ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

JULIA CRATCHLEY

Julia Cratchley is a Toronto based dancer and choreographer originally from Richmond Hill, Ont. 

Julia trained as a contemporary and classical artist in Vancouver, B.C, with Arts Umbrella’s Graduate Program under the direction of Artemis Gordon and Lynn Sheppard. Here she had the opportunity to work with internationally known choreographers, including Emily Molnar, Roberto Campanella, Serge Bennethon, and Robert Glumbek to name a few. She also had the chance to workshop with companies and choreographers such as [Bjm_danse] and O’vertigo in Montreal, Ballet B.C in Vancouver, ProArteDanza in Toronto, Jill Johnston and Sidra Bell in New York. Julia continued her training across Europe and in New York working with a multitude of choreographers and companies. More recently Julia has become a certified Pilates instructor in both Mat and Reformer to continue to grow her passion for how the body works.

Working as a professional dancer Julia was lucky enough to be a part of Toronto company Helix Dance Project from 2009-2016 and assisted Linda Garneau with the process of ‘Rain’ ‘Verb.atim’ ,‘UnEarth’ and ‘The Waiting Room’  This wasn’t the only process where she danced and choreographed. She was a dancer/choreographer for Bridge to Artists shows ‘Prima Volta’ ‘Senses’ and ‘On the Sawdust Trail’. Also dancing for Toes for Dance, Conteur Dance Company, Rutherford Movement Exchange and Derrick Yanford she has danced in Toronto, New York and Dominican Republic.

Julia always had a curiosity for choreography and opened her own professional Immersive dance company Transcen|Dance Project in 2015 with its first interactive show “Eve of St.George” which ran for three seasons. Julia premiered “A Grimm Night”- the company’s newest interactive production in 2022 and just remounted it in Spring of 2023. Currently the company is working on its 2024 season. The company has received incredible acclaim in Toronto and hopes to continue to push the boundaries and take the company further.