Heidi Strauss is a dance artist curious in examining human behavior from different perspectives. Responding to the current social and environmental moment, she explores relationships to consider the ‘realness’ of where and who we are, here and now – how we are affected by the world around us. In playing with how performance is seen/experienced, she looks to deepen connection with others while making space for self-reflection; she creates post-immersive, installation, ambulatory, site-sensitive works works for theatre, non-theatre and digital environments. A KM Hunter and multi-Dora Award winning choreographer, she has been commissioned by/choreographed for Toronto Dance Theatre, Mocean Dance, The Frankfurt Opera, The Canadian Opera Company, Volcano Theatre, the Stratford Festival, Ottawa Dance Directive, among others. She has taught internationally and holds an MFA in Creative Practice from Transart/Liverpool John Moore’s University. She is the artistic director of Toronto-based adelheid https://adelheid.ca 

Claire Holland is a teacher with the Toronto District School Board. She has extensive experience teaching Drama and Dance as a classroom teacher and Arts Prep provider. She has developed teacher resources around finding entry points into Drama and Dance, strategies for cross-curricular integration of the Arts, and strategies for using Drama to promote Critical Literacy and Financial Literacy.. Claire has been an instructor of the Drama AQ at OISE/UT and a course director for the Drama teachable in the Faculty of Education at York University. Most recently, she conducted a 3 part learning series for Drama teachers at the TDSB who are new to the subject area and need support in understanding the core conventions, planning and assessment.