiskey n Snacks, Made of Steam, Presbyterian Merrimaker, Seascapes of the Interior, Dandelion Wine and Winter Palace.
Most recent work is composing the film score for short art film “Agincourt” by Back to Back Theatre, a co commission with ACMI and premiering in June 2025. This is currently screening on loop, in Gallery 3 at ACMI Melbourne until Feb 2026.
Sheshtin is passionate about inclusive arts practice. This is evident with their work with Back to Back’s programs, Theatre of Speed, Come and Make Performance (CAMP) alongside many community projects. Sheshtin has illustrated this passion most recently by curating and championing deep dive co-facilitation at CAMP Northside 2024, wherein they successfully made space for neurodiverse community members to work with guest artists, transitioning them into workshop leaders at the event.
