Profile
Gearshifting Performance Works is a not for profit Arts Organization dedicated to the advancement of the art form of modern dance. Committed to promoting modern dance, raising public awareness of the form and enriching the community, the Company has three main activities; these include the advancement of education, creation and presentation of modern dance.
Gearshifting Performance Works endeavors to create accessible and artistically daring works. The body of work encompasses a broad range of new creation and respected traditional works. The subject matter often stems from psychological reactions to environment and reflections upon trends in Canadian lifestyle. The presentations strive to be rewarding to both the audience and the creators as well as suitable for a broad range of audiences and performance venues.

Enriching the Community
Through new creation, commissions, re-constructions, performances, teaching, studio showings, talkback sessions and hosting guest artists, the Company makes art available to the public in various settings, both traditional and non-traditional, connecting with a broad and diverse audience of all ages and all walks of life.
Brief History
Gearshifting Performance Works is a Winnipeg-based dance Company created in response to Jolene Bailie’s success as a solo performer. Artistic Director, Jolene Bailie, began presenting solo work in the year 2000 and since then has performed well over 250 full length solo shows, six cross Canada tours, ten international engagements, several smaller tours, two projects of historical significance in New York City, re-mounted fourteen solo works by established choreographers, commissioned eight new solo works by senoir guest choreographers, as well as developed and presented new creations by Artistic Director Jolene Bailie, including created two full-length shows, three solo works as well as works for bridging and pre-professional dancers.
The Company was incorporated September 27, 2005.

Board of Directors
Gearshifting Performance Works is governed by a Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors:
Jamie Jurczak
Geoffrey Devenney Linda Drosdowech
Hugh Conacher
Jolene Bailie
Jolene Bailie
Jolene Bailie is the Artistic Director of Gearshifting Performance Works. Self-motivated and committed to modern dance, she has cultivated her own unique and innovative career, earning a reputation for presenting work that resonates in the human experience.
Committed to education, Jolene has been a key faculty member of The School of Contemporary Dancers since 1997 and works as a Mentor for Arts and Cultural Industries in Manitoba, a Guest Teacher at The Chai Folk Ensemble and takes on project-based independent coaching and teaching. Jolene holds a B.A. Honors Degree and the Gold Medal Award for Academic Excellence from The University of Winnipeg (2000), a Teaching Certificate with Distinction from The Royal Academy of Dance (2001) and is currently furthering her education in the Low-Track Residency Program, working towards her M.F.A. in Dance (2011), at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia/The America Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina.
- Marilyn Russo, Attitude, The Dancer’s Magazine












