Artists

Tammy Lamouche

Tammy Lamouche Tammy Lamouche grew up in Gift Lake, a Métis Settlement in Northern Alberta, Writing and singing her own music has always been a passion for […]

Bailebail

Bailebail Bailebail is here to stay! Bailebail, also known as Carl Bailey, got his start in the music scene while receiving his business degree at The […]

Kasie Campbell

Kasie Campbell is a visual artist working in Edmonton, Alberta. Campbell focuses on integrating a variety of media including sculpture, installation, new media and performance and will […]

Cheryl Vandergraaf

Throughout her time in Edmonton, Cheryl has acquired her double degree in Drama and English and built up her resume as an independent artist. She […]

Bobby Markov Bobby Markov is an award-winning, Bulgarian/Canadian actor, writer, and director who, at just 21 years old, created the International Award-winning, prolific Sci-Fi Short Film Metamorphosis […]

Dana Prather

Dana Prather Dana is thrilled to be working on sam at the base of the mountain for her very first Nextfest (2020)! A Calgary-based theatre artist, she […]

Jalisa Gonie

Jalisa is a Saskatoon-based artist who is excited to take the stage at Nextfest for the first time! She splits her time between acting, clowning […]

Velvet Von Steam

Velvet Von Steam is coming to Hellsmut on Friday, June 8. She is a member of Black Label Burlesque. This slow burn succubus lives in the […]

Morgan Thomas

Morgan Thomas is a grade 10 student attending Archbishop MacDonald High School, currently in the musical production Half the World. While this is only her […]

Evans Niog

Evans is currently performing in two shows in NextFest, Text Me and On The Edge. Text Me is a junior high like-like musical, filled with […]

Sir Racha

Sir Racha Bringing a whole lot of spice to the cast of Ivy’s Magic School Bus, Sir Racha’s flamboyant masculine personality has been bringing fire to stages […]

Trashhecticcollective

Trashhecticcollective is a duo of female “neo-neo-dadaist” underground artists collaborating in Edmonton made up of Colleen Ulliac and Deanne Lee. They co-produce with others by […]

Emmanuel Osahor

I am an emerging artist in Edmonton, currently in my third year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Alberta, studying […]

Erin Hutchison

Erin Hutchison Erin Hutchison is a part of Nextfest’s clown cabaret! She is an Edmonton based clown, actor, director, playwright, and the Artistic Director of Cathexis Theatre. […]

Sarah J Culkin

Sarah J Culkin is 1/5 of the creative team behind NEST, and a party guest at Brad’s big bash for Everyone We Know Will Be […]

Nicolás Arnáez

Originally from Mendoza Argentina, Nicolás Arnáez is a Master of Music in Composition, Sound Artist and Sound Projectionist/Sound Technician based in his hometown and Edmonton. […]

NIUBOI

NIUBOI NIUBOI came from space to save the world from a life of blasé mundanity. They live and work in Amiskwaciy (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. […]

Rumi Jeraj

Rumi Jeraj Co-creator of Agether Topart Rumi Jeraj hails from Sherwoodpark Alberta (the world’s largest hamlet) and is curious about sound and text in dance performance. During […]

Kelsey Vaughan

Kelsey Vaughan is currently participating in Nextfest 2017 and being exhibited in the Old Strathcona Library. She spent two years at MacEwan University studying Fine […]

Sukhmani Kaur Saggu

Name of Sculpture: Where will life take me? I know yet, there shall be a storm Ernest Hemingway said, “the world breaks everyone and afterward […]

Elizabeth Ferns

Elizabeth Ferns is very excited to be performing in #JustGirlyThings, as part of Occupy for Dancefest. Having been a part of this work since its original […]

Stefan Makowski Stefan Makowski was born in St. Albert, Alberta, and has been producing and DJing electronic music under various pseudonyms since 2009. He is currently studying […]

Svitlana Kravchuk Svitlana Kravchuk is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Ukraine, raised in the Middle East and now settled in Canada. Svitlana holds an Hon. BA in […]

Paige Knickle

Peter/Terry/Paige Knickle Peter/Terry/Paige Knickle (they/he) is a non-binary transmasculine clown, improvisor, vocalist, actor, and voice actor featured in the Click/Clack: Clowns at the Keyboard showcase. Peter was […]

Social Fabric

Social Fabric is the brain child of several friends who share a passion for puppetry and new projects. With several live performances under their belt, […]

Duncan Ireland

Duncan Ireland is a Social Permaculturalist and Independent Publisher, utilizing Collaborative Artist Books and his portable studio to facilitate safe spaces and places to create […]

Timiro Mohamed

I’m lucky enough to be performing for the Sister to Sister Nite Club with an amazing poet and close friend, the one and only Atila the […]

