PROSPECTS
Presentation History
An Evening of Dance and Discussion
PROSPECTS was a presentation series of works-in-progress around a central theme. It brought together local enthusiasts of art and dance with choreographers from the local, regional and international dance community to cultivate creative community dialogue.
Audience members witnessed new and in-progress contemporary dance works whose themes provide the foundation for the evening's dialogue. Each work was followed by a Q&A discussion led by each choreographer, giving the audience an opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback and further examine the ideas presented.
“This interactive, informal event brings together community members to share ideas, to learn about contemporary dance and to bring life to the local arts in Burlington,” said Lisa Emmons, Artistic Director.
PROSPECTS #15
Sunday, October 15th, 2023
Presenting
CinnaMoon Collective (Toronto, ON)
Megan English (Hamilton, ON)
Clairandean Humphrey & Lor Lacambra (Hamilton, ON)
Kaela Willey (Toronto, ON)
In our 15th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Presented for the first time in the Cotton Factory.
Were able to offer 100 tickets to IBPOC identifying patrons and those facing financial hardship due to oppression, thanks to the City of Hamilton One-Time City Enrichment Fund.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canadian Heritage | City of Hamilton | The One-Time City Enrichment Fund
Producer - Mayumi Lashbrook
Associate Producer - Rose Hopkins
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Stage Manager - Nathan Lise
Host + Discussion Moderator - Shannon Kitchings
Video - Michael Mortley
Photography - Jessica Bullock
PROSPECTS #14
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Presenting
Kaelin Isserlin (Toronto, ON)
Paromita Kar (Hamilton, ON)
Shivani Joshi (Brampton, ON)
Tara Butler (Kitchener, ON)
In our 14th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Had Mayumi Lashbrook as the series Host and Discussion moderator.
Was part of the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Free Thursdays programming.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage | Art Gallery of Hamilton
Producers - Mikaela Demers, Sid Ryan Eilers, Mayumi Lashbrook
Assistant Producer - Tianna Therriault
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Social Media - Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Kit Simmons
Assistant Stage Managers - Soraya Gallant, Rose Hopkins
Sponsorship - Haleigh Eady
Host + Discussion Moderator - Mayumi Lashbrook
Creative Video - Clairandean Humphrey
Photography - Jess Bullock
Volunteers - David, Anne, Heryka, Rebekka, Issaure
Participating Dramaturgs - Lisa O’Connell, Nova Bhattacharya, Peter Chin, Tia Kushniruk
PROSPECTS #13
Saturday, November 5th, 2022
Presenting
Raechele Lovell // DiverseWorks (Waterloo, ON)
Janessa Pudwell (Hamilton, ON)
Nina Milanovski (Toronto, ON)
Vik Mudge (St Catharines, ON)
Dance Film: Balm to My Rage by Aeris Körper (Hamilton, ON)
In our 13th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Choreographic works were presented immersively and from specific points of view.
Thank you!
Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage | Burlington Student Theatre
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Assistant Producer - Haleigh Eady
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Social Media - Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Kit Simmons
Host + Discussion Moderator - Shannon Kitchings
Creative Video - Clairandean Humphrey
Photography - Jess Bullock
Volunteers - Kate
Participating Dramaturgs - Sid Ryan Eilers, Rebekka Gondosch
PROSPECTS #12
Friday, June 3rd, 2022
Presenting
Priyanka Tope (Burlington and London, ON)
KINAJ (Toronto, ON)
Michael Mortley (Toronto, ON)
Catherine Allen (Hamilton, ON)
In our 12th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Welcoming Shannon Kitchings to our team as the series Host and Discussion moderator.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage | Burlington Student Theatre
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Assistant Producer - Tianna Therriault
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Social Media - Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Rose Hopkins
Front of House Manager - Haleigh Eady
Host + Discussion Moderator - Shannon Kitchings
Creative Video - Clairandean Humphrey
Photography - Jess Bullock
Volunteers - Julianna, Kate, Sapphire, Vik
Participating Dramaturgs - Karen Kaeja, Alyssa Martin
PROSPECTS #11
Friday, March 11th, 2022
Presenting
Belinda McGuire (New York/Toronto, ON)
Eshe (Hamilton, ON)
Jasmine Almaguer Sheldrick (Calgary, AB)
Josh Taylor (Hamilton, ON)
In our 11th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Welcoming Shannon Kitchings to our team as the series Host and Discussion moderator.
