““I’VE BEEN SHOOTING EVERYTHING FROM DANCE TO PRODUCT PHOTOS AND EVEN A WEDDING FOR 5 YEARS - I STARTED OUT SHOOTING NATURE SCENES AND CREATED A BRAND “NO HUMANS ALLOWED” - WHICH I RECENTLY DISSOLVED, AS I MOST CERTAINLY AM CAPTURING IMAGES OF HUMANS THESE DAYS! AS A CHOREOGRAPHER I’M CONSTANTLY FRAMING SCENES WITH MY EYES- THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THAT AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTINUE TO FASCINATE ME EVERY DAY”
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CREATIVE PORTRAITS
HEADSHOTS
BRAND WORK
LIFESTYLE
WEDDING
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PHOTO CREDITS ON THIS PAGE: IRMA VILLAFUERTE, MELISSA YANG, SUEÑA EYEWEAR, TYLER AND ANDREA KEARNS
KYLIE THOMPSON
Kylie Thompson (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary performer, creator and educator residing in Toronto, Ontario (Treaty 13 territory). She considers herself an ally to the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities and is committed to ongoing education, conversation and action towards equality and decolonisation of Western Dance practices. She believes that dance is simply movement language; and holds a unique perspective in the dance industry as she continues to train in street dance forms as well as contemporary theatre/ballet based techniques. Her body of work and practice is physical, collaborative and bridges between stage and screen. She shoots, produces, choreographs, edits, curates, writes and acts. She believes that play and experimentation are crucial; and is dedicated to a life of learning and creating.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Barenaked Ladies, Shan Vincent de Paul, Kiesza, Airplane Boys, Classified, The Garage, Valence Dance, & more!
ORIGINAL WORKS
““kylie thompson’s choreography gave shape to a range of moods and expressions so beyond words that they felt almost alien.” ”
Versus (Short Film)
VIEW THE FILM HERE
“Versus” started as a stage work and was a study on duality. The oppositions present in every facet of life. The work was loosely a response to the film “Half Nelson”. The film was presented at Kylie Thompson Dance Season 18’ (January 2018; Winchester Theatre Toronto, Canada), as well as at film festivals in Colorado, Yukon, California and Toronto.
Choreography and Direction: Kylie Thompson
Cinematography and Post-production: Steve Senga, SeeWhatIcy
Dancers: Alyssa Petrolo and David Norsworthy
Original Music Composition: Stephanie Orlando
Production Location: Apples of Glasgow, Stouffville, Ontario.
Still from the film featuring David Norsworthy and Alyssa Petrolo.
““In fact, for me, much of the indelible sweetness of “33/33” came from the deep sense of human connection the dancers displayed as they touched, tumbled, rebounded and flew away.””
33/33
25-minute work based on concepts and theories of numerology. It began creation thanks to the Creative Risk Residency with New Blue Dance and Kaeja’d Dance. It was presented by KTD in January 2018 as well as at the New Blue Festival of Emerging Dance in 2018. Click here to watch an excerpt.
Photo featuring Dedra McDermott, Sebastian Hirtenstein, Miyeko Ferguson, Emily Spearing
Oh, Yes
Oh, Yes began as a short work that was made for Dance: Made in Canada Festival in 2019. The work asks the question; what does it mean to work - particularly, from a feminist perspective. It was partially created through the Open Space Residency at the National Ballet of Canada. Throughout 2020, the company continued to develop the work and is hoping to present a further developed version of the work in the future. Click here to watch an excerpt.
Photo of Kirsten Sullivan by Kendra Epik.
November
November is a short film/visual created in collaboration with Dance Artist Geanderson Mello. It was published to instagram and later selected to be screened at the Dance Ontario Dance Weekend, 2021. Videography and editing by Kylie Thompson. Click here to watch.
Let’s connect!
If you are looking to collaborate or bring me into a new project send me an email at kylie@kyliethompsondance.com
photo credits on this page: Kendra Epik, E.S. Cheah