Katherine Semchuk
dancer

Katherine is a dance-based collaborator, performer and instructor currently based in Tkaronto (Treaty 13 Territory). She is a graduate of Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton, and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre where she was the recipient of the Kathryn Ash Leadership Award. Katherine has had the pleasure of working with Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC), Kaeja d’Dance, Kylie Thompson, Mateo Gallindo Torres, Meghann Michalsky, Mile Zero Dance, Nostos Collectives, Sasha Ivanochko, and Naishi Wang. She feels liberated when she is able to act as a physical portal for her own and other collaborator's stories, ideas and sketches.

Katherine continues to investigate her own creative practice and has presented her work through numerous festivals and platforms including Feats Festival of Dance, Mile Zero Dance, and Expanse Festival. Her artistic work has been supported by Edmonton Arts Council and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Katherine is a member of Nostos Collectives and a program coordinator for Kaeja d’Dance. Her passion for sharing has brought her to teach at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre (now Dance Arts Institute), Canada's National Ballet School, Canadian Ice Academy, Ballet Edmonton, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, The University of Alberta, Edmonton Public School Board, and YYC Contemporary Training.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Katherine danced the opening movement of Brute with pianist Younggun Kim for the Celebrating Peggy Baker Gala, appeared in the film cycle her body as words, and performed a preview of her solo commission to be here. She was also selected as a 2019 RBC Emerging Artist.