Second hybrid iteration of the series.
Separated tech + show day, yup, before it was all happening in ONE DAY!
Catering provided for artists and crew on tech day.
Donation bar with all proceeds donated to Community Fridges HamOnt.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage | Burlington Student Theatre
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Assistant Producer - Tianna Therriault
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Communications - Catharine Katic
Social Media + Front of House Manager - Mayumi Lashbrook
Broadcasting - Eric Chan + Henry Mak
Stage Manager - Rose Hopkins
Host + Discussion Moderator - Shannon Kitchings
Creative Video - Clairandean Humphrey
Photography - Jess Bullock
Volunteers - Kate, Kaya, Julianna
Participating Dramaturgs - Alyssa Nedich, Sofi Gudino, Sky Fairchild-Waller
PROSPECTS #10
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
Presenting
Aisha Nicholson (Toronto, ON)
Candice Irwin (Little Current, ON)
Jasmine Liaw (Vancouver, BC/ Toronto, ON)
Kala Collective (Mississauga, ON)
In our 10th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
First hybrid iteration of the series.
Catering provided for artists and crew.
Artist Support Fund created to assist with specific costs by different artists including accessibility support, travel, childcare, etc.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage | Burlington Student Theatre
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Assistant Producer - Tianna Therriault
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach + Host + Discussion Moderator - Sid Ryan Eilers
Communications - Catharine Katic
Social Media + Front of House Manager - Mayumi Lashbrook
Livestreaming - Bankomedia
Stage Manager - Rose Hopkins
Creative Video - Clairandean Humphrey
Photography - Jess Bullock
Volunteers: Kate + Kaya
Participating Dramaturgs - Ashley Rantala, Irma Villafuerte, Nancy Lee, Ronald Taylor
PROSPECTS #9
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
Presenting
Eilish Shin-Culhane (Toronto, ON)
Megan English (Hamilton, ON)
Methods of Madness Dance Theater (Phoenix, Arizona)
Qiang Luo (Burlington/Toronto, ON)
Tia Ashley Kushniruk (Edmonton, AB)
In our 9th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Second virtual iteration of the series.
Continued presenting artists Nationally and Internationally.
Integration of Dramaturg Partnership Program: partnering presenting choreographers with dramaturgs and providing financial support for this partnership. This program is hugely successful thank you to our Dramaturgical Consultant Dedra McDermott.
Contracted two Producing Assistants to focus on collaborative working and learning around producing dance.
Thank you!
Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Heritage
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Producing Assistants - Rachel Facchini + Michael Kras
Dramaturgical Consultant - Dedra McDermott
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Host + Discussion Moderator - Kunji Ikeda
Stage Manager - Rose Hopkins
Participating Dramaturgs - Bonnie Kim, Dedra McDermott, Hannah Sybille Muller, Heidi Strauss
PROSPECTS #8
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Presenting
Elena Vazintaris (Brooklyn, New York)
Emily Williams (Burlington, ON)
Eric Dahlinger (Burlington, ON)
Kunji Ikeda (Calgary, AB)
Shreya Bollywood Dance (Burlington, ON)
Thea Sachade (Burlington, ON)
In our 8th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Hosted our first virtual iteration of the series.
Presented artists Nationally and Internationally.
Presented 6 artists.
Focused on ticketing accessibility that has been maintained in all future iterations.
Thank you!
