Contributor
Kallee Lins is originally from Castlegar, B.C., where she trained competitively in jazz, ballet, modern, tap and musical theatre. Her affection for the Montréal-based band Stars contributed to her decision to move to Montréal where she completed her BA at McGill University, studying theatre and political science. She continued her modern dance training through classes at LADMMI and Transformation Danse, and performed and choreographed with the Inertia Modern Dance Collective. After completing her MA in theatre and performance studies at York University, Lins switched to York’s department of dance to begin her Ph.D. Her research focusses on the intersections between contemporary performance and politics, specifically embodied representations of chaos. In Toronto, she continues to create and direct physical theatre and conducts movement-based dramaturgy. As a lifelong fan of the CBC, Lins boasts that one of her greatest achievements was being selected as the Peter Gzowski Intern at CBC Radio Montréal. Among the weaknesses that she admits to is a tendency to “splurge on hardcover cookbooks with beautiful photography,” which she reads cover to cover but only occasionally uses for cooking.
Kallee Lins' Work
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Season Closes with Compelling Voices
By Kallee LinsSome of Toronto’s most exciting ballet offerings can be found on The National Ballet of Canada’s mixed programs, and the three works that opened Saturday night at the Four Seasons Centre are no exception.
Posted June 26, 2018Policy Initiatives
By Kallee Lins Volume 21, Issue 2In the Canadian performing arts sector, we are witnessing an increased willingness for individuals to bring allegations of harassment and abuse forward. As arts workers, how can we shift our circumstances of employment to make truth-telling easier?
Dancer's Kitchen
Kallee's Dressing Trio
By Kallee LinsDressings and sauces help create healthy and delicious meals
Posted June 13, 2017Dancer's Kitchen
Kallee’s Dressing Trio By Kallee Lins Volume 20, Issue 3Dressings and sauces help create healthy and delicious meals
(Re)Active Bodies
Special feature on interdisciplinarity: Part 1 By Kallee Lins Volume 19, Issue 4Interdisciplinarity in universities and funding organizations
(Re)Active Bodies
Special feature on interdisciplinarity: Part 1 By Kallee LinsInterdisciplinarity in universities and funding organizations
Finding Balance: Text, speech and audio, oh my!
By Kallee Lins Audio GuidesThis mixed program featured three choreographies, each one exploring the relationship between movement and language, and the interplay between the sonic and the visual.
Posted March 31, 2016
Keeping Pace with Artistic Innovation: The Canada Council Revamps its Funding Model
The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) is transitioning to a radically restructured funding model, set to take effect in 2017.
Posted January 11, 2016
Creating a Culture for Tomorrow, Defining the Dance Landscape of Today
One week of dance in Toronto facilitated “networking on a large scale and building community,” says Kate Cornell, Canadian Dance Assembly’s executive director.
Posted October 20, 2015Academia Embodied
A Report from the Canadian Society for Dance Studies Biennial Conference By Kallee Lins Volume 17, Issue 5Kallee Lins reports from the biennial Canadian Society for Dance Studies conference in Vancouver. Writing about a range of presentations, Lins describes how “Embodied Artful Practice” considered the intersection of body and cognition, as well as movement-based approaches to language, gesture, constraint, improvisation and phenomenology.