Victoria Guzman

Victoria Guzman began painting at the young age of 15. Over the last 5 years she has honed her craft as a self- trained, freelance […]

Bridget Lyne

Bridget is delighted to be reprising her role as Mopwoman in The Gooseberry. Bridget recently completed her BA with a major in Drama and a […]

Kendra Shorter

Kendra Shorter is an emerging artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a performer, creator, and teacher. Kendra has trained in Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Calgary, […]

Liora Friedland

Liora Friedland is delighted to be joining the ranks of emerging artists showcased in Nextfest once again with the strange concoction of found-space theatre that […]

Sarah Emslie

Sarah Emslie Sarah is an Alberta-based theatre artist and holds a BFA from the University of Alberta in Acting. Selected theatre acting credits include Crave (Stonemarrow Theatre), […]

William Mitchell

Will Mitchell is thrilled to be a part of Nextfest. As a transhumanist he is pumped to explore the themes of Brendan Thompson’s #SpacePlay, and […]

Matthew Hayes

Matthew Hayes is the director of Tilco Striker. He is an independent filmmaker and PhD student at Trent University. His research explores Canada’s UFO archive, […]

Jana Brodkin-Singh Jana is an artist based out of Calgary, Alberta, interested in art and painting. She studied artwork from Alberta College of Art +Design and graduated […]

Karimah

Karimah performs English and French soulful electro-R&B. Her powerhouse vocals accounts of bittersweet exploits and tales of rebellious womanhood, soar over triggered tracks, samples and […]

Kiruthika Rathanaswami

Kiruthika Rathanaswami Kiruthika Rathanaswami is an Edmonton based bharata natyam (Indian Classical Dance) performer. For the past 24 years, she has been under the mentorship and guidance […]

Connor Yuzwenko-Martin

Connor Yuzwenko-Martin The Invisible Practice – Multidisciplinary Nextfest 2020 Connor Yuzwenko-Martin has nurtured a lifelong passion for the intersection between theatre and accessibility. Recent work includes serving…

Sarah Dickson

Sarah Dickson, co-writer/co-director of one-act musical Half the World, is in grade 12 at Archbishop MacDonald High School. Her previous theatre credits include Thoroughly Modern […]

Jacques Arsenault

Acadian tenor Jacques Arsenault studied at the University of Alberta and the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Austria. He […]

Kara Nolte

Kara Nolte graduated from the Arts Umbrella Professional Dance Program in Vancouver. She apprenticed with MOVE: the Company and the Response, toured with Judith Marcuse’s interdisciplinary show…

Matthew Stepanic

Matthew Stepanic is excited to be performing at Queers on Queerz: The Mechanical Cabaret! He is the editor of Glass Buffalo and poetry editor of Eighteen Bridges, and […]

Claudia Kulay

Claudia Kulay is an Edmonton based theatre artist, performer, designer and playwright. Her new play Headhole is hitting the stage as a part of this […]

Kailyn Winick

Kailyn Winick is a Toronto-based musician and teacher. She began studying music at age seven on piano, before taking up the cello at age ten, taking […]

Allison Vicente

Allison Vicente A collaborator of To:For:, Allison Vicente is an emerging dance artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has recently graduated from the Contemporary Dance program […]

Ryan Dupas

Ryan is an emerging artist in the film and video world. By combining his writing skills and knowledge of film theory learned at the University […]

Angela Palmer

Based off of real life experiences as a janitor working in a hospital, Angela Palmer is the creator, writer, producer, co director and lead in the […]

Angela Seehagen

Angela Seehagen is bringing her film ‘Secret Desires: Episode 2’ to NextFest 2014. She is an Edmonton born-and-raised writer, director, and actor who has been expressing herself through […]

Kendra Shorter

Kendra Shorter Kendra Shorter is a Métis emerging dance artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a performer, creator, and teacher. Kendra has trained in Edmonton, Calgary, […]

Hannah Shikatani

Hannah Shikatani Project: Agether Topart, an interactive dance film at Nextfest 2020 Hannah Shikatani is a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Performance Dance program where she received […]

Elise Jason

Elise CM Jason (them/them/theirs pronouns) is a queer, biracial, multi-disciplinary artist living and creating in amiskawaciy (Edmonton, Alberta). In their practice, they are particularly interested […]

David Noel

David Noel David makes his first Nextfest appearance in Positive by Émanuel Dubbeldam and directed by Sarah J Culkin. Stage credits include Plaisirs Interdits (Montreal Fringe 2019), […]

Maya Candler

Maya Candler is part of a collective with Kaida Kobylka. They have been working together since 2018. They are emerging Edmonton artists who graduated from […]

Madison May

Madi is very excited to be apart of Nextfest for the first time. She wrote and directed Pas De Deux, and is very proud of […]

