Artists

CREATIVE TEAM

2010/2011 Season
Jolene Bailie, Choreography and Performance
Jose Limon, Choreography
Nina Watt, Staging and Direction
Hugh Conacher, Lighting and Video
Wanda Koop, Collaboration
Susan Chafe, Sound
Anne Armit, Costumes

Dancers, working Project-based:
Claire Marshall
Tiffany Thomas
Branwyn Bundon
Christie Martens

Gearshifting Performance Works supports the development of pre-professional dancers by creating bridging, mentorship and performance opportunties. For the 2010/2011 Krista Nicholson will work with the company in an eight week long bridging project.

2009/2010 Season
Jolene Bailie, Choreography and Performance
Deborah Dunn, Choreography
Anna Sokolow, Choreography
Denise Clarke, Choreography
Hugh Conacher, Lighting and Video
Anne Armit, Costumes
Susan Chafe, Sound
Wanda Koop, Collaboration
Bill Evans, Choreography

Dancers, working project-based:
Freya Olafson
Tiffany Thomas
Ruth Levin
Claire Marshall
Andrew Milne
Tyrell Witherspoon
Christie Martens

Gearshifting Performance Works supports the development of pre-professional students by creating bridging, mentorship and performance opportuntities.  In the 2009/2010 season opportunities were created for Mark Sawh Medrano, Emma Rose, Sarah Helmer, Spenser Halfyard and Krista Nicholson.


Since 2000, Jolene Bailie and Gearshifting Performance Works has had the pleasure of working with numerous amazing artists. These artists include:

Stephanie Ballard
Marc Boivin
Rachel Browne
Marie-Josee Chartier
Denise Clarke
Deborah Dunn
Bill Evans
Don Halquist
Joe Laughlin
Brent Lott
Jim May, direction and re-staging of Escape and The End? by Anna Sokolow
Gaile Petursson-Hiley
Nina Watt, direction and re-staging of Dances for Isadora, a suite of five solos by Jose Limon
Julia Sasso

Special Thanks to Anne Armit and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Wardrobe Department for creating costumes for Jolene and the company since 2001.  

Special thanks to Hugh Conacher and The School of Contemporary Dancers for their on going support of Jolene Bailie and Gearshifting Performance Works.