Choreographer and Dance Film Director

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCE

2022- Nowness Feature for Jean Michel Blais “Passepied” (Dancer)
2022- Best Choreography Winner for Naomi Gywn and Artists “Seven” Montreal Fringe Festival (Collaborative Interpret)
2020 - Winner of “Best Choreography in a Music Video” UKMVAs for WRAP ME UP (Co-Director, Choreographer, Dancer)
2020- Selected as an Emerging Choreographer at SPRINGBOARD
2019 - Featured in DANCE INFORMA magazine as “One To Watch”
2017 - Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Contemporary Dance from Concordia University

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FILM DIRECTION

2022- Best Experimental Winner for “TOUCH” Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
2021 - DANSE DANSE feature for TOUCH
2021 - Winner of “Best Film” FESTIVAL QUARTIER DANSES for TOUCH
2020 - Nomination for “Best Alternative Music Video” UKMVAs for WRAP ME UP
2020 - Nomination for “Music Video of the Year” JUNOS for WRAP ME UP
2020 - Shortlist for “New Generation Award” BERLIN COMMERCIAL for WRAP ME UP
2020 - Shortlist for “Best Experimental” BERLIN COMMERCIAL for WRAP ME UP
2020 - Shortlist for “Best Idea” BERLIN COMMERCIAL for WRAP ME UP
2020 - Shortlist for “Best Direction” BERLIN COMMERCIAL for WRAP ME UP
2020 - VIMEO “Staff Pick” for WRAP ME UP
2020 - DIRECTORS LIBRARY feature for A BLOODY MORNING
2020 - FILM SHORTAGE feature for A BLOODY MORNING
2020 - SHELTER SHORTS feature for A BLOODY MORNING
2020 - BOOOOOOOM feature for A BLOODY MORNING

Film Work

2023- Eve Parker Finley “Fall Into Me” Music video (Director, Choreographer, Editor)
2022- Hannorah “The Drudge” Music Video (Co-director, Choreographer, Editor)
2022- L’air D’aller Season 1 (Choreographer, Dance-Scene Editor)
2022- Jean Michel-Blais “Paspied” Music Video (dancer)
2022- Hannorah “Solution” (Editor)
2022- Zoe Sanders “Oui Oui” Music video (Movement Director)
2021- Ada Lea “Damn” Music Video (Co-Choreographer)
2021- Ada Lea “Partner” Music Video (Choreographer)
2021- Trip the Light Fantastic “The Smile Club” Dance Film (Director)
2021- Jacob Jonas the Company “Sit Still” Dance Film (Editor)
2020- Trip the Light Fantastic “TOUCH” Dance Film (Director)
2020 - Owen Pallet “A Bloody Morning” Music Video (Co-director, Dancer)
2020- The Keg “Delivery” “Lobster Summer” and “The Spotlight” Commercial (Choreographer, Movement Director)
2019- Celine Dion “Courage” Music Video (Movement Director)
2019- “Wrap Me Up” Sheenah Ko Dance Film/Music Video (Co-Director, Choreographer, Dancer)
2019- Richard Reed Parry “Finally Home” Music Video (Choreographer)
2019- Postdata “Black Cloud” Music Video (Choreographer, Dancer)
2019- The O’Pears “Lady Winter” Music Video s (Choreographer, Dancer)
2019- Trip The Light Fantastic “The Man Who Traveled Nowhere in Time” Dance Film (Dancer)
2019- Genial Television performance with Outline Montreal (Choreographer, Dancer)
2019- MTESS Commercial (Choreographer, Dancer)
2018- The Barr Brothers "You Would Have to Loose Your Mind" Music Video (Choreographer, Dancer, Co-editor)
2018- Tambour “Silhouettes” Music Video (Choreographer, Dancer, Co-writer)
2018- San James "One Hundred Faces" Music Video (Choreographer)
2018- Elisapie "Don't Make Me Blue" Music Video (Choreographer, Dancer)
2018- Saens “Wind Turns Cold” Music Video (Dancer)
2017- “Listen” Dance Film (Choreographer, Dancer)
2017-  “La Voliére" Dance Film (Dancer)
2015- “The Guise”, Dance Film  (Choreographer, Dancer) 

