|| EDUCATION ||
BA | Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude: Cultural Studies, York University, 2005 > 2010, Toronto, ON
BFA | Bachelor of Fine Arts Magna Cum Laude: Dance, York University, 2005 > 2009, Toronto, ON
SSD | Secondary School Diploma Honours with Distinction: Oak Bay Secondary School, 2001 > 2005, Victoria, BC
Professional Ballet Program: National Ballet School of Canada, 1999 > 2001, Toronto, ON
|| RESIDENCIES ||
Arte Studio Ginestrelle, November > December 2010, Assisi, Italy
Canada Summer Games National Artist Program, August 2009, Charlottetown & Summerside, PEI
|| SELECTED CREATION ||
2010
Sala Pinacoteca | :) | curated by Marina Merli, November > December 2010, Assisi, Italy
Public Office | …go around | curated by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot and Su-Ying Lee, July > August 2010, Toronto, ON
Toronto Fringe Festival | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | curated by Renna Reddie, July 2010, Toronto, ON
Faire & Fecan Theatre | (her) inVersions of Before | curated by Susan Cash, March 2010, Toronto, ON
Gallery 1313 | Prostituition | March 2010, Toronto, ON
2009
Eleanor Winters Art Gallery | these THESES | November 2009, Toronto, ON
Lab Cab Festival | Nook & Crandi | curated by Aviva Armour-Ostroff and André du Toit, October 2009, Toronto, ON
2009 Canada Summer Games | TechnoBach | curated by Jac Gautreau and Anika Lirette, August 2009, Charlottetown, PEI
Toronto Alternative Fashion Week | The Musical | curated by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, April 2009, Toronto, ON
Toronto Stock Exchange | econohomoeroTSX | April 2009, Toronto, ON
Canada Water Boardwalk | (her) Versions of Before | February 2009, London, England
2008
Art Gallery of York University | Procedures Performed/Auto-Pilot | curated by Emelie Chhangur, September 2008, Toronto, ON
Brewster College | Versions of Before | curated by Ali Smith, June 2008, Cape Cod, MA
Oak Bay West Theatre | Stop/Shape/Clock | curated by Jenny Emerson, May 2008, Victoria, BC
McLean Performance Studio | Katharsis | March 2008, Toronto, ON
2004 > 2007
McLean Performance Studio | she | November 2007, Toronto, ON
Oak Bay West Theatre | A Ballad for Myself | curated by Sandra Walton, June 2006, Victoria, BC
Festival of DanceArts | A Lover’s Quarrel | May 2005, Victoria, BC
Victoria Fringe Festival | Circus! The Musical | August 2004, Victoria, BC
|| SELECTED PERFORMANCE ||
2010
Canadian Opera Company | Death in Venice | directed by Yoshi Oida, choreographed by Daniela Kurz, October > November 2010, Toronto, ON
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche | Pas Seulement Deux | directed by David Frankovich, choreographed by Cara Spooner, October 2010, Toronto, ON
The Gladstone Hotel | California Gurls | created by Ladybear Fay Slift, August 2010, Toronto, ON
Tranzac Club | Opera Erotique | directed by Gwen Dobie, June 2010, Toronto, ON
W Network | The Ultimate W Expert Challenge | April 2010, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Ontario | Kiss | created by Tino Sehgal, March > April 2010, Toronto, ON
Hub 14 | 43 N 79 W | choreographed by Tracey Norman, March 2010, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Ontario | Good Game | created by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, January 2010, Toronto, ON
2009
Bravo!FACT | The Ballad of Roy & Silo | directed by John Greyson, July 2009, Toronto, ON
McLean Performance Studio | see 18E2 | choreographed by Ali Smith, May 2009, Toronto, ON
Toronto Centre for the Arts | Disney’s High School Musical 2 On Stage! | directed by David Walcer, March 2009, Toronto, ON
2008
Faire & Fecan Theatre | Interbeing | choreographed by Susan Cash & Sashar Zarif, March 2008, Toronto, ON
2007
Art Gallery of York University | SNOWBANK | created by Diane Borsato, April 2007, Toronto, ON
McLean Performance Studio | Womoon & Son | choreographed by Cara Spooner, March 2007, Toronto, ON
McLean Performance Studio | The Absence of Roots | choreographed by Lesley Bunbury-Watson, March 2007, Toronto, ON
