KATHERINE SEMCHUK - Performer

Originally from Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton), Katherine is an eastern european dance artist currently based in Tkaronto. She is an alumni of Victoria School of the Arts and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and has been learning from and collaborating with artists from across Turtle Island for the last 5 years of her professional career. Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC), Kaeja d’Dance, Mile Zero Dance, Nostos Collectives, The Platform TO, Peggy Baker, Shay Kuebler, Tia Kushniruk, Mateo Galindo Torres, Meghann Michalsky, Sasha Ivanochko, and Naishi Wang have all been integral to informing Katherine's current practice and imaginative physicality.

 Katherine’s choreographic work has been presented by Expanse Festival, Fluid Fest, FODAR (Market Dances), Mile Zero Dance, and New Dance Horizons. Through an improvisational practice and the creation of solo work, she continues to dissect her artistic values. She is currently working on a full-length duet with her collaborator Meghann Michalsky, and a project called“Inner Works: A Solo Study'' which includes commissions from Tia Kushniruk, Sasha Ivanochko and Peggy Baker.

Katherine is passionate about cultivating community and sharing movement with others; she coordinates a training platform called westside movement sessions in Tkaronto and is on faculty at The School of TDT.