Who We Are - dance: made in canada

Yvonne Ng

Artistic Director / Co-Festival Director / Curator

Yvonne Ng is a dancer, choreographer, presenter, producer, curator and arts educator. She is the Artistic Director and creative instigator behind tiger princess dance projects, which has been in operation…

Janelle Rainville

d:mic/fac Festival Co-director

Janelle has stage-managed for over 35 dance companies and independent choreographers including the National Ballet of Canada, Dancetheatre David Earle, Danny Grossman Dance Company, tiger princess dance projects and Peggy…

Jeff Morris

d:mic/fac Festival Co-director

Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. After leaving Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990 – 1995).…

Lina Cruz

Curator, Cruz Series

Montreal choreographer Lina Cruz founded her company, Fila 13 Productions, in 2003 and has presented her work in festivals and events at local, national and international levels. Cruz has a…

Matjash Mrozewski

Curator, Mrozewski Series

Though he spent most of his 25-year career based in Toronto, choreographer and director Matjash Mrozewski recently moved to Montreal to take up the position of Associate Director of the…

Kathleen Smith

Dancefilm Programmer

Kathleen Smith is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker. She was editor at The Dance Current, Canada’s National Dance Magazine, until 2014 and writes regularly about dance, performance and the arts…

Arun Srinivasan

Production Manager/Lighting Director

Deanna Galati

Philanthropist and Partnership Officer

Sam Hale

Arts Encounters and Front of House Manager

Laura Cournoyea

Company Manager and Community Activator

Jennifer Lee

Box Office Manager

Rebecca Walsh

Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors

James Beamish – accounting on aircraft // dance stumbling foreigner // shy so bluster

Richard Lee – I act, I fight, I toil all day. I grow communities and always have my say. I am an actor / fight director / sound designer and theatre admin.

Michael Plauntz – Chartered Accountant-knits & spins & figure skates & dances vicariously. Technical, balanced with creativity. Always organized, with remarkable insight.