Anna Ward PERFORMER PHYSICAL THEATRE

DEC in circus arts, specialized in swinging , student of Victor Fomin. National , Montreal (2000) Co founder of multidisciplinary performance company Nord Nord Est. SHOWS ON TOUR 2007 - 2012 Cirque Éloize RAIN, Comme une pluie dans tes yeux (600 shows) Main role, Cyr wheel, aerial silks, club swinging, texts spoken in the local language of the the tour (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Russian). 2004 , ”O” (80 shows) Solo swinging trapeze act. 2003 + 2001 Cirque du Soleil, Saltimbanco (850 shows) Solo swinging trapeze act, masked character, comic character. 2002 Circus Starlight, Galleries (250 shows) Solo swinging trapeze act, acrobatic group acts, character. CABARET 2013 - present GOP Varieté: Bang Bang (250 shows to present) Solo and Cyr wheel act, character, choreography, set and costume design. (2018- 2020) La Luna (500 shows) Solo static trapeze and cyr wheel act, character, singer. (2016 to 2018) Plüfoli (500 shows) Solo single point trapeze and cyr wheel act, character, back up singer. (2013 to 2016) 2012 Wintergarten Variété: Funky Town (60 shows) Solo cyr wheel act, back up singer.

SHORT TERM SHOWS Anna is a magnetic performer, known for her grace and poetic style she brings to high level circus technique, often with a touch of humour. In addition to numerous galas for Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Éloize, K Events, After Cloudy Company, to name a few, the following productions are some of the highlights of her career so far:

• Harricana, Le Spectacle. Outdoor aerial fabric quartet suspended from a crane (Amos 2014). • La Vie est un cirque, Cyr wheel duo (Montreal, 2011) . • Notta Bianca Roma, Swinging trapeze duo (Rome, 2007). • Cooped, Spymonkey. Comic character (Montreal, 2007). • Live au Centre Bell, The Respectables. Swinging trapeze solo (Montreal, 2007). • Loft, Les 7 doigts de la Main. Static trapeze trio (Montreal, 2004). • Décaphonia, L'orchestre Symphonique de l’Estuaire. Swinging trapeze solo (Quebec, 2004). • Echos, Les Gens d’R. Aerial ballet, several solos, duos and ensemble pieces (Park City, 2003). • Aqua Rêves, La compagnie Malabar. Swinging trapeze solo. (Montreal, 2000). CREATIONS Nord Nord Est Le Voyage d'hiver Co creation of multidisciplinary show with the company Nord Nord Est. Acrobatic conceptor, accessorist, costumes, scenography, performer. Théâtre Prospéro 18 – 29 March 2014 Espace Go 8 – 10 July 2013 Monument-national 28 - 29 September 2012 Habitats Co creation of installation project in Parc Emilie Gamelin. Five volunteers build a shelter using diverse objects chosen based on the results of a questionnaire, designed to reveal the participants relationship to space, objects and needs for harmonious living. OFFTA Parc Emilie Gamelin 16 - 17 May 2015 L’ascenseur Research and development for a solo multidisciplinary performance including aerial , physical theatre and visual arts. Acrobatic conceptor, acrobat. Creation residencies: Monument-national June 2014 Studio MB September October 2014 TOHU October 2014 TOHU November 2015 to January 2016

Independent creations Bestiarium Co creation of theatrical acrobatic performance. In collaboration with Daniel Brière. Acrobat, costumes, set design. Work in progress performed at: Montréal Complètement Cirque festival, July 2011 Theatre Paradoxe, August 2018 Mousquitte Co creation of acrobatic theatre performance with Valerie Dean and Don Rieder. Acrobatic conceptor, costumes, performer, scenography.

Vue sur la relève festival, April 2007. DESIGNER Le Voyage d’hiver (2012-13): Co-designer of set, accessories and costumes. Habitats(2015): Co-designer of accessories and materials. L’ascenseur (Current): Set design, costumes and accessories. Bang Bang (2018): costume design, preliminary set ideas.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Creation Week National Circus School: director of three 15 minute circus creations in 6 - 12 hours preparation time, Montreal 2015. Festival der Traum: Assistant director and co creator of 5 shows developed and presented for a month long theatre festival in Innsbruck, Austria, August 2013 Director and outside eye for numerous solo and duo circus acts from 2005 to present.

CONTINUING STUDIES Currently enrolled in Concordia’s Design for the Theatre program. Numerous workshops in theatre, dance, and acrobatics: • Acrobatics: Daniel Cyr, Victor Fomin, Sacha Doubrovski • Clown: Francine Côté, Yves Dagenais, Soizick Hébert, Dulcinea Langfelder • Dance: Estelle Clareton, Dana Gingras, Raul Guevara, Sylvain Lafortune, Les ballets C de la B et Juliana Neves • Movement: Valerie Dean: principles of somatic movement adapted to circus, Florence de la Haye: static trapeze, Linda Rabin: Continuum movement, Martine Viale: Butoh • Theatre: René Bazinet, Peter James, Jef Johnson, Don Rieder, Sandy Schwermer • Voice: Jocelyn Bigras, Marie Claire Séguin, Charmaine Leblanc