Kathleen Rea danced with Canada’s Ballet Jorgen, National Ballet of Canada & Tiroler Landestheater (Austria). She fell in love with contact improvisation (CI) 22 years ago & has been involved in the CI community ever since. She has choreographed over 40 dance works & has been nominated for 5 DORA awards. Kathleen
Artistic Director & Admin
Kathleen Rea danced with Canada’s Ballet Jorgen, National Ballet of Canada & Tiroler Landestheater (Austria). She fell in love with contact improvisation (CI) 22 years ago & has been involved in the CI community ever since. She has choreographed over 40 dance works & 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 & 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. She is the director of REAson d’etre dance, a Toronto not-for-profit that is CI based and produces a weekly jam, a Film Fest, & dance theatre. She has autism & works to educate the world about neurodiversity.
Jeff is a water treatment Engineer in his day job and participates in Contact Improvisation as a hobby that he greatly enjoys. He acts as support staff for REAson d'etre dance. He is known for his dry sense of humor and organizational skills that he exhibits while staffing the front desk at the Tuesday Dance Jam desk, spell-c
Support Staff
Jeff is a water treatment Engineer in his day job and participates in Contact Improvisation as a hobby that he greatly enjoys. He acts as support staff for REAson d'etre dance. He is known for his dry sense of humor and organizational skills that he exhibits while staffing the front desk at the Tuesday Dance Jam desk, spell-checking Kathleen's work, delivering props, offering grant writing assistance, and the occasional amateur dramaturgy.
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