Nazerah Carlisle (she/her) is a multidisciplinary Tkaronto-based artist and recent graduate of Performance Production at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has a passion for stage management, design, and writing. Selected credits: Stage Manager, Spring Awakening (TMU), Stage Manager, The Seagull (TMU), Apprentice Stage Manager, The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare in the Ruff), Set Designer, I and You (Terra Firma) Costume Designer, Echo (Edmonton Fringe & Terra Firma), Costume Designer, Another Birthday at the Buffet (Hamilton Fringe), Co-Director and Designer, Constellations (Precipice Productions).
Dimitra Chronopoulos
Volunteer Coordinator, Withrow Park
Dimitra Chronopoulos enjoys working with others to create value and beauty, in objects and experiences. As a freelance editor, she works with non-profit organizations, foundations, and publishers on everything from annual reports to online courses. As a volunteer teacher and program director at her church, she attempts to inform and inspire through actions as much as words. Her own commitment to volunteering includes stints as a narrator and technician in the recording studio of the CNIB and as program chair of the Toronto branch of Editors Canada.
Nicole Genge
Production & Technical Manager, Touring & Withrow Park
Nicole Genge is an emerging designer and technician. She recently graduated from Sheridan College’s Technical Production for the Performing Arts Industry Program. There she was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Production for her final year. Nicole also had the Highest Overall Academic Average in her class during her first two years of study. She is thankful to all her teachers that helped her grow during her time there. Since graduation Nicole has been working for IATSE Local 58 as a lighting technician and for the CBC as a stagehand. She also just finished an apprenticeship at the Shaw Festival as a lighting technician. On top of working as a technician Nicole has been broadening her skills as a designer through independent creation.
Melanie Hall
Stage Manager, Withrow Park
Melanie is a Toronto-based stage manager and works regularly in both English and French. She graduated with honours from the Ryerson Theatre School’s Performance Production program and completed a stage management short course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Most recently, Hall completed her ninth season at Théâtre français de Toronto where she is a production manager and stage manager. In addition to her experience in theatre, dance, and opera, Hall was on the stage management teams for the ceremonies at the 2017 Invictus Games and the 2015 PanAm and ParapanAm Games.
Emerson Kafarowski
Lighting Designer, Withrow Park
Emerson Kafarowski (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist and emerging Lighting Designer based in Tkaronto, Canada. A graduate of the Toronto Metropolitan University Performance Production + Design program, they’ve worked on performances and workshops in a variety of genres, including dance, theatre, opera, and live music. Dedicated to life-long learning, Emerson gravitates towards projects that explore the richness and complexity of diverse human experiences, in which important (yet often silenced) voices of the past and present are uplifted. She has the pleasure of working with many inspiring artists and companies, including Amplified Opera, BoucharDanse, Citadel + Compagnie, Fall For Dance North Festival, The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and Venusfest. Other projects include EMRSN x EOS, an open-source project designed to bring unique financially accessible and portable lighting control devices to emerging artists, companies, and site-specific performances.
Chin Palipane
Technician, Withrow Park
Chin Palipane (he/him) is a Toronto-based Theatre Artist, Technician, and Lighting Designer. He is a proud member of Coyote Collective and the current TD of The Assembly Theatre. When not working a plethora of gigs or designing shows, he can be found reading or consuming far too much Netflix with Durzo. He absolutely adores breakfast at non-breakfast times and a good cup of coffee/tea. He is thrilled to be working with Dusk Dances again and looks forward to the return of their in-person programming!
Charlyze Quenneville
Technician, Withrow Park
Charlyze Quenneville lives in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. At a young age, she displayed an aptitude for music and rhythm. At age six, she started her 11-year journey in dance training and performance at All that’s Dance & More. She plays several instruments including the guitar, piano and drums. She joined the school band where she collaborated with other students composing and performing music at French music festivals such as Quand Ça Nous Chante and Monde Le Son. She was the inaugural recipient of the Guy Deroches Bursary for outstanding collaboration, humbleness and encouraging others to shine in performing arts. She composes music and lyrics in her spare time and is currently in her last year of drama studies at York University’s Glendon College. She plans to continue working in the field of performing arts as a sound technician.
Zuri Skeete
Volunteer Coordinator, Touring & Withrow Park
Zuri Skeete is an emerging multidisciplinary dance artist who currently studies Dance at York University. Zuri is a performer, choreographer, and teacher with a heavy focus on improvisation and contemporary dance. She has had the opportunity of working with artists such as David Norsworthy, Syreeta Hector, Tracey Norman, and Susan Lee. Most recently, Zuri choreographed and performed a commissioned piece for Toes for Dance’s Common Ground Festival and just premiered a new dance film for Bloom 2022. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of The Meaningful Movement which aims to create spaces, events and conversations for all artists and art lovers. Zuri is constantly striving to explore her identity and movement aesthetic, persistently questioning if she can go deeper in everything she works on. She is excited to be working alongside the Dusk Dances team this season.