Marguerite Lawler

Marguerite is ecstatic to be a part of Nextfest again this year, especially in Mac Brock’s super exciting theatrical adventure, Tracks. Marguerite is an Edmonton […]

Anthea Lavergne

Anthea is thrilled to participate in her first Nextfest! She has been dancing in various styles since the age of 3 and has been in […]

Tia Kushniruk

Tia Kushniruk Tia Kushniruk is the Choreographer and Assistant Director of Fruit Snack. From Edmonton AB, she graduated from The School of Toronto Dance Theatre (STDT) in […]

Rebecca Lappa

Rebecca Lappa is an alt-pop artist from Edmonton. Since winning “Young Performer of the Year” at the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards, Lappa has been […]

Stetson Poulin

Stetson is the writer and director of The Emu War. He is an 18 year-old Grade 12 student from Archbishop MacDonald in Edmonton, Alberta. Since […]

Megan Dart

Megan is the Nextfest Artist Liaison and Marketing Guru. Megan is also the co-Artistic Producer of Catch the Keys Productions. Specializing in multidisciplinary performances, Catch the Keys […]

Soo She

Soo She Soo She is the harajuku dominatrix from your hentai fantasies. She has dance moves that will make go hmm and a face that you won’t […]

Sara Campos-Silvius

Sara Campos-Silvius Sara Campos-Silvius (she/her) is a queer and mixed-race Latinx artist in Edmonton, Alberta, in Treaty 6 territory. She is a playwright, screenwriter, and poet, as […]

Nicole Logan

In this year’s Workshop Series, Nicole Logan will be performing in Trilogy. Nicole wears many hats in the theatre industry, working in design, stage management, […]

Jason Owin F. Galeos

Born in Norway, Jason Owin F. Galeos is a dance artist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His dance studies are based on Hip Hop, House, […]

Philip Hackborn

Philip Hackborn is an emerging theatre artist in Edmonton. They/he is delighted to be taking part in the Nextfest Collaboration Project this year, being presented […]

Émanuel Dubbeldam

Émanuel Dubbeldam [ Theatre 2020 – POSITIVE] Émanuel Dubbeldam is a francophone theatre artist based in Edmonton. His most recent play, Positive, is a work in development […]

Megan Koch

Megan Koch is excited to be performing in #JustGirlyThings and Trilogy at NextFest 2018. She is currently a Bachelor of Fine Arts dance major at the University of Calgary studying contemporary […]

Raelynn Desmarais

Raelynn Desmarais lives in Edmonton, where she attends Louis St. Laurent high school. Since her enrolment, she has performed in five musicals and two plays. […]

Alissa Cheung

Featured in A Suite of Music at the Yardbird, Alissa Cheung will be performing works written by herself and celebrating Steve Reich’s 80th birthday with Violin Phase.  […]

Stuart McDougall

Stuart McDougall The Woman in the Red Dress is Stuart’s first foray into NextFest, and he couldn’t be happier to work with the wonderful folks he’s met […]

Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson

Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson is an emerging dance artist and writer from Orléans, ON. Recent endeavours include participating in adelheid’s re:research, initiating a project of site-specific…

Zachary Strom Zachary Strom is an Edmonton-based performer and creator entering his fourth year of the BFA in Acting at the University of Alberta. Most recently, he […]

Michael Benjamin Welsh

Michael Benjamin Welsh is a a creative individual and is passionate about his craft as an Actor.  Over the course of he’s made leaps and […]

Samantha Jeffery

Samantha Jeffery is an Edmonton-based actor, fighter & creator. This Nextfest she is keeping very busy – curating The Smut Zoo, performing in the improvised Tales from the Grande […]

Mustafa Rafiq

Mustafa Rafiq is a multidisciplinary artist based in Treaty 6 land in Edmonton, Alberta. Their primary focus recently has been in exploring feelings connected with […]

Mark Mills

Combining analog electro dance beats, fused with sex pop flare, Mark Millslets loose of every inhibition and limited belief ever conjured on him…Lets Dance! Catch […]

Madison Dewar

Madison Dewar is a printmaker and painter from Edmonton, Alberta. She has an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Alberta and has […]

Emilie St.Hilaire Emilie St.Hilaire is an interdisciplinary artist currently pursuing a Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Alberta. Through video projections and installation Emilie’s work […]

Kelsey Vaughan

Kelsey Vaughan is an emerging artist from the Edmonton area who has recently returned home after receiving her BFA in 2018 from the Nova Scotia […]

Steve Reeve

Steve Reeve Arkham Rising isn’t just a fan film, it’s a film that formed a family. The saga is archived in a ‘cast at ymmpodcast.com, but long […]

Justin Shaw

Justin Shaw is a theatre artist originally from Prince Edward Island currently based out of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Trained at the National Theatre School of […]

