Tanya Kalmanovitch
CREATOR, PERFORMER
Tanya is a Canadian musician, scholar, and author known for her breadth of critical inquiry and spirited engagement with the central issues of our time. Trained at the Juilliard School, her research and creative projects explore the complex ways that music is shaped by, and helps to shape, history and society. Tanya has been named to the Grist 50 Fixers, is an artist-in-residence with the Climate Action Network Canada, a Public Voices Fellow of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, and a co-founder and Mission Circle Lead of SCALE/LeSAUT, a network mobilizing the Canadian arts and culture sector in the climate emergency. She is co-Principal Investigator of the Future Arts Initiative at New York University, an Associate Professor at The New School in New York City and has also taught for over a decade at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Born in Fort McMurray, Alberta, she now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
Andrew Boudreau
MUSICIAN
Andrew is fast making a name for himself on the international jazz stage. One of eight Canadian musicians to receive the Astral Artist Prize at the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Andrew is also the recipient of the OPUS Prize for Jazz Concert of the Year in Quebec. Andrew has completed a Master of Music at the New England Conservatory, Bachelor of Music at the Schulich School of Music (McGill University), and ARCT Diploma (Piano Performance) from the Royal Conservatory of Music. A native of Truro, Nova Scotia, Andrew currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
www.andrewboudreaumusic.com
Andrew Boudreau
MUSICIAN
Andrew is fast making a name for himself on the international jazz stage. One of eight Canadian musicians to receive the Astral Artist Prize at the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Andrew is also the recipient of the OPUS Prize for Jazz Concert of the Year in Quebec. Andrew has completed a Master of Music at the New England Conservatory, Bachelor of Music at the Schulich School of Music (McGill University), and ARCT Diploma (Piano Performance) from the Royal Conservatory of Music. A native of Truro, Nova Scotia, Andrew currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
www.andrewboudreaumusic.com
Katie Pearl
DRAMATURG
Katie is a director, playwright, and co-Artistic Director of the Obie-winning company PearlDamour, with whom she creates interdisciplinary, often site-specific work. Recipient of four Map Fund, two NEA, and a Creative Capital Award; commissions include Trinity Repertory Theater, The American Repertory Theater, The Kitchen, the Whitney Museum, PS122, Walker Art Center, and the Contemporary Arts Center/New Orleans.
www.katiepearl.com
Vicki Stroich
Vicki is Artistic and Environmental Programs Manager at Caravan Farm Theatre, a professional outdoor theatre sited on the unceded, traditional territories of the Secwépemc Nation and the Syilx Okanagan Nation in the North Okanagan, BC. Vicki is a dramaturg, nonprofit leader and community builder with over 20 years of experience. Designing and hosting creative spaces and fostering collaboration are Vicki’s great passions. She helped establish and leads the annual Caravan Farm Theatre National Playwrights Retreat. Prior to joining Caravan Farm Theatre full time, Vicki was based in Calgary and worked as Engagement Director for Alberta Ecotrust for over 3 years and with Alberta Theatre Projects for almost 17 years. In the past five years, she been exploring the intersection of the art and environmental sectors by participating in local and national programs and committees that bring the work of artists and environmental communities together. She has a BFA Drama from University of Calgary and an Extension Certificate in Social Innovation and Changemaking from Mount Royal University. She is a Board Member for the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts. Vicki has received a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for her work on new Canadian plays.
Vicki Stroich
Vicki is Artistic and Environmental Programs Manager at Caravan Farm Theatre, a professional outdoor theatre sited on the unceded, traditional territories of the Secwépemc Nation and the Syilx Okanagan Nation in the North Okanagan, BC. Vicki is a dramaturg, nonprofit leader and community builder with over 20 years of experience. Designing and hosting creative spaces and fostering collaboration are Vicki’s great passions. She helped establish and leads the annual Caravan Farm Theatre National Playwrights Retreat. Prior to joining Caravan Farm Theatre full time, Vicki was based in Calgary and worked as Engagement Director for Alberta Ecotrust for over 3 years and with Alberta Theatre Projects for almost 17 years. In the past five years, she been exploring the intersection of the art and environmental sectors by participating in local and national programs and committees that bring the work of artists and environmental communities together. She has a BFA Drama from University of Calgary and an Extension Certificate in Social Innovation and Changemaking from Mount Royal University. She is a Board Member for the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts. Vicki has received a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for her work on new Canadian plays.
Louise Casemore
Louise is an artist advocate, prairie nuisance, and two-time Sterling Award winning playwright. Based in Alberta on Treaty 6 and 7 Territory, she is the recipient of the ATP/Enbridge Playwright’s Award, was shortlisted for the inaugural John Palmer Award from the Playwright’s Guild of Canada, and is a 2023 Edmonton Artist Trust Fund honoree. Original plays include OCD, Functional, GEMINI, and Undressed, which premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in 2022. Louise remains active in the wider community by way of dramaturgy, teaching, curation, and sector research; and in 2021 she released the long-range national study on new play development, “Surveying The Landscape” (commissioned by Alberta Playwright’s Network). She is a member of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada, LMDA, the Citadel Theatre Dramaturgy Lab, and recently completed an MFA in Theatre Practice from the University of Alberta.
Anton deGroot
Anton is a set, light and sound designer based in Calgary, Alberta, and an occasional teacher of scenography and what-not at the University of Calgary. Some fun things he’s worked on lately: STRUCK, GIANT, Tomorrow’s Child (Ghost River); The Importance of Being Earnest, Noises Off! (Theatre Calgary); Misery, Clue, Murder in the Studio, Nine Dragons (Vertigo); Brontë: the World Without, HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island (Stratford Festival); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia! (Stage West); Macbeth, GOBLIN Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare Company). When he’s not working or doing work related things, Anton likes to ride his blue bike around down by the rivers, and is always doing some good old-fashioned world-building for his D&D games.
Anton deGroot
Anton is a set, light and sound designer based in Calgary, Alberta, and an occasional teacher of scenography and what-not at the University of Calgary. Some fun things he’s worked on lately: STRUCK, GIANT, Tomorrow’s Child (Ghost River); The Importance of Being Earnest, Noises Off! (Theatre Calgary); Misery, Clue, Murder in the Studio, Nine Dragons (Vertigo); Brontë: the World Without, HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island (Stratford Festival); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia! (Stage West); Macbeth, GOBLIN Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare Company). When he’s not working or doing work related things, Anton likes to ride his blue bike around down by the rivers, and is always doing some good old-fashioned world-building for his D&D games.
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