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Katherine Labelle has performed in and has been presented by the following festivals across Canada

Calgary:
Dancer's Studio West (Dancing off the Edge Festival)

Edmonton:
John L. Haar Theatre
The Place Upstairs

Kelowna:
The Okanagan International Festival of the Arts

Montreal:
Tangente Theatre
Complex Desjardins (FIND Festival)

Ottawa:
Arts Court Theatre
Premiere Dance Theatre (guest artist with Ballet B.C.)

Regina:
Open Stage Theate

Saskatoon:
25th St. Theatre

Toronto:
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (fFIDA Festival and Human Lingo Series)
The Winchester St. Theatre (fFIDA Festival)

Vancouver:
The Firehall Arts Centre, (Dancing on the Edge Festival and KLDS)
Performance Works (The Kiss Project)
EDAM
Main Dance,
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (as guest artist with Ballet B.C.)
The Norman Rothstein Theatre

Victoria:
International Dance Festival

Nanaimo:
Dance on the Crimson Coast

Kelowna:
Okangaon International Festival of the Arts

International:
New York City
P.S. 122, (Fielday)

Russia:
Theatre for Young Spectators, Yaroslavl, Russia (1993)
The Concert Hall, Yaroslavl, Russia (1998)

TV:
Knowledge Network, Vancouver
(Vancouver Dances) Bravo, Toronto
(When Ravens Fly) Women's Television Network, Winnipeg

Video Screenings:
Simon Fraser University: First Intl. DAnce of Technology Conference, Burnaby
Moving Pictures on Video and Film, Toronto
Moving Pictures on the Move, cross Canada Tour
Grand Prix International de Danse, Stockholm

Current Solo Repertoire

Works commissioned from: John Alleyne (artistic director of Ballet B.C., Vancouver), Ginette Laurin (artistic director of O'Vertigo, Montreal), Daniel Lévéille (choreographer, Montreal), Tedd Senmon Robinson (choreographer, Ottawa ), Serge Bennathan (artistic director of Dancemakers, Toronto)... Works created by: Katherine Labelle

About the works:

"Don Juan Suite (choreographed by John Alleyne for Labelle) ..has the power to make ordinary things seem extraordinary...." Nick Miliokas "The Leader - Post - Regina, Saskatchewan, February 25, 1996.

"...In Don Juan's Suite there's something haunting and mysterious about this figure...." Shannon Rupp, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, B.C., January 18-25, 1996.

"...and death of course" (choreographed by Danielle Lévéille) ...this dancing is not pretty...But it is powerful...with an enigmatic presence..." Deirdre Kelly, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, June 24, 1995.

"...and death of course"...it's mesmerizing...." Shannon Rupp, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, B.C., May 12-19, 1995.

"fruit studies number four (choreographed by Tedd Senmon Robinson) ....very amusing ..." Robert Everett-Green, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, August, 1994.

"Lace Suitcase (choreographed by Katherine Labelle).. the most lively, dynamic, spontaneous work of the evening.." A. Houston & W. Philpott, Dance Connection, Calgary, Alberta, June-August, 1992.

" Gestures (choreographed by Katherine Labelle)... A ravishing solo.." Michael Scott, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., September 1990.

"Défaillance....(Choreographed by Ginette Laurin) is a captivating metaphor about personal trappings...(it) stands out in its artistic power and vision..." A. Houston & W. Philpott, Dance Connections, Calgary, Alberta, June-August, 1991.

"Pastoral Muse No. 3 Running in a Circle (choreographed by Serge Bennathan) takes us on a journey of dynamic events through the superb dancing of Katherine Labelle...." Carrie Nimmo, Edge Festival Reviews, Vancouver, B.C. September 1991.

Selected Press Quotes

"Labelle is one of this country's finest modern dancers..." Shannon Rupp, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, B.C., January 18-25, 1996.

"Labelle herself has an enigmatic presence..." Deirdre Kelly, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, June 24, 1995.

"Katherine Labelle's performances are a pleasure to witness..." Robert Everett-Green, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, August, 1994.

"...the gutsiness of Labelle's Lace Suitcase...This is the most emotionally complex (and in my estimate, both physically and musically interesting) work on the program."Alina Gildner, The Globe and the Mail, Toronto, Ontario, September 1993.

"Labelle ....the seductive image of a supremely graceful dancer...." Kate Zimmerman, Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta , June - August, 1992.

"....the superb dancing of Katherine Labelle"...Carrie Nimmo, Edge Festival Reviews, Vancouver, B.C. September 1991.

"Labelle draws phrases of movement that round on one another in perfect symmetry..." Michael Scott, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., September 1990.

"You can't take her eyes of her..." Deborah Meyers, Vandance, Vancouver, B.C., October 1990.