Tribute Communities Recital Hall | Kermit | choreographed by Lesley Bunbury-Watson, January 2007, Toronto, ON
2006
Victoria Reel Dance Film Festival | Stalls | choreographed by Constance Cooke, July 2006, Victoria, BC
McLean Performance Studio | Separate Spaces | choreographed by Angela Le Claire, April 2006, Toronto, ON
McLean Performance Studio | H20 Flo | choreographed by Gary de Matas, March 2006, Toronto, ON
7a11d International Festival of Performance Art | Two Clouds | directed by Jim Drobnick & Jennifer Fisher, January 2006, Toronto, ON
1996 > 2005
Oak Bay West Theatre | Transit | choreographed by Megan Branson, June 2005, Victoria, BC
La Compañia de Danza Isadora | Roxanne | choreographed by Norma Yolanda López, August 2003, Xalapa, Mexico
KIDCO Dance Company | Hubbub | directed by Kerry Krich, March 2002, Victoria, BC
Egg Pictures | Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | directed by Peter Care, June 2000, Wilmington, NC
Warner Bros. Pictures | Summer Catch | directed by Michael Tollin, June 2000, Southport, NC
International Authors Festival | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | read by J.K. Rowling, January 2000, Toronto, ON
National Ballet of Canada | The Nutcracker | choreographed by James Kudelka, December 1999, Toronto, ON
Western Ballet Productions | The Nutcracker | directed by Toni Pimble, December 1998, Victoria, BC
National Ballet of Canada | Giselle | choreographed by James Kudelka, May 1996, Victoria, BC
|| PROJECTS ||
Canadian National Exhibition | Exhibit Facilitator, Beautiful Women Project | created by Cheryl-Ann Webster, 2010, Toronto, ON
Cornerhouse; The Bigger Picture; ENTER_; Lumen, and Site Gallery in association with BBC | Participating Artist, Man With a Movie Camera: The Global Remake | created by Perry Bard, 2010, International
York University Cultural Studies Program | Research Assistant, Expectations and Negotiations of Gender in Ontario Fiddle and Step Dancing Contests | conducted by Dr. Sherry Johnson, 2009 > 2010, Toronto, ON
The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples | Assistant Curator, Performing Diaspora 2009: Celebrating Black History Month through Dance and Music | curated by Dr. Danielle Robinson, 2008 > 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Department of Dance | Research Assistant, A Path Towards Changing Space | conducted by Susan Cash, 2009, Toronto, ON
The Public Access Collective & L.O.T.: Experiments in Urban Research | Production Assistant, The Leona Drive Project | curated by Janine Marchessault and Michael Prokopow, 2009, Toronto, ON
|| SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & BURSARIES ||
Winters College Fellows Scholarship, $300, 2010, Toronto, ON
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Endowment Fund, $1,200, 2010, Chicago, IL
York University Department of Dance Senior Projects Research Grant, $300, 2010, Toronto, ON
Canada Student Grant, $800, 2010, Ottawa, ON
York University Undergraduate Bursary, $600, 2010, Toronto, ON
York University Winters College Council Artist Grant, $400, 2010, Toronto, ON
York University Creative Arts Student Association Initiative Grant, $250, 2009, Toronto, ON
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Bursary, $3,264, 2009, Montreal, QC
York University Dance Department Fund, $577, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Discretionary Bursary, $393, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Additional Financial Assistance Bursary, $150, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Alumni Silver Jubilee Scholarship, $4,932, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Undergraduate Bursary, $365, 2008, Toronto, ON
York University Fine Arts Bursary, $646, 2008, Toronto, ON
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Bursary, $3,290, 2008, Montreal, QC
York University Alumni Affairs Travel Grant, $800, 2008, Toronto, ON
York University Continuing Student Scholarship, $720, 2008, Toronto, ON
