Fall For Dance North 9th Annual Festival
Sep 26 - Oct 7
Playbill Notes
Last updated: Sep 27, 2023
Artistic Director
ILTER IBRAHIMOF
Thank you for joining us for
The 2nd Edition Of
8-Count
Screening 1
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Sep 27 7:30 PM
Includes an Artist Chat moderated by Esie Mensah and Roshanak Jaberi
Screening 2
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University
Sep 28 7:30 PM
Includes an Artist Chat moderated by Milana Glumicic and Raoul Wilke
Duration: approximately 120 minutes, no intermission
8-Count Films
amalgaMOTION
Co-Directed by Adam Daniel Mezei and Crystal Finn-Dunn
Collective / Performed by Tariq Chin, O'Shani Cardwell, Mike Smith, Gautam Tiwari, Matthew Cuff, Crystal Finn-Dunn, Natalie Poirier, Joel Famadico, Jr., Victoria Barrie, Julia Walton, Raoul Pillay, Indiana Mehta
Circular Labyrinth
Choreographed by Margie Gillis.
Directed by Louis-Martin Charest.
Performed by Ruth Naomi Levin.
Locked
Choreographed by Roberto Campanella.
Directed by Moze Mossanen.
Performed by Dani Jazzar and Johanna Bergfelt.
The Euphorian
A film by William Yong.
Choreography by Lina Cruz.
Featuring Sylvie Bouchard.
Produced by BoucharDanse.
Reflejos del Tiempo (Reflections of Time)
By Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company.
Directed by William Yong
Burn From the Inside
By Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black.
Directed and Choreographed by Mthuthuzeli November.
8-Count Selection Committee
This year's eight films have been hand picked by our esteemed Selection Committee of professionally acclaimed film and dance artists through our first open call.
Enjoy it Again!
This year's selection of 8-Count films* will be available to enjoy digitally for free both on the FFDN website and through our Official Streaming Partner Marquee TV following our two live screenings, from Sep 29 - Oct 15.
*Ballet Black’s film, Burn From the Inside, will be available to stream for Canadian Audiences only on FFDN’s website.
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FFDN Team
Leadership
Ilter Ibrahimof - Artistic Director
Aviva Fleising - General Manager
Melissa Forstner - Director of Advancement and Philanthropy
Lily Sutherland - Executive Producer
Milana Glumicic - Producer, Digital Programming
Melina Osorio - Finance Officer
Faith Buchanan - Education & Outreach Coordinator
Simon Rossiter - Director of Design
Barney Bayliss - Director of Production
Felicia Myronyk - Advancement Officer
Seasonal Staff
Julia Mak - Festival & Volunteer Coordinator
Bradley Langham - Box Office Manager
Zita Nyarady - Company Manager
Laura Philipps - Company Manager
Angela Xu - Festival Assistant
Ozzy Sert - Marketing Assistant
Oliver Pitschner - Digital Marketing Coordinator
Emma Haynes - International Presenters Program Assistant
Grace Johnson - Administrative Assistant
Year-Round Collaborators
Web Development & Graphic Design Team - Mouth Media
Publicity & Communications - Murray Patterson Marketing Group
Financial Services - Robert Gore and Associates
To read more about our team and their bios, please visit the Our Village page on the FFDN website.
Fall For Dance North Board of Directors
Chair Valerie Wilder
Past Chair Joan Lozinski, O.C.
Philanthropist
Treasurer Gerry Hannochko
Advising Representative (Portfolio Manager), Dealing Representative - Qwest Investment Fund Management Ltd.
Aleksandar Antonijevic
Fine Art Photographer, Teacher, Coach and Stager of Ballets
Peggy Baker, C.M., O.Ont, L.L.D, D.Litt
Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, Artist-in-Residence, Canada's National Ballet School
Erin Eizenman
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, MaRS Discovery District
Tanya Howard
First Soloist, The National Ballet of Canada
Jim Hwang
Chief Operating Officer, Firinne Capital
Emma Sako
Senior Associate, Torys LLP
Karen Sparks
Director, Philanthropic Advisory Services BMO Private Wealth
Zdenko Teply
Director, Strategic Transactions & Review, Scotiabank
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