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Artists

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Kathleen Rea

Director

Kathleen Rea danced with Canada’s Ballet Jorgen, National Ballet of Canada & Tiroler Landestheater (Austria). She fell in love with contact improvisation 22 years ago & has been involved in the community ever since. She has choreographed over 40 dance works and has been nominated for 5 DORA awards. Kathleen has a learning disability which means writing takes 6 times longer than average. It is one of life’s mysteries that despite this struggle she loves writing and is a published author (The Healing Dance). She has a Master’s in Expressive Arts with a minor in Psychology. She is a certified teacher of the Axis Syllabus and Buteyko Breathing. She is the director of REAson d’etre dance, a Toronto not-for-profit dance company that is contact improvisation based and produces a weekly jam, a Film Fest, and dance theatre productions. She has autism & works to educate the world about neurodiversity. She developed the well-read REAson d’etre dance Dance Jam Guidelines (download here) which over the past 20 years have influenced consent culture in the contact improvisation worldwide community. She also is the founder of the Contact Improv Consent Culture Blog. Kathleen Rea's Demo Reel 

SOME OF REAson d'etre dance Artists over the yearS

Luke Anderson -Zoomprov (2022)


Sofia Castillo Ardines- Dancing with the Universe (2022)


Aya Belsheim- Close Knit (2007)


Johanna Bergfeldt - VIVID (2002), Studio VIVID (2005), VIVID (2006)


Arthur Bernard - Contact Dance Film Festival Headline Artist (2015)


Piotr Biernat - Fleeting (2002)


Travis Birch - VIVID (2006)


Tom Brouillette - Fleeting (2002), Long Live (2008)


Braydon Cairns -Dancing with the Universe (2020 & 2022)


Yves Candau -  Unraveling (2011)


Dawn Carlton- Bodies in the Moment (2002), 


Vivian Chong - Dancing with the Universe (2020 & 2022)


Bill Coleman - Men's Circle (2017)


Courtnae Bowman - VIVID (2002), Elysian (2002)


Bess Callard - Studio IRE (2005), IRE (2006)


Dianne Chappitus - Bodies in the Moment (2001)


Monique Comeau - Close Knit (2007)


Eryn Dace-Trudel - Fleeting (2002)


Sid Ryan Eilers - Dancing with the Universe (2022) 


Amy Ehrhardt - Close Knit (2007)


Samantha Farruggio - Unraveling (2011)


Anna Finkel - Studio IRE (2005), IRE (2006)


Nicole Fougère - Marrow (2003)


Miranda Forbes - Unraveling (2011) 


Francisca de la Mora- Bodies in the Moment (2002)


Sharon Fridman- Contact Dance Film Festival Headline Artist (2015)


Nickeshia Garrick- Dancing with the Universe (2022)


Ella Gladstone - Lapinthrope (2005)


Amy Hampton- Elysian (2002), Fleeting (2002), Marrow( 2003) 


Anna Hein- Lapinthrope (2005), Frauenmythos (2000)


Tom Hui - Bodies in the Moment (2002)


Dwain Jones - Bodies in the Moment (2002


Pam Johnson - Bodies in the Moment (2001), VIVID (2006)


Janet Johnson - Unraveling (2011)


Robert Halley- Long Live (2008)


Allen Kaeja - Bodies in the Moment (2002), Lapinthrope (2005), Men's Circle (2017)


Karen Kaeja - Bodies in the Moment (2002), Fleeting (2003), Marrow (2004), IRE (2006), Long Live (2008), Unraveling (2011), Dancing with the Universe (2020 & 2022)


Andre Kamienski - Contact Dance International Film Festival (2017)


Kirstie Keenan - Unraveling (2011)


Ryan Kostyniuk - Dancing with the Universe (2022)


Ben Lansberg- Dancing with the Universe (2020)


Emily LeBlanc - Etched (2019), Dancing with the Universe (2020)


Marlene Latour - Close Knit (2007), Long Live (2008)


Paul Lewis - Men's Cirlce (2017), Querying Gender (2022)


Suzanne Liska - Close Knit (2007), Long Live (2008), Unraveling The Tight Weave (2011), Thread Bound (2019), Dancing with the Universe (2020 and 2022)


Taylor Lorette - Close Knit (2007)


Sarah MacDonald - Unraveling (2011)


Steff Mendolia - Contact Zoomprov (2022)


Mayumu Minakawa - After Jam Concert Series


Shiela Muir - Bodies in the Moment (2001-02), Frames (2002), VIVID (2003)


Eva Muller- Frauenmythos (2000)


Emma Murray - Pieces of Undressing (1999)


Kousha Nakhaei - Men's Circle (2017)


Rudi Natterer - Men's Circle (2017), Dancing with The Universe (2022)


Yvonne Ng - Fleeting (2003)


Malgorzata Nowacka - VIVID (2002), Lapinthrope (2005)


Zita Nyarady - Dancing with the Universe (2022)


Chelsea O'Brian - Long Live (2008)


Cheryl O - Dancing with the universe (2020 & 2022)


Lisa Otto -  Marrow (2002), Fleeting (2003)


Lisa Pijuan - Bodies in the Moment (2001 & 2002)


Marlowe Porter - Close Knit (2007)


Allison Rees Cummings - Series 8:08 (2002)


Brennan Roy - Zoomprov (2022)


Jessica Runge - Unraveling (2011)


Deltin Sejours - Men's Cirlce (2017)


Alexander Short -  Contact Dance Internattional Film Festival (2017)


Malcolm Shute - Contact Dance Internattional Film Festival (2017)


Meghan Smith - Close Knit (200


Holly Small - Unraveling (2011)


Teisha Smith - VIVID (2006), Long live (2008), Unraveling (2011)


Veronica Smyth - Close Knit (2007)


Taeji -Bodies in the Moment (2001-2002)


Valentina Tambini- After Jam Concert Series (2022)


Harold Tausch - Men's Cricle (2017)


Elise Tigges - Dancing with the Universe (2022)


Mateo Galindo Torres Men's Cirlce (2017), Etched (2019), Querying Gender (2022)


Lee Walder - Long Live (2008), Unraveling (2011), Groundswell (2012)


Harriet Waghorn - Contact Dance International Film Festival (2017)


Jayeden Walker - Querying Gender (2022)


Tom Weksler - Contact Dance International Film Festival (2017)


William Yong - VIVID (2002), Lapinthrope (2005)

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