STAFF BIOS

Marketa Tokova is originally from the Czech Republic and she moved to Tkaronto in 2017. She has gained extensive experience working with not-for-profit organizations and corporate businesses in the Czech Republic, Belgium and Canada. She holds a Master degree in Business Administration from the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic.  Her passion for the arts has eventually led her to the arts sector where she honed her skills in the arts administration, event production and financial management. Since moving to Tkaronto, Marketa worked for the Toronto Polish Film Festival, Dusk Dances and Arzoo Dance Theatre. Currently, Markéta works as General Manager for BoucharDanse, IPP Coordinator for Fall for Dance North and Interim General Manager for Kaeja d'Dance.

Mikaël Lavogiez is a web designer, photographer and videographer. A native of Strasbourg, France, he completed a degree in geography, but soon changed course and decided to invest his passion for photography and design within the arts and culture sector.  In 2001 Mikael met Pierre Diependaele and Louis Ziegler, artistic directors of Theatre du Marché aux Grains where he worked as a technician and also created videographic imagery for such productions as Troilus et Cressida, Cassandre and Le Jour des Meurtres dans l’histoire d’Hamlet. He also delved into audiovisual production and created the association Procreaction, dedicated to recording and editing concerts and plays, as well as producing documentaries and short films.  In 2009 he created his own company, iSpin Media, offering graphic design, web-design, photo/video and public relations services

Dylan Khan, a lifelong creative, graduated both in 3D Animation and Design at Toronto's George Brown College. From working as an animator and tech artist for indie games to freelance graphic design one could say he has his fingers in too many pies, but when it comes to art that's just how he likes it. While Dylan's first love was art, his passion for building connections with those around him led him to pursue marketing. Through creating art that is not just visible but that demands attention, Dylan is hopeful to make a lasting impact working with organizations who seek to uplift their communities.

Karen Bennedsen is a freelance bookkeeper, providing financial services to multiple organizations, mostly working within the Toronto dance community. Her training was acquired working for a bookkeeping service with a wide variety of clients and a specialization in television production. Her connection to the dance community goes back to her years as a dancer in both Toronto and Winnipeg. Karen is pleased that her roster of clients allows her to contribute to the healthy functioning of arts organizations in the city.

After studying literature and photography, Nicolas Filion turns to dance in 1998. For thirteen years, he collaborates with numerous dance artists and companies - Harold Rhéaume, Louise Bédard, Catherine Gaudet among others. Concurrently to his professional career, Nicolas pursues graduate studies at Université du Québec à Montréal, acts as an artistic mediator, teaches and contributes to academic research projects until 2012. After a five-year entrepreneurial venture as the head of his own café, he comes back to the performing arts in 2017, working as a rehearsal director, artistic advisor and opening his own booking agency, Filigrane Arts Vivants. In 2019, he joins FÔVE Diffusion, assuming its general direction. Boasting a wide, eclectic professional and artistic experience, passionate about culture and the performing arts, Nicolas favours an empathic, committed approach to the development and administration of the arts.

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