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Bursary, $3,139, 2007, Montreal, QC
Secular Students Alliance Travel Grant, $200, 2007, Cambridge, MA
York University Undergraduate Bursary, $2,855, 2007, Toronto, ON
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Bursary, $1,879, 2006, Montreal, QC
York University Undergraduate Bursary, $790, 2006, Toronto, ON
York University Undergraduate Bursary, $490, 2005, Toronto, ON
Oak Bay Secondary School Senior Dance Scholarship, $300, 2005, Victoria, BC
Royal Bank of Canada Financial Lifeskills Scholarship, $2,005, 2005, Toronto, ON
Human Resources & Social Development Canada Access Grant, $2,439, 2005, Ottawa, ON
Greater Victoria School District Performing Arts Scholarship, $1,000, 2005, Victoria, BC
Miller Thomson Foundation National Scholarship, $1,000, 2005, Toronto, ON
British Columbia Passport to Education Scholarship, $275, 2005, Victoria, BC
York University Entrance Scholarship, $4,000, 2005, Toronto, ON
British Columbia Passport to Education Scholarship, $225, 2004, Victoria, BC
British Columbia Passport to Education Scholarship, $175, 2003, Victoria, BC
British Columbia Passport to Education Scholarship, $125, 2002, Victoria, BC
|| AWARDS ||
York University Faculty of Fine Arts Dean’s Prize for Excellence, $250, 2010, Toronto, ON
York University Fine Arts Merit Award, 2010, Toronto, ON
York University Creative Arts Student Association Fine Arts Student Award, $500, 2010, Toronto, ON
York University Fine Arts Merit Award, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Murray G. Ross Medal, 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Faculty of Fine Arts Dean’s Prize for Excellence, $250, 2009, Toronto, ON
Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation Award in Fine and Performing Arts, $5,000, 2008, Vancouver, BC
Dance Ovations Creativity in Concept Award, 2008, Cape Cod, MA
Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation Award in Fine and Performing Arts, $5,000, 2007, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Foundation Advanced Arts Study Scholarship, $1,500, 2006, Vancouver, BC
Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation Award in Fine and Performing Arts, $2,000, 2006, Vancouver, BC
Congressional Youth Leadership Council Representative of Canada Award, 2005, Washington, DC
Kiwanis International 29th Annual Outstanding Achievement Award, 2005, Victoria, BC
Chamber of Commerce Performing Arts Youth In Action Nomination Award, 2005, Victoria, BC
Festival of DanceArts Young Choreographer Award, 2005, Victoria, BC
Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria Dance and Drama Award, $50, 2003, Victoria, BC
Oak Bay Secondary School R.T. Kipling Academic Achievement Award, 2003, Victoria, BC
|| MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS ||
National Ballet School of Canada | Alumni Representative, Alumni Association | 2001 > Present, Toronto, ON
York University | Fellow, Winters College | 2008 > Present, Toronto, ON
Golden Key International Honor Society | Member | 2010 > Present, Toronto, ON
York University | Alumni Ambassador, Faculty of Fine Arts | 2010 > Present, Toronto, ON
Human Rights Campaign | Member | 2010, Los Angeles, CA
Society of Dance History Scholars | Student Member | 2009, Birmingham, MA
Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists | Student Member, Ontario Chapter | 2005 > 2008, Toronto, ON
Center for Inquiry | Student Member | 2007 > 2008, New York City, NY
Secular Students Alliance | Member | 2007 > 2008, Albany, NY
|| CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA ||
Ontario College of Art & Design | Presentation Assistant, Performance Studies International 16, Performing Publics | 2010, Toronto, ON
The Fairmont Royal York | Canadian Student Ambassador, Independent Education Consultants Association, Preparing for the Performing Arts in Canada | 2010, Toronto, ON
Tranzac Club | Master of Ceremonies, Eco Art & Media Festival, Urban Realities: Exploring Ecologies of Space, Place and Culture | 2010, Toronto, ON
