Geneviève Johnson - Since 1995, Geneviève has professionally created and performed in over 50 dance and theatre shows in Canada successfully self-produced or in collaboration with Holly Bright in Nanaimo. She also led numerous dance, and Butoh workshops as well as lectures for dance enthusiasts in Nanaimo, Montreal and Toronto; sharing her passion for movement, connectivity, and the environment with the community. The present dance piece came to fruition through a commission of Tedd Robinson by Genevieve and Holly Bright. Tedd influenced the world of contemporary dance in Canada since his artistic debut in the 80's and who recently passed away leaving an empty gap in the dance community

Holly Bright - Holly Bright, Founding Artistic Director of presenting company, Crimson Coast Dance, est. 1998, maintains a dance career as creator, performer, collaborator, educator. She’s worked with notable artists such as Susanna Hood, Margie Gillis, Senta Driver, Nina Wiener, Judith Adams, Jeremy Tow, Genevieve Johnson, Deborah Dunn, Judith Garay. Recent choreographic works include The Sun and the Moon, based on the book by Celestine Aleck (Snuneymuxw) which has enjoyed two successful tours and which media-artist, Evann Siebens is re-imagining as a hybrid media form that involves dance media, documentary and storytelling. Holly received The City of Nanaimo’s 2010 Honour In Culture Award for her contribution to the cultural life of the city, a nomination by Nanaimo Chamber for 2015 Business Achievement Awards in Cultural Vitality in the Arts, and the 2017 John Hobday Award for Excellence in Arts Management for development and enhancement of cultural competence with Indigenous peoples. Crimsoncoastdance.org