COMPANY EXPERIENCE

2018 — 2026

2016 — 2017

2015 — 2017

2015 — 2015

2014 — 2015

Mainfranken Theatre
Dancer

Inverso Productions
Dancer

Company 605
Intern

Kidd Pivot
Apprentice

Ballet BC
Apprentice

Creation and performance of works by Kevin O’Day,
Dominique Dumais, Edan Gorlicki, Neshama Nashman, Virginie Brunelle, Mirko Ingrao

Creation and performance of works by Lesley Telford

Participation in creation processes as well as
development of my own choreographic research
and experience helping with administrative tasks

During Crystal Pite and Jonathan Young’s creation
of Betroffenheit

Creation and performance of works by William
Forsythe, Medhi Walerski, Fernando Magadan,
Emily Molnar

EDUCATION

2012 — 2014

2008 — 2012

2009 — 2010

Arts Umbrella Graduate Program, Vancouver

Arts Umbrella Professional Program, Vancouver

Institut International De Danse Janine Stanlowa, Paris

Professional training under the directorship of Artemis Gordon

Professional training from age 12-17 under the directorship of Artemis Gordon

Professional dance training with a focus on classical ballet

WORKSHOPS

2017, 2022

2017, 2018

b12 Berlin

Springboard Danse Montreal

Tom Weinberger, Jos Baker, Johannes Wieland

Jermaine Spivey, Stephan Laks, Aszure Barton

TEACHING

2026

2022 — 2026

2022 — 2024

Arts Umbrella International Summer Intensive

Mainfranken Theatre Company Class

Community Workshops for all ages at Cairo Würzburg, Kapitel 2 QueerFest , International Women’s Day Würzburg

Technical classes structured through the lens of the Axis Syllabus including improvisation, movement phrases and anatomical study. For senior and advanced students in preparation for careers in dance.

A class structured through the lens of the Axis Syllabus. Sharing techniques for movement in the form of improvisation, phrases, and anatomical study in preparation for the demands of company work.

Workshops for all ages and experience levels, sharing skills and games for developing the capacity to sense our own bodies, the body of the group, and the environment we inhabit together.
Practicing moving together.

ADDITIONALLY

- currently working towards a Bachelors in Political Science from the University of British Columbia

- currently studying and practicing to become a doula under the direction of Camalo Gaskin at the Center for Doula Pathways

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

- 2 years experience as Company Speaker

- Strong belief in team work and listening to the needs of the group

- Strong ability to listen, communicate and navigate confrontation

LANGUAGES

- Native languages: English and French

- B2 level German

Maya Tenzer

Dance

CV

Writing

Writing