About Suzanne

My research is based in dance ethnography, practice-based-choreographic research, cultural theory, Asian dance theatre forms, Contact Improvisation, Ensemble Improvisation and somatics. 

I currently live in Tkaronto, covered by Treaty 13, on the unceded traditional lands, waters and territories of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. My artist practices are shaped by my multi-ethnic (Japanese Slovakian Canadian) cultural background. My areas of specialization include dance technique, composition, dance-theatre, improvisation, somatics (Certified Alexander Technique Teacher), Taiko (Japanese drumming), Butoh, and physically dynamic partnering (specializing in Contact Improvisation).

​I have choreographed and danced in works for CanAsian KickStart, DanceWorks CoWorks, Dusk Dances, and Dance Matters, receiving grants and awards through the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council,  Japanese Canadian Legacy Fund, York University and SSHRC (Canadian Graduate Scholarship).

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