Karen Fennell

Biographie

Karen Fennell is an independent dance artist based in Montreal.  A graduate of the Concordia University Contemporary Dance Program, she has had the opportunity to perform with numerous companies (Animals of Distinction, Hum Dansoundart, Wants & Needs Dance, SURSAUT, Dance K par K), as well as independent choreographers (Eroca Nicols, Erin Flynn, Ashlea Watkin, Milan Gervais, Benjamin Read, Laurel Koop, Emma Waltraud Howes).  In 2011, a Professional Development Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts allowed Karen to further her training at the ImPulsTanz Festival in Vienna, Austria. As a choreographer, she has created a number of short works for popular Montreal performance events such as Piss in the Pool, Short & Sweet, Pas de danse, pas de vie!, the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, and the Festival Juste Pour Rire (PINKARNAVAL 2011, collaboration Clara Furey).  She is also a Licensed Instructor of the GYROTONIC^® and GYROKINESIS^® Methods.