Interpretation For Stage

2023- “Seven” with Naomi Gwyn and Artists, Danse a la Carte creation residency, Les Grande Ballet Studios, Montreal, QC
2022- “Seven” with Naomi Gwyn and Artists, Montreal Fringe Festival, La Chapelle, Montreal, QC
2019- The Man Who Traveled Nowhere in Time Chapter 2" with Company Trip The Light Fantastic choreographed by Kyra Jean Green, Offset Dance Fest, Mark O’Donnell Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
2018- "The Man Who Traveled Nowhere in Time Chapter 2" with Company Trip The Light Fantastic choreographed by Kyra Jean Green, Festival Quartiér Dance Place Des Arts, Montreal, QC
2018- “You Can Only Be Where You Are” with Company Trip The Light Fantastic choreographed by Kyra Jean Green, Festival Quartiér Dance Place Des Arts, Montreal, QC
2018- “Yemen Blues” with Company Trip The Light Fantastic choreographed by Kyra Jean Green, Festival Des Arts Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Sauveur, QC
2017- FIG World Gymnastics Competition Opening Number Choreographed by Lynsey Billing, Olympic Stadium, Montreal QC
2017- “The Man Who Traveled Nowhere In Time” with Company Trip The Light Fantastic choreographed by Kyra Jean Green, Festival Quartiér Dance, Place Des Arts, Montreal, QC
2017- “The Purpose of Existence in the Summer of 2010” Choreographed by Zoe Vos, FOFA Gallery, Montreal QC
2016- “Trapped” Choreographed by Veronique D’Abate, Articien Choreographer’s Showcase, Club Soda, Montreal QC2016- “Dans La Lune” Festival Bouge D’ici, Mainline Theatre, Montreal QC
2015- Mainline Theatre’s Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mainline Theatre, Montreal QC

Choreography for Stage

2020- Emerging choreographer at SPRINGBOARD, Montreal QC (Postponed due to covid-19)
2017-Present Sheenah Ko (Dancer, Choreographer) at festivals Pop Montreal, Shigawake Music Festival, Sled Island Calgary, Montreal Fringe Festival, Indie Week Toronto, Dusklit Arts Festival NY, and Festival Diapason Laval
2017- Sheenah Ko and  Ex Eye (Dancer, Choreographer) Phi Centre, Montreal QC and Le Cercle, Quebec QC
2017- Thor and Friends at Sled Island Music Festival (Dancer, Choreographer), Studio Bell, Calgary, AB
2017- “Euthymia” Performed by Bettina Szabo (Choreographer) FOFA Gallery, Montreal QC
2016- “Spirit” Performed with Wintersleep, (Choreographer, Dancer) Theatre Fairmont, Montreal QC, Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NY
2016-  “Hedges” Calum Graham Concert, Montreal En Lumiere (Choreographer, Dancer) L’astral, Montreal QC
2014-  “Better” Jon Davis Music Video Release Concert (Choreographer) La Sala Rossa, MontrealQC

Teaching

2021- TO Love-In seminar on Dance for Film
2020- Guest Lecture at Concordia University
2019- 2023 Scream Dance Academy (Ballet, Contemporary) Montreal, QC
2011-2021 LATmontreal.dance (Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Improvisation) Montreal, QC
2018 Académie de Danse de la Capital (Guest teacher in Contemporary and Jazz) Quebec, QC
2017-2018 Vincent Massey Colligate (Contemporary) Montreal, QC
2016-2018- Louise LaPierre (Open Classes and Teacher Training in Contemporary, Ballet, and Jazz) Montreal QC
2016-2018- Studio Danse MP (Lyrical/Jazz) Montreal and Longuille, QC 

Dance Education

2017- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2008- RAD Grade 8 Ballet with Distinction
2008- RAD Vocational Syllabus Advanced 2 Ballet
2008- ADAPT Advanced Jazz




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