Marguerite Lawler

Marguerite Lawler is a true Edmonton festival season fanatic. This is her second year in wonderful Nextfest, in a very fun and even weirder play, […]

Jack Copland

Jack Copland DON’T LET ME GO – Nextfest 2020 Born in Kelowna and raised in Mississauga, Jack grew up impersonating his hockey coaches and prank-calling Pizza Pizza […]

Good Women Dance Collective

Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC) has been the curator of Dancefest@Nextfest since 2013 and we are thrilled to be a part of the Nextfest family for […]

Kimberly Heacock

For Nextfest I have work in the Nextfest Visual Art Gallery. I am 21 years old and about to graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Arts […]

Rowan EB

Rowan EB lives by writing poetry, dancing, and asking (gently/bluntly). Her poetry maps out winding experiences of gender, family, and migration. She is a long-time […]

Christopher Kwasnik

Born in Edmonton 1992, Chris Kwasnik started making films at the age of 12 with his mini DV camera.  Chris graduated from the film and video […]

Layla Dart

Layla Dart is one of the photographers behind Underdog‘s comedy showcase Show & Tell. She fell in love with photography at the young age of 15, and five years later it’s hard to…

Andrea Handal Rivera

Andrea Handal Rivera Andrea Handal Rivera – Dancefest, Fruit Snack Pronouns: She/Her. Andrea is thrilled to be returning to Nextfest with their Online Festival this year! She is a […]

niuboi

niuboi is a trans non-binary alien, who uses They/Them pronouns. niuboi came from space to save humanity from a life of blasé mundanity. They are […]

Janice Jacobs

My name is Janice Jacobs, I’m 18 and I’m going into my second year of the Music degree at Macewan University. I’m majoring in composition because […]

Abbie Cogger

Abbie Cogger is a fiery, passionate artist who can’t stay in one place for too long. This past year, she lived in Vancouver creating dance […]

Sam Pearson

Drawing as much inspiration from HBO’s The Wire as she does from David Ellison’s incomparable post-McCarthy classic Hammy Hamster, Sam’s work is dark, gritty, real, and authentic.…

Jay the Juggling Magician

Jay the Juggling Magician Jay the Juggling Magician is an artist who strives to create true “circus magic.” That priceless feeling of wonder- and the disconnect between what is […]

Katherine Archibald

Katherine Archibald wrote and directed The Art of Solving Gordon, in which she also portrays Constance. Katherine has dabbled in theatre throughout her life, however […]

Jenna Werhun

Jenna Werhun Jenna and Cameron have been working closely together for approximately four years. Their primary focus has been on strengthening the relationship between dancers and musicians […]

The 24th Street Wailers

Imagine if you could take Little Richard, La Vern Baker and Hollywood Fats and mix them all into one group. That’s what you get when […]

Amy Lee Amy Lee is the director, producer, writer, animator, and actor of the 2021 animated short film “Sara Has A Fever.”   In the film, Amy is the […]

Julia Stanski

Julia Stanski, co-writer and co-director of one-act musical Half the World, is in grade 12 at Archbishop MacDonald High School. This is her second foray into […]

Hailey McLeod

Hailey McLeod was raised in Yellowknife, NWT before moving to Calgary to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Calgary where she […]

Katie Cassady

Katie Cassady This is not an original conundrum –  Nextfest 2020 Katie Cassady is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Vancouver, BC, the unceded territories of […]

Feminal Fluids

The little one wanted music bassed on her beliefs in Feminism that also reflected her experiences. She found an equally interested individual who could provide the guitarbage. Later that […]

Morgan Nadeau

Morgan Nadeau has been involved in the Edmonton Theatre community since 2007 and has been clowning since 2012. She was a co-creator and founder of […]

Cindy Kao

Cindy Kao To: For: (Directed by Allison Vicente and Howard Dai) Cindy is a Taiwanese-Canadian performance artist, based in Vancouver. She received a degree in Bachelor of […]

Alessandra Ianni

My name is Alessandra Ianni. I am an actress in the one-act musical, Half the Word and my character is Charlotte Walker. I am also […]

Golden Grey

Golden Grey It began as a hobby and blossomed into a passion, the artist known as Golden Grey became captivated by electronic music. He familiarized himself with […]

Julia van Dam

Julia van Dam Julia van Dam is excited to be working with her friends in this new way for Nextfest! A Dutch Canadian singer, dancer, and actor currently […]

Andrew Paul

Andrew is a busy a pen-for-hire, dividing his time between freelance journalism, public relations and non-profits. He is the Social Media Officer for Edmonton Community […]

Kiana Woo

Kiana Woo is an actor from Calgary, but has called Edmonton home for 4 years. This is her first NextFest, and she’s thrilled to have the […]

