Choreography

Jennifer Aoki

Jennifer Aoki (she/her) is a Japanese Canadian performance and emerging choreographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She is inspired by the infinite possibilities of human movement, and she strives to build meaningful connections through her creative work. Her work celebrates the intersectionality of her identities […]

Suzanne Liska

Suzanne Liska is a teacher, choreographer, dancer and researcher specializing in somatic practices, contemporary dance/theatre, Japanese artforms and physical partnering. She has choreographed and danced in works for CanAsian KickStart, DanceWorks CoWorks, Dusk Dances, and Dance Matters, receiving grants and awards through the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, York University and SSHRC (Canadian Graduate […]

Mio Sakamoto

Mio Sakamoto is a Toronto based performer, choreographer, and certified Kaeja Elevation teacher originally from Japan. Sakamoto graduated from The School of Toronto Dance Theatre in 2017. In 2018, she trained at B12 Festival and Nuova Officinal Della Danza. Over the past few years, she has performed (selected) Crépuscule by Marie-Josée Chartier, October Sky by […]

David Shimotakahara

David Shimotakahara is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of GroundWorks DanceTheater dedicated to the creation, production and presentation of new work in Dance. Based in Cleveland OH, since 1998 this group of outstanding artists has introduced dance lovers and neophytes alike to an experience that is unconventional, yet deeply human and resonating. GroundWorks continually […]

Jay Hirabayashi

Jay Hirabayashi was born in Seattle, Washington in 1947, but grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, Cairo, Egypt, and Edmonton, Alberta. He has a B.A. degree from the University of Alberta and a M.A. degree from the UBC in Buddhist philosophy. In 1978, Hirabayashi began a career as a dance artist. After performing with several prominent […]

Denise Fujiwara

Denise Fujiwara is a choreographer, dancer, teacher and presenter. EUNOIA, her multimedia adaptation of Christian Bök’s award-winning book was premiered by World Stage at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, and received three Dora nominations; it was named one of NOW’s Top 5 Dance Shows of 2014, and has begun national touring. In 2015 she was a […]