Mayumi Lashbrook (she/her) is a Japanese Canadian settler who seeks to expose, challenge, and rectify systems of oppression by creating innovative, introspective and inclusive dance theatre. She sees embodiment as at the crux of world making, providing alternatives to unconscious thought and oppression. Her primary practices span performance, choreography, production and education. She strives to increase connection, visibility and diversity in the Canadian arts landscape through on and off stage initiatives; she aims to create spaces that pursue an equilibrium of artistic excellence and compassionate care. Mayumi is the Co-Artistic Director of Hamilton based Aeris Körper, mentee of Denise Fujiwara of Fujiwara Dance Inventions and practitioner of Dreamwalker Dance’s Conscious Bodies methodology. She is excited to be joining the dance: made in/fait au canada Festival team to produce engaging, relevant and poignant podcasts on The ‘D’ Word.