Ana Groppler & Emma Kerson

Toronto-based contemporary dance artists, Ana Groppler and Emma Kerson, are thrilled to be bringing their work, Sehnsucht: I can’t find it for you, across country […]

Sora Park Sora Park is an interdisciplinary artist based in Edmonton. She explores how quantitative and qualitative data gathered during an immersive practice of field research translates […]

Anastasia Maywood

Anastasia Maywood is an independent dancer and choreographer living in Edmonton. She is presenting her newest work, Memory Folds, in Dancefest (Fusion program). She holds […]

Tom Merklinger

Just like all children, Tom grew up watching Dudley the Dragon. What set Tom apart from the horrid unwashed masses was that rather than idolizing […]

Yirang Kim

Yirang Kim was born in Seoul, South-Korea, and has spent half of her life in Korea and the other half in Calgary, Canada. She started […]

Stephanie Bahniuk

Stephanie Bahniuk is entering her fourth year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design program at the University of Alberta. Last year she […]

Perry Gratton

Perry is an actor, director, and graphic designer from Edmonton, AB, Canada. He graduated with a BFA in Acting as well as most of a BA […]

Erin Pettifor

Erin Pettifor is in her third year of the BFA Acting program at the University of Alberta. She completed a diploma in Theatre Performance and […]

Michelle Robb

This year, Michelle is directing the staged reading of Jonah Dunch’s new play “CITY FOLK” and performing in Thou Art Here’s staged reading of Josh […]

Ashley Laurenson

Ashley Laurenson Arkham Rising is a fan film that was brewed between a family of friends after a 10 hour road trip, the midnight preview of Dark […]

Andrea Ruschin Andrea Ruschin is an Edmonton based performer originally from Alberta’s pee break, Red Deer. A student at the University of Alberta, she’s set to complete her […]

Camille Pavlenko Camille is the playwright of The Jackal and Her Reflection. She is a playwright, actor, and improviser based in the Southern Alberta area. Recently, her […]

Brad Fehr

Brad Fehr completed his BFA at the University of Alberta in 2017. His work explores the facets and implications of masculinity in the contemporary era […]

Lauren Brady

Lauren Brady theBYSTANDER – Lauren Brady is an actor, dancer, clown and emerging choreographer/creator from Calgary. She is currently going into her fourth year of the BFA […]

Hanna Dotzenroth As part of the visual art exhibition for Nextfest 2021, Hanna Dotzenroth is a visual and conceptual artist living and working on Treaty 6 Territory […]

Roger Rukeba

Rogers Rukeba Rogers (he/him/jim) is currently based in Fort McMurray with production primarily in Calgary. He is most popular for his rare blend of acoustics and hip-hop. […]

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell is performing in #JustGirlyThings created by Samantha Ketsa and Emily Sunderland in Dancefest presents Occupy. She is about to complete her BFA in Dance at the University of […]

Elliott James

Elliott James hails from Quadra Island, British Columbia and is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Program. Favourite roles include: The Turkey […]

Maren Elliott

Maren Elliott is an edmonton-based musician, visual artist and Suzuki teacher. Maren studied classical viola from the age of four, and has participated in numerous […]

Natalie Schneck

Natalie Schneck is a dancer and choreographer originally from Edmonton and currently based in Montreal. She received her basic formal training in Contemporary dance at Concordia […]

Southern Streets

Performing in School House Rock at The Living Room Playhouse, Southern Streets combines the best of rock, blues, alternative, and folk music. The band features […]

Abigail LaForest

Abigail is so excited to be partaking in Thou Art Here’s staged reading of “Civil Blood: A Treaty Story.” Abigail LaForest is a young soprano, […]

GECkoS

GECkoS bio Performing in Nextfest 2014’s Dynamism NuMusic showcase, GECkoS is a duo featuring percussionist Greg Samek and saxophonist Evan Cribb. Born in 2013 at the Banff […]

Emily Smith

Emily Smith Emily Smith is a part of Nextfest’s clown cabaret!  is an Edmonton based singer, dancer, poet, playwright, dramaturge, and clown. Her recent credits are Big […]

Toddske

Toddske As life-long fan of the arts, Toddske, with the help of his friends, decided to turn fantasy into reality by following his passions. What started […]

Katherine DeCoste

Katherine DeCoste Under Water – Nextfest 2020 Katherine DeCoste is a queer, white settler in amiskwaciy, where she writes poetry and plays and recently earned her BA […]

Kathleen Doherty

Kathleen Doherty is a dancer, choreographer, improviser, and teacher based in Halifax, NS. She attended Decidedly Jazz Danceworks’ Professional Training Program in Calgary from 2009-2011. […]

