ALANNA KRAAIJEVELD EDUCATION: 2017- Inspire by Fighting Monkey Instructor designation 500 + hours of professional development 2015- 2017 Master of Arts, Professional Practice (Dance Technique Pedagogy) Middlesex University, London (UK) 2001-2004 The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Toronto (CA) Graduate, Professional Training Program 1999-2002 Undergraduate student, Film and Video Production, Faculty of Fine Arts York University, Toronto (CA) TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2020 Term Lecturer Summer Session, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver (CA) School of Contemporary Arts Dance Improvisation, Fighting Monkey, Choreography 2011- Part-time Faculty, Concordia University, Montréal (CA) Contemporary Dance Dept., Faculty of Fine Arts DANC 205 / DANC 305 / DANC 405 Technique I / II / III Pedagogy based on Fighting Monkey Practice 2011- Regroupement québécois de la danse, Montréal, Québec, Sherbrooke (CA) Professional Contemporary Dance Technique, Fighting Monkey 2014 - Guest Faculty, École de danse contemporaine de Montréal (CA) Summer Professional Training Program Contemporary Technique, Fighting Monkey, Improvisation, Interpretation 2018- Guest Faculty, Modus Operandi, Vancouver (CA) Contemporary Dance Professional Training Program Fighting Monkey, Improvisation, Choreography 2017-2019 Guest Instructor, Company 605 Winter Intensive, Vancouver (CA) Fighting Monkey workshop for professional dancers 2018 (Oct) Guest Faculty, École Supérieur d’Arts Dramatique Paris (FR) Fighting Monkey, Dave St-Pierre Repertory workshop for post-secondary students 1 2018, 2019 Instructor, Workshop: How to Fail, Studio 303, Montréal (CA) Fighting Monkey, Improvisation workshop for performers 2018 (Jul) Instructor, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Nous Sommes L’Été, Montréal (CA) Workshop for professional dancers exploring practice duration and Fighting Monkey 2017 (Nov) Circolando Coopertiva Cultural, Porto (PT) Fighting Monkey workshop for multi-disciplinary performers 2009, 2017 Toronto Dance Community Love-in, Toronto (CA) Fighting Monkey based movement workshop for performers 2016 (Jun) Transformation Danse, Montréal (CA) Fighting Monkey based movement workshop for professional dancers 2016 (Mar) Guest teacher, UQAM, dance department, Montréal (CA) Fighting Monkey based movement workshop for performers 2015 (Nov) Co-Instructor, Studio 303, Montréal (CA) Choreographer-led Creator’s Workshop Professional level workshop exploring factors that influence creative processes 2013(Aug) Workshop Assistant, Dave St-Pierre Inc., Montréal (CA) Repertory Workshop for Professionals SELECTED PROFESSIONAL CREATION / PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE: 2012- Dancer, Fléau, Parachute, Foudres, Un Peu de Tendresse Bordel de Merde, La Pornographie des Âmes, Dave St-Pierre Inc. Artistic Director: Dave St-Pierre Théâtre de la Ville Paris, Le Tarmac Paris, Festival Actoral Marseille, Biennale de la danse Lyon, Strasbourg, Aix-en-Provence, Poitiers (FR), Birmingham (UK), Julidans Amsterdam (NL), Sommerszene Salzburg, Vienna (AT), Terni, Bologna, Rome (IT), Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Festspeilhaus Hellerau Dresden, Bremen (DE), Bern, Zurich (CH), Kortrijk (BE) 2017- Dancer, Some Hope for the Bastards, Grouped'ArtGravelArtGroup Artistic Director: Frédérick Gravel Dance Festival Munchen (DE), Venice Biennale (IT), TND Chaillot Paris, Bordeaux, Poitiers (FR), Dansens Hus (NO), Fairfield (US), Festival TransAmériques, Usine C, Push Festival, Banff Centre for Arts (CA) 2 2019 Choreographer, Line, Starting line…. Commission for class of 2019, Modus Operandi Professional Program Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver International Dance Festival (CA) 2017 Collaborator / Dancer, Collection de danses de… Choreographer: Marie Claire Forté Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montréal (CA) 2013- Dance Improvisation, Performances with improvising musicians Yves Charuest, Nicolas Caloia, Jean Derôme, Joane Hétu, Bernard Falaise, Maya Kuroki, James Annett, Scott Thomson, John Oswald Hundred Years Gallery (UK), Casa Obscura, Le Cagibi, La Passe, La Plante (CA) 2018 Dancer, Love and Other Things Co-creators: Tedd Robinson, Charles Quevillon National Arts Centre, Ottawa (CA) 2017 Dancer, Family Dinner, The Lexicon Choreographer: Justine Chambers Agora de la danse, Montréal (CA) 2009-2017 