Stephanie Lake, born in Saskatoon, Canada, and raised in Launceston, Tasmania, is a multi-award-winning choreographer and dancer based in Melbourne, Australia. She is the artistic director of the Stephanie Lake Company and Resident Choreographer of the Australian Ballet. Her major works include Manifesto, Colossus, Replica, Pile of Bones and AORTA, which have been performed internationally at renowned venues such as the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, the Dublin Dance Festival, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Stephanie has received numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award and two Australian Dance Awards. In 2013, she was appointed the first Resident Director of Lucy Guerin Inc. and worked as a choreographic assistant at the Lyon Opera Ballet. She has created works for various companies, including the Sydney Dance Company, Chunky Move, and the Queensland Ballet. She has also worked in the fields of theatre, film, visual arts and music videos. Her projects include large-scale public initiatives such as Moving 100 and Multiply in 2020. Stephanie is a member of the advisory board of the Victorian College of the Arts and an ambassador for the youth dance company Stompin in Tasmania. Since the 2025/26 season, Stephanie Lake has been Artist in Residence with the Semperoper Ballett.