Kennedy Olson

Kennedy Olson 17, For Nextfest 2019 I will be performing in the show You Are Not Grey Directed by Faith Tabillido. I am a former […]

Bridget Jessome

Bridget Jessome will be presenting her newest dance piece, Something I know because you told me, alongside local musician Jim Cuming as part of the […]

Philip Geller

Philip Geller is a decided theatre artist. He is Artistic Director of Moplip Theatre, which has been creating independent new works since 2013 as a […]

Alyson Dicey

Alyson is a local actor and graduate of the BFA Acting program at the University of Alberta (class of 2012). Recent acting credits and collaborations […]

Jack Belhumeur

Jack Belhumeur Jack Belhumeur participated in this years festival with his latest film “Happiness” a short that challenges the viewers perception of what happiness truly is. Facebook […]

Alan Holmes

Alan Holmes P/K/A Chimera is the director/producer/writer/editor/performer/quite-frankly-too-many-things of ‘Deanna’. Born on May 25th, 1993 on Vancouver Island, he moved frequently around Western…

Lisa Alyx Bui

Lisa Alyx Bui Lisa Alyx Bui (they/them) is the director, writer and producer of their debut short film Sane-ish Middle Class Asians (2019). Sane-ish Middle Class Asians is […]

Guerrilla Motion Pictures

The Path, a Guerrilla Motion Pictures production, directed by Justin Kueber & Sam Reid, and written by Justin Kueber is the story of a man who […]

Sare

Sare After spending their high school years filling notebooks with poetry, Sare discovered a fascination with the energy created through live music and started finding a […]

Kaiya With a deeply soulful voice and wisdom far beyond her years, Kaiya is a pop singer-songwriter, based in Calgary, Alberta. Her music has been described […]

Kaida Kobylka

Kaida Kobylka is part of a collective with Maya Candler. They have been working together since 2018. They are emerging Edmonton artists who graduated from […]

MacKenzie Ireland

MacKenzie Ireland is stoked to be a part of my first ever NextFest with these two staged readings! She is currently a third-year student in […]

Eva Foote

Eva Foote is a student, nanny and aspiring singer and actor. She has been fortunate enough to study with the Citadel’s Young Acting Company of […]

Wongu Na

Wongu Na was born and raised in Korea and came to Canada in 2011. In early years, he loved painting and drawing by himself because […]

Alison Clarke

Alison Clarke is the author of The Sisterhood, a young adult fantasy novel about a sorceress’ daughter, and her best friend who is a dragon, and […]

Allison Elizabeth Burns Allison Elizabeth Burns is the director and choreographer of the dance film, The Debate, which premiered at Nextfest 2021. Allison is a choreographer, performer, educator, […]

Philip Hackborn

Civil Blood: A Treaty Story, A Polka Dot Party clown showcase, Niuboi x Earth. Philip is a biracial and genderqueer poet and performance artist. They […]

Cindy Rivers

Cindy Rivers Cindy has performed and headlined all over western Canada, she was selected for the top 100 for the CBC next up national comedy competition, has […]

Kaeley Wiebe

Kaeley is an Edmonton-based actor, singer/songwriter and visual artist. Recent acting credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (University of Alberta), Father of the Bride (Ardrossan Drama…

Make Out City

Make Out City are the red lipstick of indie rock: loud, flashy, and unforgettable. A broken heart and a personal ad sealed with a kiss […]

Sheiny Satanove

Sheiny is the Artistic Producer of Punctuate! Theatre. Originally from Vancouver, she is now based in Edmonton. She is one of the co-founders of Punctuate!, […]

Anna Kuelken

I am a farm kid from a small hamlet in Northern Alberta. My life revolves around community, family, and friendship. Growing up in such a small […]

Natalie Lauchlan

Natalie Lauchlan’s 501 reveals an original and consistent vision of time and space. Eschewing traditional storytelling and opting for an associative, surrealist methodology, Natalie achieves […]

Ora Burns

Ora Burns Ora Burns had so much fun being a part of Fruit Snack. She is delighted to participate in this year’s Nextfest festival and is looking […]

Kiruthika Rathanaswami

Kiruthika Rathanaswami is an Indian classical dancer in the bharata natyam style of dance.  She has been under the guidance of Jai Govinda, Artistic Director of Mandala […]

David N.O.