Canadian Heritage | City of Burlington
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Host + Discussion Moderator - Mayumi Lashbrook
Community Outreach - Sid Ryan Eilers
Stage Manager - Rose Hopkins
PROSPECTS #7
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Presenting
The Cyborg Circus Project (Toronto, ON)
Faith Dance (Hamilton, ON)
Kathak Bandi Dance Collective (Toronto, ON)
Mayumi Lashbrook (Toronto, ON)
Project Oswald (Toronto, ON / Calgary, AB)
In our 7th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Welcomed Lori VanDinther on board as our official PROSPECTS sponsor.
Formed a partnership with Topowe boutique events and catering.
Continued our partnership with Nickel Brook Brewing.
Offered homemade ice tea.
Provided reusable drinking vessels for all.
Collected donations to be donated to Unist’ot’en.
Provided ASL Interpretation that has been maintained in all future iterations.
Focused on creating accessible online content.
Thank you!
Lori VanDinther | Topowe boutique events and catering | Nickel Brook Brewing | Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producer - Mikaela Demers
Front of House Manager - Mayumi Lashbrook
MC - Sid Ryan Eilers
Stage Manager - Mikaela Demers
Technicians - Nicholas Cikoja & Joel Austin
Photography - Jessica Bullock
Archive Video - Ryan Barrett
Evening Video - Jasmine Liaw
Volunteers - Shannon Kitchings & Kate Lowe
PROSPECTS #6
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Presenting
Cheyenne Sapphire (Toronto, ON)
Dana Macdonald (Toronto, ON)
Gavin Law (Toronto, ON)
Sid Ryan Eilers (Hamilton, ON)
SaMel Tanz (Toronto, ON)
Shannon Kitchings (Burlington, ON)
In our 7th edition of PROSPECTS, Aeris Körper:
Formed a producing internship partnership with Conteur Academy.
Formed a partnership with Nickel Brook Brewing.
Thank you!
Nickel Brook Brewing | Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producing Team - Greer Holland, Jasmine Liaw, Shayla Dyble, Rachelle Ashmore, Conteur Academy
Producing Mentor - Sid Ryan Eilers
Front of House Manager - Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Mikaela Demers
Technicians - Nicholas Cikoja | Joel Austin
Photography - Jessica Bullock
Archive Video - Ryan Barrett
Evening Video - Jasmine Liaw
PROSPECTS #5
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Presenting
Cheyenne Sapphire (Toronto, ON)
Dip Talukder (Burlington, ON)
Kendra Epik (Toronto, ON)
Thank you!
Nickel Brook Brewing | Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producer - Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Mikaela Demers
PROSPECTS #4
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Presenting
Jennifer Harrison (Burlington, ON)
Sid Ryan Eilers (Hamilton, ON)
Mikaela Demers (Hamilton, ON)
Rachel Facchini (Toronto, ON)
Shannon Kitchings (Burlington, ON)
Yugali Bharotev (Burlington, ON)
Thank you!
Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producers - Sid Ryan Eilers & Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Mikaela Demers
PROSPECTS #3
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Presenting
Angela Deiseach (Toronto, ON)
Jillian Peever (Toronto, ON)
Sid Ryan Eilers (Hamilton, ON)
Peter Kelly (Toronto, ON)
Sasha Speed (Toronto, ON)
Thank you
Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producers - Sid Ryan Eilers | Mayumi Lashbrook
Stage Manager - Mikaela Demers
PROSPECTS #2
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Presenting
Jamee Valin (Toronto, ON)
Sid Ryan Eilers (Hamilton, ON)
Mayumi Lashbrook (Toronto, ON)
Nicola Adilman (Toronto, ON)
Nyda Kwasowsky (Toronto, ON)
THANK YOU!
Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producers - Sid Ryan Eilers | Mayumi Lashbrook
PROSPECTS #1
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Presenting
Mateo Galindo Torres (Toronto, ON)
Mikaela Demers (Hamilton, ON)
Sarah Koekkoek (Toronto, ON)
Sofi Gudino (Toronto, ON)
THANK YOU!
Burlington Student Theatre | City of Burlington
Producers - Sid Ryan Eilers & Mayumi Lashbrook