Artistic Director of Toronto’s Dancemakers from 1990 to 2006, Serge Bennathan now lives in Vancouver. Serge created Les Productions Figlio, a production house dedicated to produce specific works that alternate between dance and theatre. The company's first work, The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch, premiered in February 2007 at the Chutzpah! Festival, toured to the Singapore in 2008 and toured Canada in 2009. Manga, the second creation, with Susie Burpee and Linnea Swan was performed in Vancouver and Toronto in November 2007. Slam for a Time Traveler was commissioned for Dancing on the Edge’s 20th anniversary. His most recent works are Conversations and The Strange Adventure of Myself.
Les Productions Figlio
Producer Allyson McGrane is a Vancouver-based business consultant who specializes in the arts, non-profit and small business start-ups. As a partner in Left Right Minds Initiatives, she works to connect arts - business - web and has over ten years of experience with consulting in the Vancouver arts community. She is a proud co-founder of the Neanderthal Arts Festival, Vancouver's newest summer theatre festival at the Cultch happening annually in July. In addition, she can be found writing online about live performance for PLANK Magazine.