Dancer, La Démarquise, J’y Suis, Série Solos, Enfin Vous Zestes Louise Bédard Danse, Artistic Director: Louise Bédard Cholet (FR), Montréal (CA) 2012-2017 Dancer, Would, Junkyard/Paradis, Mayday Artistic Director: Mélanie Demers Guelph, Montréal (CA) 2016 Dancer, Starmania Opéra, Opéra de Québec Music and Lyrics: Michel Berger, Luc Plamondon Directors: Victor Pilon and Michel Lemieux Choreographer: Stéphane Boko Grand Théâtre de Québec, Festival d’Opéra de Québec, Québec City (CA) 2016 Lead Chorus Member, Le Vin Herbé, Ballet Opéra Pantomime Montréal Director: Philippe Boutin Musical Director: Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse Choreographer: Dave St-Pierre L’Arsenal, Montréal (CA) 2016 Dancer, Mobilier Mental, Et Marianne et Simon Tangente, Montréal (CA) 3 2010-2015 Dancer, The Muted Note, Tips, Shudder, hum dansoundart Artistic Director: Susanna Hood St John’s, Toronto, Montréal (CA) 2014 Dancer / Improviser, Studies in Freedom Concept / Music: William Parker OFF Jazz Festival, Sala Rossa, Montréal (CA) 2014 Dancer, The Cirque du Soleil Group, Montreal C2MTL, 30ième Anniversaire du Cirque du Soleil Events and Special Projects, Choreographer: Julie Perron 2013 (Jun) Choreographer, Strange Pleasures FOUND off Festival TransAmeriques, Montréal (CA) 2010-2013 Dancer, Wave, Sylvain Émard Danse Artistic Director: Sylvain Émard Bordeaux, de Lorient, Nantes (FR), Montréal (CA) 2012 (Jun) Dancer / Collaborator, the window in the room Choreographer: Sarah Chase Spark at Studio 303, Montréal (CA) 2009-2011 Guest Dancer, Dancemakers, Toronto (CA) Choreographers: Martin Bélanger, Ame Henderson, Antonija Livingstone, k.g. Guttman, Michael Trent 2010 Collaborator / Choreographer, Idem or Same / Different Theme #1 Movement and Dance Theatre Artist in Residence program Stella Adler Studio of Acting, NYC (US) 2004-2008 Company Member, Le Groupe Dance Lab, Ottawa Artistic Director: Peter Boneham Selected Choreographers: Marion Ballester (FR), David Barrone (MX), Hillary Blake-Firestone (NL), Lionel Hoche (FR), Tedd Robinson (CA) ADDITIONAL TRAINING: 2019 (Aug) Fighting Monkey Intensive, Slagelse, Denmark 2019- Fighting Monkey Speed Tool Program, Online Course 2019- Fighting Monkey Athletic Leg Program, Online Course 2019 (Mar) Olivier de Sagazan workshop, Quebec City 2018 (Dec) Fighting Monkey Intensive, Athens, Greece 2018 (Sept) Fighting Monkey workshop, Barcelona, Spain 4 2018 (May) Fighting Monkey Intensive, Oregon, USA 2018 (Feb) Fighting Monkey Internship, Athens, Greece 2017 (Sept) Fighting Monkey workshop, Toronto 2017 (Sept) Fighting Monkey workshop, Quebec 2017(Aug) Fighting Monkey Intensive, Zilina, Slovakia 2016 (Dec) Fighting Monkey Intensive, Athens, Greece 2016 (Sept) Fighting Monkey workshop, Barcelona, Spain 2016 (May) Fighting Monkey workshop, Philadelphia, USA 2016 (Jan) Fighting Monkey Internship, Athens, Greece 2015 (Sept) Fighting Monkey Intensive, SEAD, Salzburg, Austria 2015 (Jun) Stage Supermusique: Introduction to Music Improvisation 2015 (Feb) Fighting Monkey workshop, Montréal 2015 (Feb) Jean-Pierre Perreault repertory workshop, Montréal 2014(Apr) Olivier Dubois workshop, Circuit-Est, Montréal 2012(Jul) Meg Stuart Workshop, Ponderosa, Stolzenhagen Germany 2012 (Jan) AH HA Productions, contact improvisation intensive, Circuit-Est, Montréal 2011(Sept) Peter Jasko improvisation workshop, Circuit-Est, Montréal 2008 (Dec) Rosemary Butcher workshop, Siobhan Davies Studios, London, England 2007 (Jan) Marjorie Mussman Master classes, Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn 2006 Risa Steinberg Master classes, Hunter College, New York City 2003 (Jun) Irene Dowd Workshop, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre 1999 (Jul) The Joffrey Ballet School, New York City RESIDENCIES / GRANTS / AWARDS: 2019 (Jul) Residency, Studio 303, Montréal 2019 (Jun) Teaching Residency, Agora de la Danse, Montréal 2016 Professional Development Grant, CALQ 2015 Retraining and Subsidy Grant, Dancer Transition Resource Centre 2012-2013 Mentorship, Circuit-Est, Montréal 2011 Residency, Studio 303, Montréal 2010 Residency, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, New York City 2004 Professional Program Bursary, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre 2003 Professional Program Bursary, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre 2001 Pepsi Grant for Fine Arts Students, York University 1999 Entrance Scholarship, York University 5 .