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With every twist and turn Springboard continues to evolve, enhanced by a world grown complicated, distinguished by a simple vision. Each new season demonstrates Springboard Dance is clear in our vision to promote, produce and create current, contemporary modern dance. Artistic DirectorNicole Mion Nicole Mion creates for the stage and screen. Known for her highly theatrical and physical style, she is a sought after director and contemporary choreographer for various film production companies, dance companies, and theatre companies. Recent projects include assistant director with filmmaker Daniel Conrad (Vancouver) and choreographer Paul Andre Fourtier (Montreal) on the creation of 7 Universal Solvents, writer and director for the documentary When Eve Wore Heels, mastermind behind the video installation The Conversation involving projections on opposing walls encouraging the viewer to watch between the action of two performers, and co-creator for the feature film Visible Heat.Other selected work includes direction and choreography for the International DaCI Conference in Brazil (Aug 03), choreography for the feature film The Girl Who Married a Ghost, presentations at the American Dance Festival International Festival of Dance-Film (Durham, USA), and inclusion in the best of Canadian dance film in Reel Dance Canada (Dusseldorf), Edmonton International Film Festival, New Dance Horizons (Regina), Brian Webb Dance Company (Edmonton), DSW (Calgary) Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver), and the Moving Pictures Festival national dance-video tour (Canada). She choreographed for the opening ceremonies of the 2001 IAAF World Games (Edmonton) which had a live audience of 60,000 and a broadcast audience of over 4 billion. In 2000, Nicole won the Paula Citron award for most outstanding choreography at fFIDA - Canada's International fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (Toronto). (Full length Bio) General ManagerJohanna Schwartz Board of Directors
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