Makers

Erin Ball (ze/they/she) is a white neurodivergent double below knee amputee. Erin is a circus artist based near Katarokwi/Kingston, Ontario and the artistic director of Kingston Circus Arts. Erin achieved Disability membership in 2014 and took a year off. Erin then began the process of un-learning ableism, internalized ableism and its many intersections, as well as re-learning circus arts and delving into the world of creative accessibility. Erin strives to (and created a course about) welcoming the Mad, Deaf, Neurodivergent, Chronically Ill, and Disability community into the realm of circus (and movement-based) arts as artists, audiences, etc. Erin travels internationally to perform, teach, and collaborate. Erin has been a movement-based artist for more than 15 years.

Andie Lloyd (she/he/they) is a queer interdisciplinary artist and community advocate, currently based on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories. She works as a lighting and video designer, a platform consultant and writer, primarily working with Isadora. Her recent projects include her Surtitle & Projection Design work with Neworld Theatre’s Clean/Espejos, an interactive and real-time operated lighting design for FakeKnot’s whip, and is thrilled to be joined by some of her favourite people for her FOLDA debut!
www.andielloyd.ca

Marcel Stewart is a father, artist, educator, and serves as Outreach Director for Suitcase in Point. Artistically, Marcel’s curiosity about history and lineage – within the context of colonialism – is at the basis of his work. Marcel was a member of the Soulpepper Academy and completed the Theatre Enhancement Program (Directing Foreman) through Factory Theatre. Marcel is a multi-time Dora nominated actor and has performed in numerous Dora Award-Winning productions. As a director, Marcel is drawn to stories written by and about Black people. Directing Credits: Toronto Pigeons (Factory Theatre Podcast); Serving Elizabeth (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Meet Chloe (Carousel Players). Currently, Marcel is developing a live digital series inspired by his father’s life in Jamaica. Marcel often returns to the questions: Who am I? How am I? How did I get here? Who have I lost? What is my purpose?

Michael Wheeler has served as the director of You Should Have Stayed Home in carbon and digital space. His most recent pre-pandemic directing credit was Behaviour at The Great Canadian Theatre Company. He is an Assistant Professor in The DAN School of Drama and Music at Queen’s University and Director of Artistic Research at SpiderWebShow Performance, Canada’s first live digital performance company. Michael was previously Executive Director and Transformation Designer of Generator, a mentoring, teaching, and innovation incubator in Toronto that empowers independent artists, producers and leaders. He has been a curator of live performance experiments with digital technology with FOLDA, The Theatre Centre, Harbourfront Centre, and Praxis Theatre.