Professional Experience:
September 2007 - Performer for Nuit Blanche, Bird’s Eye View,
Direction: Karen Kaeja, Diana Groenendjik, Casa Loma Stables (Toronto)

September 2007 - Creator/performer/ in collaboration with OMI International Dance Collective, Ikko’s Bald Head, 15 minutes, 3 dancers, premiered September 10th 2007, Dance Theater Workshop (New York City, USA)

September 2007 - Creator/performer/ in collaboration with OMI International Dance Collective, American Radio, 14 minutes, 2 dancers, premiered September 8th 2007, OMI International Arts Centre (Ghent, USA)

June 2007 - Choreographer/performer for The Spiegel Show, Painted Canvas, solo, 10 minutes, premiered June 1st 2007, Harbourfront Centre (Toronto)

April 2007 - Choreographer for Series 8:08, Untitled, 3 dancers, 10 minutes, premiered April 28th 2007, Metro Central YMCA (Toronto)

February 2007 - Producer/Choreographer, Nucleus, a DanceWorks CoWorks series event, 5 dancers , 75 minutes, premiered Feb. 22nd 2007, Winchester Street Theatre (Toronto)

August 2006 - Choreographer for In a White Room 2006, The Crate, 4 dancers, 8 minutes, premiered Aug. 24th 2006, Dancemakers studio (Toronto)

August 2006 - Performer for Natasha Gascho (In a White Room 2006), Truly known, truly loved, 10 minutes, Dancemakers Studio (Toronto)

August 2006 - Performer for Larchaud Project (TIDF), Pandora’s Box, 9 minutes, Fermenting Cellar (Toronto)

August 2006 - Choreographer for TIDF, Chapter 2, 4 dancers, 11 minutes, premiered August 11th 2006, Open Stage, Distillery district (Toronto)

August 2006 - Performer for Jasmine Inns (TIDF), Careful washing required, 10 minutes, Open Stage, Distillery district (Toronto)

June 2006 - Choreographer/Performer for Larchaud Project, Shinjuru, , 4 dancers, 10 minutes, premiered June 15th 2006, The Dancemakers Studio (Toronto), performed November 11th 2006 at Shanghai Fringe Festival (Shanghai, China)

February 2006 - Choreographer for Series 8:08, One too, 2 dancers, 13 minutes, premiered February 25th 2006, Metro Central YMCA (Toronto), performed May 13th 2006 at Vernissage Danse 128 Studio 303 (Montreal), performed October 21st 2006 at Correspondanse, La Rotonde (Quebec City), November 2nd 2007 at ROMP!, Metro Theatre, (Victoria, BC)

August 2005 - Choreographer for fFIDA 2005, In Complete Cycles,
5 dancers, 45 minutes, premiered August 13th 2005, Artcore Gallery (Toronto), excerpts performed October 22nd 2005 for Judith Marcuse Earth Project, Great Northern Way Campus (Vancouver)

August 2005 - Performer for Elif Isikozlu, Pebbled, fFIDA 2005, 53 minutes, The Artcore Gallery (Toronto)

July 2005 - Performer for Wu Ming dance project, Nanking monologue, 65 minutes, The Winchester Street Theatre (Toronto)

June 2005 - Choreographer for In a White Room 2005, Fetal proposition, , 2 dancers, 10 minutes, premiered June 14th 2005, The Dancemakers Studio (Toronto)

May 2005 - Performer and choreographer for Parahumans Dance Theatre, Back, solo, 5 minutes, premiered May 19th 2005, Have you seen these people, The Winchester Street Theatre (Toronto)

August 2004 - Choreographer for fFIDA 2004, Of Birds and Chameleons, 2 dancers, 15 minutes, premiered Aug. 12th 2004, The Dancemakers Studio (Toronto)

April 2004 - Choreographer for In a White Room 2004, Ties, 3 dancers, 10 minutes, premiered April 23rd 2004,The Winchester Street Theatre (Toronto)

2000-2003 - Performer and choreographer for
Si Pailles Si Rondes dance collective -Un complexe pour douze seins, 6 dancers, 10 minutes, premiered Feb. 9th 2001, Salle Emile-Legault (Montreal), performed : Quebec tour
-Les trois saisons ou le sucre cause les Caries, 6 dancers, 12 minutes, 12 minutes, premiered Feb. 8th 2002, Salle Emile-Legault (Montreal) performed: Quebec tour - SREV, 5 dancers, 12 minutes, premiered October 16th 2003, Universite Lumiere II (Lyon, France)
Training:
2002-2005 The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Professional training program
Faculty: Wendy Chiles, Elizabeth Chitty, Patricia Fraser, Christopher House, Sasha Ivanochko, Rosemary James, Helen Jones, Susan Macpherson, Patricia Miner, Darryl Tracy, Michael Trent
1999-2002 CÉGEP de Saint-Laurent, (Montréal)
Dance Program
Faculty: Caroline Cotton, Michel Lepage, Anne Macot, Paule Martineau
Awards:
2003-4/ 2004-5 Bursary, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
2002 Excellence Scholarship, dance program, CEGEP de St-Laurent
2001 Desjardins Award, National recipient, CEGEP en Spectacle 2001
2001 Audience Choice Award, National recipient, CEGEP en Spectacle -01
Additional Information:
I am a the artistic director of Forcier Stage Works (www.forcierstageworks.com) and choreographer/ performer for the Larchaud Dance Project. I have taught modern technique at McMaster University for two semesters. I have also performed extensively through North America and the Middle-East for youth audiences (dance-theatre) with KOBA family entertainment. I have been invited to present a new work at the 2008 Series 8:08 Season Finale. My next production, Passageways to Diluted Happiness, will be presented in Toronto in June of 2008 as a DanceWorks CoWorks series event.