What Happened to Lee is an enthralling dance film series that revolves around two captivating characters, performed by ten dancers, who are overwhelmed by the mental and emotional weight of a birthday.

Choreographer/Director: Hanna Kiel
Writers: Suzanne Bennett, Whitney French, Jahnelle Jones, Ryan Kelly and Bonnie Kim
Dancers: Yiming Cai, Katie Couchie, Fanny Ghorayeb, Rumi Jeraj, Bonnie Kim, Ryan Lee, Bryony McCaughey, Michael Rayson, Anisa Tejpar and Irma Villafuerte
Composers: Adam Campbell and River Oliveira
Voiceover: Fanny Ghorayeb and Ryan Kelly
Costume Designer: Cara Johnson
Production Manager: Yiming Cai
Cinematographers: Drew Berry and Kendra Epik

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How do we navigate change, grief and acceptance in times of uncertainty? But Then Again documents the journey of a dance project and its struggle for survival during a historical, trying time. Through cancellations and a transition from live performance to film, But Then Again explores transformation through artists’ work, and adapting to ongoing change.

Presented by DanceWorks.

Concept and Direction: Hanna Kiel
Dancers/Creative Collaborators: Susie Burpee, Kendra Epik, Bonnie Kim, Ryan Lee, Pulga Muchochoma, Kelly Shaw, Eva Teece-Soter, Daryl C. Tracy and Oriah Wiersma
Rehearsal Director: Natasha Poon Woo
Dramaturge: Suzanne Monique Bennett
Composers: Pouya Hamidi and Frances Miller
Music Arrangement and Mixing: Pouya Hamidi
Lyrics: Frances Miller
Musicians: Frances Miller; Ladom Ensemble: Michael Bridge, Adam Campbell, Pouya Hamidi, Beth Silver, Mattie Pulkki and Yang Chen
Film Editing: Kendra Epik

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This 30-minute film work focuses on nine dancers with disparate lives and painful pasts as they embark on a journey towards forgiveness and the unconditional love of a child. Again aims to broaden and expand artistic understanding across generations.

Again premiered as part of DanceWorks’ Moving Online Series.

Concept/Direction and Videography: Hanna Kiel
Dancers: Kelly Shaw, Ryan Lee, Kendra Epik, Oriah Wiersma, Pulga Muchochoma, Darryl C. Tracy, Susie Burpee, Bonnie Kim and young dancer Eva Teece-Soter
Music and Vocals: Frances Miller
Music Arrangement, Recording and Mixer: Pouya Hamidi
Musicians: Adam Campbell, Pouya Hamidi and Beth Silver
Rehearsal Director: Natasha Poon Woo
Lighting Adviser: Noah Feaver
Video Editors: Drew Berry and Hanna Kiel
Special Appearance: Sonya Teece and Wing Hua

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