| Monday November 22, 2021 |
Dominique Fils-Aimé
Following her remarkable entrance on the music scene in 2018 with Nameless, Dominique Fils-Aimé’s sophomore album Stay-Tuned! won several awards including the JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, the Felix for Jazz Album of the Year at the ADISQ Gala (Quebec) in addition to being shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, a mention she received for a second consecutive time with her latest album, Three Little Words. Contact: Annick-Patricia Carrière, Agent https://www.facebook.com/domiofficialpage |
| Monday November 22, 2021
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Femme Du Feu
FdFC has 3 main missions: performance creation, education, and sector development in rural and urban communities in Ontario, with priority to the Niagara region. FdFC creates performance work through a process of collaboration with artists across disciplines, combining contemporary circus with artistic curiosity, risk and reflection. Our mandate is to remove barriers, increase inclusiveness and serve our community through professional artistic activities and experiences, helping to strengthen our local, regional and national community, and inspire and enhance it’s well being. Holly Treddenick, Artistic Director https://www.facebook.com/femmesdufeu/ |
| Monday November 22, 2021
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Rube & Rake
Winners of the 2020 Music NL Folk/Roots Artist of the Year award, they have spent the last three years touring Canada honing their craft. Their music is an exercise in creating something beyond the sum of their parts.
https://www.facebook.com/rubeandrake |
| Monday November 22, 2021 |
Wen Wei Dance
https://www.facebook.com/wenweidance/ |
| Tuesday November 23, 2021
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Wesli
Fleming Artist Management https://www.facebook.com/wesley.louissaint |
| Tuesday November 23, 2021 |
CORPUS
CORPUS’ unique and engaging performances are presented in both traditional and unusual locations for large and diverse audiences. Created in 1997, CORPUS now has 15 pieces in its repertoire and has presented over 2500 performances across Canada in 34 countries. Several productions have been nominated for Dora Mavor Moore awards. In 2001 CORPUS won the gold-medal at the IV Games of la francophonie with A Flock of Flyers. In 2022, CORPUS will proudly celebrate its 25th anniversary. |
| Tuesday November 23, 2021
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David Jalbert
Cristine Cimon-Fortier (Elle/She/Her) https://www.instagram.com/davidjalbertpianiste/ |
| Tuesday November 23, 2021 |
The Chimera Project
(416) 889-4881 |
| Wednesday November 24, 2021
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Machine de Cirque
Émilie Fournier (elle // she/her) www.facebook.com/machinedecirque |
| Wednesday November 24, 2021 |
OKAN
Contact: Marilyn Gilbert https://www.facebook.com/okanmusica |
| Wednesday November 24, 2021
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Luca “LAZYLEGZ” Patuelli Processed with VSCO with se3 preset Dancer/Artistic Director/Manager Lazylegz has been dancing since he was 15-years old. He has developed a unique dance style incorporating his crutches and the strength in his arms, that has gotten him worldwide recognition. Lazylegz has been featured on Ellen, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, America’s got Talent, and many more. In 2016, the Governor General of Canada recognized Luca with a Meritorious Service Medal for his involvement in the community through his accessible dance programs. Luca strives to take his career to the next level while constantly sharing his message to the world “It’s about taking the bad and making it good” and that there are “No Excuses, No Limits” ILL-Ability: Cheryle Hansen, Representative https://www.facebook.com/LucaLazylegzPatuelli |
| Wednesday November 24, 2021 |
Cris Derkson
Eoin Ó Catháin, https://www.facebook.com/cris.derksen |
Dominique Fils-Aimé presents 
Femmes du Feu was originally founded in 2003 as a collective, and now in 2019 and is a not-for-profit charitable organization based in Welland, Canada.
Often described as a darker Simon and Garfunkel, Rube & Rake engage audiences with a mixture of stories, intricate guitar work, and rich vocal harmonies. After working together for the past 6 years out of St. John’s, NL, Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite have fused an intimate musical connection that comes across in every new song and performance. 
Wen Wei Dance reflects the multiplicity of dance. Each creation is influenced by the evolution of personal identity, and strives to reflect the underlying experience of social, cultural and personal development. With a highly individual style, Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang fuses precise choreography with stunning visual design and music—turning each work into a rich and unique world. The company’s full-length works include 
Born Wesley Louissaint in Haiti, he has grown into his role as a prolific songwriter, guitarist, and producer known as Wesli. His musical journey has gone from stringing up an oil can with nylon fishing string to winning a JUNO for World Music Album of the Year. Wesli’s music is rooted in Haitian culture (Vodou, Rara), Afrobeat, Reggae sounds and his Canadian experience (Hip Hop): a natural mix. The songs explore texts in Creole from his reflections on society and life’s experiences. With music, Wesli wishes to spread a universal message as a bearer of hope, solidarity, justice, and sharing.
Co-founded by Sylvie Bouchard and artistic director David Danzon, CORPUS is known for its precise and surrealist humour that combines movement with theatrical imagery.
A virtuoso with a warm, elegant style and a wide-ranging repertoire, pianist David Jalbert has established himself among the elite of his generation of classical musicians: “Jalbert’s piano playing is remarkable for its sweep, confidence, sensitivity, power and color, what more can we ask?” (Fanfare). Named by the CBC among the 15 best Canadian pianists of all time, Mr. Jalbert performs regularly as a soloist and recitalist in Canada and across the globe.
Chimera Dance Theatre is an energy-charged company committed to excellence, focusing on creation that invests in tapping into universal themes and the potential of exploration and collaboration. Established in 1999, the company’s accolades include being named as the “most exciting” and “most original in Canada” (The Globe and Mail) and performing at the National Arts Center and DanceWorks Mainstage. Chimera is led by founding artist director Malgorzata Nowacka-May, an acclaimed dancer, choreographer and educator. The company has been collaborating with Indigenous artists since 2014, resulting in a repertoire that brings together talents and stories of elders and artists from across Canada.
Founded in 2013 under the initiative of Vincent Dubé, Raphaël Dubé, Yohann Trépanier, Ugo Dario, Maxim Laurin and Frédéric Lebrasseur, Machine de Cirque launched its very first production – the Company’s namesake show – in May 2015 to rave reviews by both audiences and critics alike. Since then, four more shows have been added to Machine de Cirque’s roster of productions. New productions are also currently on the drawing board. They are all based on the Company’s artistic signature, which skillfully blends the highest levels of contemporary circus with musical and theatrical performances, propelled by the collaborative spirit that drives Machine de Cirque.
OKAN is a Juno award winning contemporary Afro-Cuban roots and jazz ensemble led by Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne. Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in immigration courage and love. Elizabeth was born in Havana, Cuba and is a classically trained violinist. Magdelys is from Santiago de Cuba and has a degree in orchestral percussion from Havana’s University of the Arts. Both are Grammy-nominees for their contributions to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, of which they are former members.
Juno nominated Cris Derksen, originally from Northern Alberta Canada is an Internationally respected Indigenous Cellist and Composer. As a composer she has her foot in many worlds working in Choral, Symphonic, film, theatre and dance, with a new commission from the Calgary Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra premiering in 2020. As a performer Derksen performs Nationally and Internationally. Recent destinations include Hong Kong, Australia, Mongolia, Europe, Mexico and a whole lot of Canada; the place Derksen refers to as home.