New stories told in new ways.

kdmindustries creates bold and inventive contemporary performance experiences.

Founded in 2009 by director/designer Mark Haslam, the company explores intimate personal stories drawn from the isolation of urban and virtual environments as a way of revealing unexpected connections within the contemporary experience.

To explore these multi-faceted environments the company brings together established and non-traditional theatre artists to create a unique hybrid performance style that mixes text, movement, evocative sound tracks and a heavy use of projected image from a range of technological sources.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Mark Haslam

Mark's practice is a hybrid of technical production, design, direction and performance, with a particular focus upon raw performance styles and the integration of media into contemporary performance. He established kdmindustres in 2009 as a vehicle for cross-artform collaborations and remains as the company's Artistic Director. Prior to this he directed around 15 premieres of new Australian and international work from playwrights such as Martin Crimp, Gary Owen and Stephen Sewell.

He has worked with many leading Australian and international contemporary arts companies and practitioners across performance, dance, music and visual arts practice and has toured work across 4 continents. He has built major projects with Societas Raffaello Sanzio, erth Visual and Physical, Marregeku, Branch Nebula, Stalker Theatre, The Farm, Legs on the Wall, Force Majeure, Company B and Sydney Theatre Company as well as unique festival performances with artists such as Wesley Enoch, Nigel Jamieson and Shaun Gladwell.

He has lit some of the worlds top DJs (Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Sasha) and fashion houses (Alexander MacQueen; Gucci).

He is based in Fremantle, Western Australia.