Allison Plamondon is a Dora-nominated choreographer, director, teacher, and adjudicator originally from Edmonton. Most recently, Allison choreographed the Canadian premiere of Kimberly Akimbo at the Segal Centre in Montreal and Mirvish productions in Toronto. Other recent choreography includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Young People’s Theatre as well as White Christmas, Damn Yankees, and Holiday Inn at the Shaw Festival. New York highlights include: Goblin Market, off-Broadway at 59E59 and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Hills Are Alive! (NYMF), Someone To Belong To (NYC Fringe-Overall Excellence Award, Choreography), direction for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (14th St Y), and co-creation/direction/choreo for Memory Home (2019) and The Tchaikovsky Vignettes (2016), both in residence at HB Studio. Film/tv choreography credits include the Oscar-winning short film, Curfew (2013), Before I Disappear (IFC), Believe (NBC), and Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick (asst choreo).
Allison has shared original work at the Lincoln Center Library, Mark Morris, Gibney, fFIDA Dance Festival, Chen Dance Center, The Brick Theater and the inaugural RHI-Think initiative in Portugal. Most recently, Allison was a choreographer in residence through the National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space program. She is a member of the first all-female creative team to receive Opera America’s Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer prize (2021-22), for Orfeo Ed Euridice and was the apprentice director on Orphee+ with the Edmonton Opera. As a performer, Allison has been onstage at some of North America’s most exciting venues including Madison Square Garden, La MaMa, Symphony Space, the Charlottetown Festival, and the National Arts Centre.
An avid teacher, Allison is passionate about sharing movement with dancers of all ages and abilities. New York teaching highlights include AMDA, Queens Theater, Tom Todoroff Conservatory, Abrons Arts Center, and Broadway Dance Center. She currently teaches tap at Sheridan College. Allison completed the Uta Hagen Teacher Training at HB Studio in 2016 and is a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer. Allison has adjudicated and given master classes across North America. Highlights include Dance Power, Tap Quest, Alberta Dance Festival, Battlefords Dance Festival, and in the U.S. and Mexico with Sheer Elite International.
Mackenzie Carlson is a Dancer/Choreographer, Creative based in Vancouver BC, she is known for her athletic movement and ability to combine physicality and storytelling.
Before finding her home in Vancouver, Mackenzie performed on stages across the World including The Middle East, China, Singapore, Montreal, New York and Toronto. She has worked with prominent companies and artists such as Cirque Du Soleil, Mandy Moore, Jeff Dimitriou, Transcendance, Christina Diguiseppe and Hannah Keil. She has worked in the Film Industry on projects such as Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Music Videos for Jessie Reyez and Serani.
Mackenzie made her Choreography and Directorial debut with short film "TEETER", a film that has been featured in over ten film festivals throughout North America. Her choreography can also be seen on TV in a “Mercedes Benz '' commercial utilizing real lasers. Mackenzie had the pleasure to be Choreographer and Movement Director for music videos including Marie Clo’s “Animals” and Hoodlem’s “Teenager Premiere” performance. Her choreography can be seen in live performances in the New Blue Festival “The A” and Slice’s show “Real Housewives of Vancouver”. She is also the Artistic Director of SYKEmoves, a Choreographic Movement Exchange Program encouraging collaboration and creativity.
Her recent art installation for Vancouver Robson Street “Dance On Robson” brings live dance to the Vancouver streets.
Mackenzie has also recently toured throughout China, performing and teaching workshops for Post Secondary Schools Dance Programs, and has been awarded multiple "International Tutor" certifications from prestigious Institutions.
Mackenzie travels to teach, adjudicate and mentor young dancers working at Conventions such as Triple Threat/Power Dance Conventions, The Vibe and Summit Dance Challenge as well as Adjudicating at numerous Competitive Dance Competitions