2013 Keynote Panels & Workshops
2013 KEYNOTE PANELS & WORKSHOPS KEYNOTE ADDRESS - MICHAEL CALDWELL Michael Caldwell is a Toronto-based choreographer/performer. A graduate of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, he has interpreted roles for many of Canada’s esteemed dance creators and companies, including Peggy Baker, Sylvie Bouchard, Danny Grossman, Guillaume Côté, Maxine Heppner, Sasha Ivanoch- ko, James Kudelka, Tedd Robinson, Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Corpus Dance Projects, Dusk Dances, and Kahawi Dance Theatre, among others, and has performed across Canada and the United States, in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Michael was an interpreter at Le Group Dance Lab, studying with the iconic Peter Boneham. He has also initiated a solo-commissioning project, performing in the work of established choreographers – Conrad Alexandrowicz, Danny Grossman, and Karen Jamieson. Michael is quickly emerging as a skilled, and critically acclaimed choreographer. His recent works include: Ash Unravel, an acclaimed solo based on his journey to Vietnam, The Horologium, a whimsical group piece created for Dusk Dances, Boogie Back, a community work for non-dancers in Porch View Dances, and Mary, a dynamic new solo for Stéphanie Tremblay Abudo. With a bachelor’s degree in film and art history from Syracuse University, Michael seeks to incorporate cinematic sensibilities in all his work. Upcoming, Michael will begin creation on a new group choreography, based on loneliness and isolation. Michael’s teaching experience varies from professional level contemporary technique classes to inten- sive workshops for youth, the elderly, and the disabled. He has taught at various locations in Toronto, and across Ontario. He currently sits on the board of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, is the chair of the Canadian Alli- ance of Dance Artists - Ontario Chapter, and is a Metcalf Foundation Performing Arts Intern for Moon- horse Dance Theatre/Claudia Moore, specifically for Older & Reckless.
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