Dawn Shepherd 1 PUBLIC PRESENTATION HISTORY Contemporary Circus, Stage and TV Performance • BREAKING VALENTINE’S CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Dup Trapeze, Clowning Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS February 2020 • HAL-CON 2019 – Contemporary Circus Performance and Juggle CheSS Choreography (juggling, dance, clown) Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre, HaliFax, NS October 2019 • ROGUE: CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Aerial Hoop, Dancer, Clown, Vocal PerFromance Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS August, September,October 2019 • SPINNING WITH THE STARS 2019 – Duo aerial StrapS perFormance with City Councillor, Lindell Smith Spatze Theatre, Halifax, NS May 2019 • BIG TOP ACADEMY TV SERIES (5 Episodes) – Aerial SilkS, Character Actor (Edie Williams) Cirque du Soleil & Apartment 11 Productions, Montreal, QC, October 2018 • DOTA 2 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONISHIPS OPENING CEREMONY (audience oF 20,000+) – Aerial Silks Creativiva, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC August 2018 • NASCENT CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Aerial Rope, Aerial Hoop, Duo Acro, Dancer, Character Work Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS September 2017 • ATLANTIC CIRQUE PERFORMANCE TROUPE - Aerial ArtiSt, Duo Acro, Character Work, Dance Savour Food & Wine Festival, Casino a, Delta Fredericton, Exxon Mobil, Canadian Progress Club, Canadian Bar Association, Tangerine (ING), Hoya Vision and others, HaliFax, NS 2014-Present • TU PROCESSED CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Aerial Straps & Aerial Hoop, Dance, Clown, Voice, Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS, December 2016 • MURMUR – Duo aerial Straps Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS November 2016 • TRASH CABARET – Hula Hoops/ Voice Performer Bijou Theatre, Cape Town, South AFrica 2012 • DAWN SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP – Lead VocaliSt, Hula HoopS, Juggling Atlantic Summer Institute Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, AuguSt 2011 • CIRCUS CIRCLE IN MOTION – Aerial Silks Artist, Neptune Theatre, HaliFax, NS 2009 • ARTS WEEK – Aerial Artist, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY 2007 Dawn Shepherd 2 Vocal Performance • TU PROCESSED CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Soloist, Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS 2016 • EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS – VocaliSt with the hip hop band, ‘’The Caravan’’, Charlottetown, PEI 2014 • CHOEUR MAHA SPRING CONCERT – SoloiSt, Cabaeret du Mile End, Montreal, QC 2011 • GENERATION MAHA, MULTI-MEDIA & ART EXPO – SoloiSt, creative coordinator, chorale member, EaStern Bloc, Montreal, QC, 2011 • HALIFAX JAZZ FESTIVAL – GoSpel Challenge Choir, Main Stage, HaliFax, NS 2006 Direction/ Artistic Direction/ Choreography • RENAISSANCE PROJECT (Phase 2 Creation) – CircuS Director, Choreographer, Cape Town, South AFrica (late March 2020) • BREAKING VALENITINES CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW, Co-Director, Halifax Music Co-op, HaliFax, NS 2020 • HAL-CON JUGGLE CHESS ENDGAME RE-ENACTMENT – Juggling, Dance, Acrobatic Choreograhy, HaliFax, NS 2019 • RENAISSANCE PROJECT (Phase 1 Creation) – CircuS Director, Choreograohy, HaliFax, NS 2019 (In ProgreSS) • ROGUE: CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW Co-Director, Co-writer, Choreography, HaliFax MuSic Co-op, HaliFax, NS 2019 • SPINNING WITH THE STARS 2019 – Artistic direction – duo aerial StrapS piece, Spatz Theatre, HaliFax, NS 2019 • NASCENT CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW Co-Director, Co-writer, Choreography, HMC, HaliFax, NS 2017 • TU PROCESSED CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW - Co-Director, Co-writer, Choreography, HMC, HaliFax, NS 2016 • GWEN IN THE RAIN – Choreographer - contortion piece, TV UniS, Galala Talent Show, Halifax NS 2016 • LOST DAWN – Choreographer - group dance piece, Exxon Mobil Mardi Gras Show, HaliFax, NS 2015 • JUST IN CASE - Artistic Direction - duo contortion piece, The Dome, Swakopmund, Namibia, South AFrica 2015 • VASELINE SPRAY & GO LIVE AD – Choreographer - aerial silks, Le Fabuleux Cirque de Jean Coutu Tour (150 performanceS), Montreal, QC 2013 • FABULEUX CIRQUE DE JEAN