About Us
Incorporated in 2018, this organization brought together various strains of activities that were already underway, including creating and producing innovative choreographic work, hosting regular beginner friendly, community classes, and the Shooting Gallery Performance Series.
In the years since, we have hosted classes and workshops for over 200 students, produced two evening length works in collaboration with the Dance Centre and New Works, traveled to perform at festivals in Toronto, Calgary, New York City and Derry, Northern Ireland, and produced many editions of the Shooting Gallery Performance Series. FL also maintains two studio spaces in Gastown, Vancouver, which provide affordable ongoing rehearsal space for a number of emerging artists and collectives in the city and awards free rehearsal space to artists would otherwise be unable to access it.
Artistic Director
Julianne Chapple
Julianne's performance work has been presented extensively in Canada, as well as Italy, Ireland, Germany, the USA and the UK. She was awarded the 2017 Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award and the 2020 Chrystal Dance Prize. She sits on the board of directors for CADA-West and is a member of women’ed new media collectives The Work Group and motherlode.
Julianne has over a decade of experience as an arts administrator, program facilitator, instructor and producer, supporting the development and artistic output of a wide range of performance artists. She has completed non-profit management courses through SFU’s continuing education program, and is passionate about expanding the arts community to create sustainable working conditions for creators of all backgrounds and disciplines.