David is a director, editor and writer based out of Edmonton Alberta. Film is an art form that he is very passionate about, and he […]

TERRIAN

TERRIAN is a young, up and coming artist from Edmonton, Alberta and will be playing at this year’s Nextfest NiteClub SMUT Cabaret. Her performances bring […]

Kristy Janvier

Kristy Janvier is born and raised in Flin Flon and is of Dene (English River First Nation), English/Irish, and Ukrainian decent. At the age of […]

Daniel Greenways

Daniel Greenways is the playwright and a performer in the Nextfest reading of Redstart. This year, Daniel studied with the Citadel Young Acting Company, and […]

Stephanie Mitro

Stephanie Mitro is a dancer from Toronto, Ontario with a focus in contemporary, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, acrobatics and hip hop dance. She has been […]

Alison Neuman

Alison Neuman Beautiful Soul – Dance – Nextfest 2020 Alison Neuman is a writer, author, choreographer, dance artist, playwright, and space facilitator who is passionate about sharing […]

Tito Guillen

Tito Guillen Tito Guillen is the writter/director of the films ‘Cover‘ and ‘Arkham Rising‘ which will both be screening during NextFest this year. An avid lover of […]

Thoenn Glover

Thoenn Glover is pleased to present Cuckoo in Next Fest’s Flow program! As a choreographer, Thoenn has developed a unique multidisciplinary process with lighting and […]

Andrew Ritchie

Andrew Ritchie is a director and theatre maker from Edmonton, Alberta who has performed and directed across Canada. At Nextfest 2017 Andrew is ecstatic to […]

Samantha Ketsa

Samantha Ketsa is a choreographer who, in partnership with playwright-director Emily Sunderland, co-created #JustGirlyThings in Dancefest presents Occupy and Trilogy. She is passionate about enriching…

Anika Plitt

Anika Plitt is ecstatic to be directing The Accidental Consequential on this years Next Festival. She participated in last years Festival as the playwright of […]

James Cadden

James has a background in corporate videography, photography and motion graphics. He developed these skills from learning and experimenting while making short films during his […]

Adam Bentley

Adam Bentley is the co-producer of Yegfilm. He writes and directs cinema that explores place, space, identity, and self-awareness in an era of multimedia saturation. […]

Borys Tarasenko

Borys Tarasenko is a multidisciplinary artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. A BFA Art & Design grad from University of Alberta with a focus in Painting, […]

MoonMuseum

MoonMuseum is the creative collaboration of Canadian producers James Cuvilier (vocals, guitar, and programming) and Kayleigh MacKay (drums, programming). The band seamlessly blends synth loops […]

The Vulnerable Cult

The Vulnerable Cult is a devised theatre collective composed of eight theatre artists who create bold, multidisciplinary, and evocative work. Our original production Nightmare made its world […]

Bad Buddy

Bad Buddy slays. This foursome makes fearsome rock tunes, and really knows how to tear up a stage. They’re scrappy as hell and riled up […]

Molly Little

Molly is the illustrator behind this year’s Next Fest identity. Molly is an illustrator and graphic designer livin’ n workin’ in Edmonton. Working in a […]

Kyra Newton

Kyra Newton Kyra Newton is a Calgary based dance choreographer, performer and movement facilitator passionate about creating original contemporary dance works and collaborating with different artists from […]

Elizabeth Ferns

Ferns is thrilled to be performing her solo piece Tunnel Vision in Articulate as part of Dancefest for Nextfest. While completing her Bachelor of Fine […]

Katelyn Trieu

Hello you beautiful reader! Come check out myself and my intelligent, talented cast in The Fatal Summons, written and directed by Leila Raye-Crofton in this […]

Ashna Jacob

Ashna Jacob is the artist behind Fading Numbers: White Genocide as part of the Gallery Exhibitions. She is a designer and visual artist based in […]

Emma Houghton

Emma Houghton is an Edmonton born actor/singer/dancer and a recent graduate of the BFA Acting program at the University of Alberta. This year in Nextfest […]

Quincy Pipella Quincy Pipella is a recognized dancer & choreographer from Edmonton Alberta, Canada for the past 10 years. She started dancing at Sandra Gray School Of […]

Votive Dance

Votive Dance was established as a non for profit organization in 2012 by Kathleen Doherty & Stephanie Mitro. The dance company is based out of […]

Mac Brock

Mac Brock, the playwright and director for the raucous roaming workshop of Tracks, moved to Edmonton from Saskatchewan in 2017 and is still adjusting to the incline. […]

Holly Cinnamon

Holly Cinnamon Holly Cinnamon is an Edmonton-based director, actor and writer. She is passionate about multi-disciplinary performance and collaborative theatre processes. Previous creation credits include: conceiving…

Shima Aisha Robinson

Shima Aisha Robinson is an Edmonton born spoken word poet and student. From 2004 – 2007 she hosted an open mic, known as the POET […]

Sissy Thiessen

Sissy Thiessen is a Treaty 6 Nakota Sioux, Cree & Mennonite poet excited to share her journey with you in “Sister 2 Sister Takes Nextfest.” […]

Vicki Van Chau

Featured in the Alberta 10 reel as part of SHADOW STATE at the Roxy on Gateway, Vicki Van Chau is a filmmaker and media artist […]