York University | Panel Moderator, Faculty of Fine Arts, Connect/Reconnect | 2010, Toronto, ON
York University | Guest Panelist, Department of Dance, Creator + Performer + Critic | 2006; 2010, Toronto, ON
Stanford University | Performer & Research Assistant, Society of Dance History Scholars, Topographies: Sites, Bodies, Technologies | 2009, Palo Alto, CA
Harvard University | Canadian Delegate, Humanist Chaplaincy of Harvard University, The New Humanism | 2007, Cambridge, MA
|| ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA ||
Mobius Artist Group | Prostituition: Sky Fairchild-Waller + Jessica Thalmann | 2010, Boston, MA
Art Gallery of York University | Carla Zaccagnini: no. it is opposition by Emelie Chhangur | 2010, Toronto, ON
Yfile | Strong and Free: Dancing Canadiana with the York Dance Ensemble by Amy Stewart | 2010, Toronto, ON
Now Magazine | Fab Lab Cab by Jon Kaplan and Glenn Sumi | 2009, Toronto, ON
York University Faculty of Fine Arts | Fine Arts Grad wins York’s Highest Honour by Brigitte Kleer | 2009, Toronto, ON
TSN | National Artist Program performing in the 2009 Canada Summer Games Closing Ceremonies | 2009, Charlottetown, PEI
CBC | National Artist Program in progress | 2009, Charlottetown, PEI
Yfile | Dance grad honoured with the prestigious Murray G. Ross Award by Amy Stewart | 2009, Toronto, ON
Society of Dance History Scholars | A Path Towards Changing Space by Susan Cash | 2009, Birmingham, AL
York University Admissions | Interdisciplinary Studies Profile | 2009, Toronto, ON
USA Today | High School Musical 2 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts | 2009, McLean, VA
Broadway World | High School Musical 2 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts | 2009, Toronto, ON
Border Crossings | Double Doubting: Carla Zaccagnini’s Art of Uncanny Deception by Eduardo Aquino | 2009, Winnipeg, MB
Existere Journal of Arts and Literature | she by Sky Fairchild-Waller, photographed by Paul Wye | 2009, Toronto, ON
Excalibur | Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to a new era? by Naomi Freeman | 2009, Toronto, ON
SOFA | International Artists Perform Diaspora by Sky Fairchild-Waller | 2009, Toronto, ON
Metro News | York student seizing opportunities | 2009, Toronto, ON
Toronto Star | Students seizing unexpected opportunities by Jason Miller | 2009, Toronto, ON
SOFA | Sing Me the Strike Blues by Jessica Thalmann | 2009, Toronto, ON
Yfile | Beating the boredom with creativity on campus by Amy Stewart | 2008, Toronto, ON
Centre for the Aesthetic Revolution | Procedures Performed/Auto-Pilot by Carla Zaccagnini, photographed by Michael Maranda | 2008, London, England
Art Gallery of York University | Catalogue Traduit by Carla Zaccagnini | 2008, Toronto, ON
Excalibur | York dance shoots for the stars by Sky Fairchild-Waller | 2008, Toronto, ON
York University Faculty of Fine Arts | Finding Your Way: A Guide to Careers in the Arts edited by Sky Fairchild-Waller | 2008, Toronto, ON
State of the Arts | One to Watch by Sarah Curry | 2007, Toronto, ON
SOFA | things in between by Sky Fairchild-Waller | 2007, Toronto, ON
SOFA | she by Sky Fairchild-Waller, photographed by Paul Wye | 2007, Toronto, ON
SOFA | Stone by Sky Fairchild-Waller | 2006, Toronto, ON
DanceWords | Freshman Year at York by Wendy Albrecht | 2006, Victoria, BC
CIUT 89.5 FM | Evi-dance with Ted Fox | 2005, Toronto, ON
Yfile | York Dance Student wins RBC National Scholarship by David Fuller | 2005, Toronto, ON
Oak Bay News | Oak Bay dancers recognized by David Lennam | 2004, Victoria, BC
Times Colonist | Candidates tested at school by Cindy E. Harnett | 2004, Victoria, BC
Oak Bay News | Six emerging artists honoured by Thomas Winterhoff | 2003, Victoria, BC
Oak Bay News | Best “feet” forward photographed by Sharon Tiffin | 2003, Victoria, BC
Oak Bay News | Sky’s the limit by David Lennam | 1999, Victoria, BC
DanceWords | Congratulations to the Talented Dancers of Vancouver Island | 1999, Victoria, BC
