Kathleen Rea Choreographer / Writer / Theatre-Director/ Dance-Teacher Kathleen danced with Canada's Ballet Jorgen, National Ballet of Canada & Tiroler Landestheater (Austria). She has choreographed over 50 dance works which have been nominated for seven DORA awards. Her film Lapinthrope, won Gold Award at the Festival Der Nationen (Austria) and was screened on BravoTV and 14 international Film Festivals. Kathleen is a recipient of a K. M. Hunter Choreographic Award and is a published author (“The Healing Dance”, Charles C. Thomas Publishers). In January 2015 Kathleen became a candidate teacher of the Axis Syllabus and is on faculty of George Brown Dance. She is the director of REAson d’etre dance productions who produces both the Wednesday Dance Jam and the Contact Dance International Film Festival.