COUTU (150 ShowS/ Summer), On-tour artistic direction of a contemporary circus show, Montreal, QC 2013, 2012 & 2011 • PLEASE STAND BY – Artistic Counsellor - aerial SilkS piece, CiquaZerna, Montreal, QC 2013 • NASCENTE TERRA – Artistic Counsellor - aerial silks piece performed on ice by figure skaterS, Saint LouiS Arena, Montreal, QC 2012 • ADELE’S SONG – Artistic Counsellor for aerial silkS piece, Khayelitscha Community Centre, KhayelitScha, South AFrica 2012 Technical Work • RENAISSANCE PROJECT (in progress) – Rigger and longe For aerial artiStS 2019 & 2020 (HaliFax, NS) • ROGUE: CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW – Rigger and longe for aerial performers, August/September 2019 (Halifax, NS) • SPINNING WITH THE STARS 2019 – Acrobatic rigger for the aerial component of the production, May 2019 (Halifax, NS) • NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME) – Tour rigger for the theatre production from Augsut 2018 until October 2018 (Tour sites – Quebec, Montreal, Sherbrooke, TroiS-RiviereS, Ottawa) • NATIONAL CIRCUS SCHOOL (NCS)- Year-End Shows - Rigging Intern from May 2018 (Montreal, QC) • CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PARTNER APPRECIATION EVENT (hosted by NCS) – Rigger - June 2018 (Montreal, QC) • NATIONAL CIRCUS SCHOOL (NCS) - Rigging Intern From May until AuguSt 2018 (Montreal, QC) Dawn Shepherd 3 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Professional Development (12 months) Private ClaSSes/Mentoring in Modern Dance Technique with 2019-2020 Leica Hardy, Halifax, NS Stage Rigging Diploma College Lionel-Groulx, Montreal, QC 2018 ProfesSional Development (3 monthS) Private Coaching in Aerial Rope, StrapS and Clowning with 2018 National CircuS School coaches (Victor Fomine, Sarah Poole, Yves DagenaiS, William Bonnet), Montreal, QC Aerial Hoop Training Private ClaSSes with Geneviève BesSette 2018 Acting Coaching Private ClaSSes with Noah Drew, Montreal, QC 2018 Volunteer Coach/Artistic Cousellor Zip Zap CircuS, Cape Town, South Africa 2015 Artist Residency (3 months) Zip Zap CircuS, Cape Town, South Africa 2012 CircuS Trainer & Instructor DiplomaS National CircuS School (NCS), Montreal, QC 2008-11 Tumbling/Trampoline SkydancerS GymnasticS Club, HaliFax, NS 2006-08 Classical Voice Schulich School of MuSic, InStructor: Jon DaviS, Montreal, QC 2008-10 Indian Classical Voice Private InStructor: Uwe Neumann, Montreal, QC 2009-10 Voice (ClaSSical/Jazz) Maritime ConServatory, InStructor: Antonia Piggot, HaliFax ,NS 2006-08 Voice (Musical Theatre) Dalhousie UniverSity, InStructor: Peggy Redmond, HaliFax, NS 2005-06 Dance Training (Intro classes) Tap, Modern Dance, Highland Dance, Ballet, Hip Hop, 2002-2016 Belly Dancing, AFro-Haitian, HaliFax, NS and Montreal, QC Intro to Theatre Dalhousie UniverSity, ProF: SuSan StackhouSe, HaliFax, NS 2002 B. 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Degree (Physiotherapy Yrs 1-3) DalhouSie UniverSity, HaliFax, NS 2002 GRANTS AND AWARDS • 2019 – Recipient - $15,000 Canada Council For the Arts – Arts Abroad Creation Residency grant For “Renaissance” Project (PhaSe 2) • 2019 – Recipient - $8550 Canada Council For the ArtS ProfeSSional Development grant under Explore and Create program For “Modern Dance For Contemporary CircuS” • 2019 – Recipient – Halifax Fringe FeStival Hot Ticket, Fringe Hit & Sell-Out AwardS For contemporary circuS show, “Rogue” • 2019 – Recipient - $25,000 Canada Council for the Arts Creation grant for Phase 1 Creation oF “RenaisSance” • 2019 – Recipient - $10,000 Arts Nova Scotia GrantS to IndividualS for Creation of contemporary circus piece, ‘’Black Cat: The Lives of the African-Descended Artist in Circus’’ • 2018 – Recipient – $8000 Arts Nova Scotia Equity Grant for ProfeSSional Development (contemporary circus) • 2017 – Recipient – HaliFax Fringe FeStival Award For BeSt Movement/ Choreography For “Nascent” contemporary circus Show • 2016 – Recipient - $8000 Arts Nova Scotia Equity Grant for Creation of circuS pieceS, ‘’Dawn’S New Crutch’’ and ‘’Dualing Roots’’, perFormed as part of the contemporary circus Show ‘’TU ProceSSed’’ • 2016 – Recipient - $1000 Arts Nova Scotia Special Travel Grant • 2012 – Recipient - $1500 travel grant from Canada Council for the Arts (Inter-Arts & Contemporary Circus) • 2003 - Recipient - 3 Honourable Mention Awards for songwriting in Billboard MuSic’S Songwriter’S ConteSt .