KYLIE THOMPSON

Kylie Thompson (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary performer, creator, educator and photographer residing in Toronto, Ontario.  She considers herself an ally to the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities and is committed to ongoing education, conversation and action towards equality and de-colonization of Western Dance practices.  She is an advocate for femme leadership in the arts space.  In 2023 her full length trio for 3 women ‘Femmillennial’ toured internationally and was awarded Critic’s Pick “Best Dance Show” at the Orlando Fringe Festival.  Since 2017, she has produced numerous contemporary stage pieces as well as short dance films; her credits include Dance: Made in Canada, New Blue Festival of Emerging Dance, 40North Film Fest (California) and Videoskin Film Festival (Yukon), Danceworks, Screen:Moves.  A passionate educator; she has taught and shared her knowledge of movement at countless different studios and dance companies across Canada; including Toronto’s Underground Dance Centre, City Dance Corps, Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and Vancouver’s Harbour Dance Centre.  She served as a board member and vice-president on the board of Directors of CADA-East for 4 years.  Outside of her own creative work Kylie has performed in commercial and concert settings; in contemporary works by Hanna Kiel, Gadfly Dance Company, Alias Dance Project, Keren Rosenberg (Israel), Mate Meszaros (Hungary). She has performed for artists Finger Eleven, Classified, Airplane Boys and Kiesza, and choreographed a music video for Canadian Legends The Barenaked Ladies.