Shaped
Choreographer
Beth Durnie
Originally from Mohkinstsis (Calgary), Alberta, Beth Durnie is a graduate of Arts Umbrella Dance Diploma Program in Vancouver, BC. While an active part of the Vancouver dance scene,
Beth had the opportunity to work in-studio with and perform works by various renowned artists, including Crystal Pite, Emily Molnar, and Michael Schumacher, amongst others. Beth has performed internationally with Ballet BC (Medhi Walerski's Romeo + Juliet) and locally with Inverso Productions, Calgary Opera, and Corps Bara Dance Theatre. She has choreographed for the stage and for film, collaborating with various dance artists in Calgary, most notably Serenella Sol. Recently graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Calgary, Beth is a dance educator, passionate about sharing a love of movement throughout life.
Performers
Kaitlyn Seibold
(She/Her)
Kaitlyn is a movement researcher, performer, choreographer, and dance educator who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance Performance Degree from Toronto Metropolitan University, and more recently completed her Master of Fine Arts at York University for Dance, Choreography & Collaboration. She was awarded the Lipson Family Endowment Award for the most promising choreographer. Throughout her professional experience she has performed and trained with artists such as Vicki St Denys, Louis Laberge-Cote, Robert Glumbek, Ryan Lee, Hanna Keil, Matjash Mrozewski, Colleen Snell, and Apolonia Velasquez in a diverse range of techniques and movement styles.
Reese Wilson
(She/Her)
Reese Wilson is a performer, choreographer and educator based in Mohkinstsis (Calgary). Since graduating with honours from the University of Calgary, with a B.Ed (2023) and BFA in Dance (2020), Reese has trained fervently both locally and abroad, most recently in the b12 Research and Dance workshop festival in Berlin, with Stefan Crainic, Lisard Tranis and Josephine Haas. As a performer for both stage and screen, Reese has had the opportunity to participate in choreographic processes as well as perform original and repertoire works by Meghann Michalsky of Project InTandem, W&M Physical Theatre, Kloetzel&Co, Corps Bara Dance Theatre, Marie France Forcier, Nicole Charlton-Goodbrand, and Karissa Barry. Her self-choreographed, directed and performed film, A Practical Guide to Serenity, was presented at the Ignite Festival for Emerging Artists and WildDogs International Screendance Festival. Reese is a dedicated advocate of Dance Education for all populations and finds unmeasurable joy in regularly teaching both the youth as well as within the local professional dance community.
