THE CHOREOGRAPHERS is a group of 4 Montreal dance artists, Katie Ward, Thea Patterson, Peter Trosztmer and Audree Juteau who have banded together as part of an evil plan to take over the world! (or maybe just survive!) Between them they have worked with many Montreal choreographers and companies including: Marie Chouinard, Deborah Dunn, Montréal Danse, 4Dart, David Pressault (to name only a few). The Choreographers have presented their first piece Man and Mouse in Halifax, Montreal, at the Joyce Soho in New York, in Lennoxville, and at selected Maison de la Culture in Montreal.They are also active as creators and collaborators in their own work, and in other unique projects that inspire them- presenting dance is spaces ranging from small bars, to abandoned theatres, and larger stages across the country and internationally. www.thechoreographers.ca

Peter Trosztmer has choreographed and performed work that has been seen around the world as far away as China, Taipei, Korea, Columbia, Mexico, Jordan, Kuwait, Cuba, England, Scotland, France, Austria, Germany, Croatia, as well as throughout the United States and Canada. After receiving his B.A. in Classics, Peter studied at the Concordia University Dance Dept. before moving to Toronto to complete the School of Toronto Dance Theatre training program in 1997. He also trained intensively with ballet master Edward Hillyer. He has worked and collaborated with a who’s who of Canadian dance artists including: Marie Chouinard, Coleman and Lemieux, Compagnie Flak, Martin F Bélanger, Elizabeth Langley, Margie Gillis, Carre Des Lombes, James Kudelka, , Catherine Tardif, Edward Hillyer, Victor Quijada, Sharon Moore, Dean Makarenko, Jacob Wren, Louise Bedard, David Kilburn, Katie Ward, Sharon Moore, Philip Szporer and Marlene Millar, Sarah Febrarro, Thea Patterson, Allain Francour and Jean Grand-Maitre. He was also a member Montreal Danse of for three years where he interpreted for Estelle Clareton, Ahh Soon Ahn, and Karen Ponties. Peter is now pursuing his own solo work, and other projects that inspire him including his solo series Synthesis as Composure, his work with the Montreal collective The Choreographers, and Norman, a one man show performed by Peter Trosztmer, co-choreographed with Thea Patterson and created with Victor Pilon, and Michel Lemieux of 4Dart.

Originally from BC, Montreal choreographer, Thea Patterson, works on a variety of projects either as a performer, director or collaborator, with a group of peers that include: Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon, David Pressault, Bill Coleman, Katie Ward, Peter Trosztmer, Audree Juteau, Erin Flynn, Marie Beland, Andrew Turner, Wants and Needs Dance, and Chien Perdu. Her piece A Soft Place to Fall was made into a Bravo!FACT film directed by Philip Szporer and Marlene Millar which continues to screen at international film festivals. She was co-choreographer and playwright for the multi-media work Norman produced by 4Dart, which premiered at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, was part of the inaugural Luminato Festival in Toronto, and enjoyed 2 separate 3 weeks runs at the Cinquième Salle in Montreal. It has since toured Mexico, Columbia, and Asia as well as 2 European tours, which included the prestigious Theatre du Chaillot in Paris. Her last work, Rhyming Couplets premiered at Tangente in 2008 and was presented at the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival in 2010.

Audrée Juteau studied contemporary dance at Les Ateliers de danse de Montréal (LADMMI). Since receiving her diploma in 2003 she has worked with choreographers; Louise Bedard, Sylvain Emard, Pierre-Paul Savoie, Sonya Biernath, Jordi Ventura, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, Erin Flynn, Dean Makarenko, and with Hélène Langevin’s company: Bouge de là . Audrée performed in Joe, the signature work of choreographer Jean-Pierre Perrault during an international tour in 2004. Since 2004 Audrée has been a company member of Deborah Dunn’s company Trial & Eros with whom she performed: Païens Élégants, Nocturnes and Wuthering Heights. She has also collaborated with the videographer-choreographer Aurélie Pedron for the videodance Mémoires des choses qui tombent. Audrée participed as an actress in the short film Higglety Pigglety Pop or there must be more to life by Oscar nominated filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski of Clyde Henry Company. In 2010 she took part in Danceweb scholarship in Vienna, as part of Imulsdanz, a very competitive training program for an international selection of dancers of which she was 1 of only 2 Canadians selected.

An independent choreographer and dancer, Katie Ward lives and works in Montreal. In 2008, along with She has several creations under her belt including Collapsible Uprisings (Salle André-Pagé, 2004), The Thrills: Wilderness Retreat (Tangente, 2005) and Hawks and Doves (Tangente, 2007) and Rock Steady (Tangente 2010). She was commissioned to create solo material for Peter Trosztmer as part of his piece ‘completely absolutely perfectly’, (Tangente 2008). Katie has performed locally and internationally for emerging and established choreographers: Ruth Cansfield, Sarah Febbraro, Stéphane Gladyszewski, Dean Makarenko, Sharon Moore, Pamela Newell, Thea Patterson and Benjamin Read. Katie also tours under the name Cat Pontoon performing a faux rockumentary at music festivals across Canada.

The multitalented DEBORAH DUNN was first introduced to dance at university where she was studying visual arts. The art form immediately began to influence her drawing and painting; the body finally leaping off the canvas and leading her to dance class. She then found herself steadily seduced by the theatre, first as a photographer and costume designer, then as a performer and choreographer. She founded her company Trial & Eros in Vancouver in the early 90s and is now based Montreal. Deborah has created eight evening length works: Trial & Eros, Pandora’s Books, The Little Queen, The Birds, Blackmail, Elegant Heathens, Nocturnes and most recently Four Quartets. Four Quartets will be touring Canada and England this year. www.trialanderos.com

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