Tiera Joly Pavelich is a dance and electronic music artist based in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal. Tiera trained formally at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre before completing their undergrad in Contemporary Dance and Psychology at the University of Concordia. She has presented her choreographic works at; Montreal St-Ambroise FRINGE festival, Cabaret Tollé, Bouge d’ici, Camp_IN (Mexico, San Luis Potosí), Carte Blanche, VAV Gallery and Lots of Love Festival.
I love to make score based choreography that relies on compositional intuition. I approach music composition from a choreographic lens and enjoy experimenting with deconstructing popular music structure. I often think through the lens of work, labour, capitalism/resisting capitalism, chronic injury/disability, perceived effort, rest, relational ecosystems, relational dynamics, value hierarchies and physical exertion.