Amrita Choudhury specialized her cultural research in Indian Classical, Folklorique, Tribal & Modern Indian dance. She also trained in Irish step dancing, flamenco, Latin, Oriental, Polynesian, and African dance traditions. Amrita has worked with First Nations, European & North American artists, to create bridges between artistic expression and choreography. She has collaborated with various artistic and cultural organizations like Les Grands Ballet Canadiens & The Banff Centre. Her choreographic works have been presented internationally in North & South America, Europe & in Asia, using dance as a powerful tool for inter-cultural dialogue. Amrita’s work also highlights socio-political and spiritual aspects focused on giving voice to marginalized groups, human rights & women’s issues. On top of offering lectures/talks, Amrita uses dance as a therapeutic tool and works in hospitals, health institutions, and for medical professionals. Amrita has also graduated in Anthropology and dedicated her research to Anthropology and Dance. She brings 30 years of international experience of performing, choreography & teaching. (www.ananda-amrita.com) 

Mary St-Amand Williamson has a long history working as an actor, dancer, choreographer, performer, photographer, and sound designer within a multitude of mostly collaborative, co-authored projects. Her solo exhibitions, performances, and photography have been shown and published in Chicago, Guelph, New York, and Toronto. Her previous choreographic work — specifically with Zohar Melinek and supported by the Canada Council & CALQ — was presented in Berlin, Montreal as well as Paris and focused on violence and oppression in relation to national, cultural and gender-based conflict. She has recently worked with visual artists Bettina Hoffmann, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Ray Lavers and Manuel Matthieu and is currently collaborating with choreographer Kim-Sanh Châu, and artists Chloë Lum and Yannick Desranleau. 

Norman Achneepineskum is Anishinaabe and grew up on the Pays Plat Reserve near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Born of a Cree mother and an Ojibway father, he is grateful for his parents’ teachings regarding the important values of life, by their way of being in harmony with nature and through their Anishinaabe language. Norman moved to the Montreal area in 1992 when he was 24. He is a pow-wow singer and song composer, an artist painter, craftsman, writer, poet, storyteller, and handyman. He is the lead singer and drum carrier for the Buffalo Hat Singers who primarily participate in events in and around the Greater Montreal Area.