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Pilot Episodes
An Experimental Lab

April - May 2023

Pilot Episodes returns for its third iteration, where 6 choreographers or creators will have their first experience collaborating with TDT company dancers. Initiated by Tedd Robinson and Andrew Tay in 2020 to support independent artists when few performance opportunities existed due to the pandemic, Pilot Episodes is an immersive residency program where each creator has one week to experiment in their practices, receive mentorship from Andrew Tay, and take artistic risks in the studio without any pressure of producing a finished work.

Each week will culminate with a community sharing, as part of our effort to generate engaging discussions around working methods and choreographic processes.

2022/23 Participants

black-and-white portrait of Winnie Ho

Photo by Tazzo Paris

Winnie Ho

(Spring 2023)

Portrait of Kelly-Ann Johnson

Photo by Toronto Edits

Kelly-Ann Johnson

(Spring 2023)

Portrait of Kin Nguien and AJ Velasco, the artists of KINAJ collective

Photo by Axel Villamil

KINAJ

(Spring 2023)

Portrait of Victoria Mackenzie

Photo by Do Phan Hoi

Victoria Mackenzie

(Spring 2023)

Portrait of Chenise Mitchell

Photo by Rolando Argueta

Chenise Mitchell

(Spring 2023)

Portrait of Eilish Shin-Culhane

Photo by Aidan Tooth

Eilish Shin-Culhane

(Spring 2023)

Past Participants

Rodney Diverlus

Photo by Maxim Kopanygin

Rodney Diverlus

(Winter 2021)

Photo of man wearing black shirt and looking to the side

Bradley Eng

(Fall 2021)

Ralph Escamillan posing

Photo by David Cooper and lighting by Daria Mikhaylyuk

Ralph Escamillan

(Fall 2021)

Celia Green

Photo by Holly Chang

Celia Green

(Fall 2021)

Syreeta Hector

Photo by David Leyes

Syreeta Hector

(Spring 2022)

Woman's face blurred with colors

Photo by Fran Chudnoff

Jennifer Laiwint

(Fall 2021)

Headshot photo of woman wearing colorful dress

Photo by Sean Harrison

Miss Coco Murray

(Fall 2021)

Photo of man wearing white face paint and looking into a mirror

Photo by Peter Van Heesen

Zac / Sylv Myst

(Fall 2021)

Atri Nundy

Photo by Michael Mortley

Atri Nundy

(Fall 2021)

Camille Rojas

Photo by Andrew Savery-Whiteway

Camille Rojas

(Spring 2022)

Angela Schubot

Photo by Hadi Gulshan

Angela Schubot

(Winter 2021)

b solomon colored in red and cyan filters

Photo by Yvonne Chew

b solomon

(Fall 2021)

Photo of sitting person looking at the camera in yellow sweater

Photo by Kristen-Innes Stambolic

Tyra Temple-Smith

(Fall 2021)

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