Cameron Pickering

Cameron Pickering is excited to share with you a sculptural work ‘MFMR’ at the Backstage theatre as well as be performing in the Shadow State […]

Rachel Facchini

Creating and performing a solo in Dancefest’s Anticipate series, Rachel Facchini was born in Mississauga, Ontario and is a graduate of Ryerson University with a […]

Declan Baker Declan Baker is heading into his third year at Ryerson University in the Dance Performance program. He has been fortunate enough to work with artists […]

Lucas Frison

Lucas Frison is a graduate of the University of Regina with a BFA in Film Production. His main interest is in writing and directing comedies […]

Stacey Cann

Stacey Cann is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Edmonton, Alberta. She graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2008, with a major […]

Meegan Sweet

Meegan has just graduated her Theatre Performance and Creation diploma at Red Deer College and is currently getting a taste for the world of professional […]

Switches

Switches debuted in the spring of 2013. Their first year included a tour of the west coast, the release of the 4 song ‘Switches’ EP […]

Lizzie Derksen

Lizzie Derksen is a writer and filmmaker from the Canadian prairies and a recipient of the 2018 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Emerging Artists. Her films, […]

Carissa Edmonds I am a grade 11 student at Strathcona Composite. This was my first year being a part of NextFest and I loved every minute of it. […]

Vanessa Beaudry

Vanessa Beaudry Vanessa Beaudry is from Mosquito First Nation, a Cree community in Saskatchewan. Music has always been a passion for Beaudry. Vanessa is an accomplished singer/songwriter, […]

NASRA

NASRA NASRA is a queer, Muslim, Oromo creator based in Amiskwaciy (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. Nasra acts as Director/Founder of Black Arts Matter- Alberta’s interdisciplinary […]

Daniel McCormack

Daniel McCormack Daniel is an actor, singer, and musician from Scarborough and a recent graduate of George Brown Theatre School. He found his passion for acting at […]

Brittany Duggan

Brittany Duggan brings her new work she.d in the Flux program to Nextfest all the way from Toronto. Though originally from BC, Brittany lives and works out east […]

Jane Alison McKinney

Jane Alison is thrilled to be performing in her own work in Evolve from June 5-7 as part of Dancefest at Nextfest. Born in Saint […]

Dylan Thomas-Bouchier

Dylan is excited to be an artist at Nextfest for the second year. Dylan is a Dene/Cree theatre artist and performer from Fort McMurray where […]

Daniella Marotta

Daniella has been dancing since she was three years old and is now fourteen. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and dances at Sherwood Park School […]

Stephanie Bahniuk

Stephanie Bahniuk is the lighting designer for Dancefest and the production designer for Echoes of A Lost King. This is her third time designing lights […]

Tyler Biddulph I am a student at the University of Alberta who thinks acting is fun. I am not very educated in the dramatic arts so I […]

Liam Salmon Liam Salmon is an award-winning queer playwright, dramaturge, producer, and educator based out of Edmonton, Alberta (Amiskwakahegan) (HE / HIM, THEY/THEM). They are a graduate […]

Connor Yuzwenko-Martin

Connor Yuzwenko-Martin produced NextFest’s ASL vlog for welcoming the Deaf community into the festival this year. He holds a lifelong passion for theatre and accessibility, […]

Lebogang Disele Lebo Disele is an interdisciplinary performer, director, and dramaturge. She was part of Azimuth Theatre’s workshopped production, All That Binds Us (2020). Other performance credits […]

Jaseena Elvin

Jaseena Elvin Project title: Me, Myself & I Despite starting my University journey at a different school, I fell in love with Drama classes at an early […]

Demmi Dupri

Demmi Dupri is a stop-motion film artist who uses an eclectic range of mediums and materials to create vivid, colourful, surreal worlds. Demmi uses repurposed […]

Breanna Barrington

Breanna Barrington – The Paint Spot Currently, in my installation work, I have been playing with the visual language of shopping mall window displays to […]

Shannon Lin Shannon Lin is an emerging dance artist from Edmonton, Alberta. She recently graduated with a BFA in Dance from Simon Fraser University, where she studied […]

Savanna Harvey

Savanna Harvey is a creator-performer-dramaturg. Her performance installation, “Play,” is previewing June 9th in the NextFest Art Gallery, then will have a full run during Found […]

Ayla Modeste

Ayla Modeste Ayla Modeste (Shir Modesty) is a Nehiyaw, Gwich’in Dancer and Story Teller from Edmonton. Dancing is her way of exploring her inner ocean of curiosity, […]

Kendel Vreeling

Kendel Vreeling is a designer and visual artist. With an education in Exhibit Design, she is trained in spatial awareness, viewer interaction, and fabrication. In […]