Gallery Tour: Allegra Charleston on Glorious Catastrophe

Thursday May 28  |  6:30 - 7:30 PM                                                  Koffler Gallery (180 Shaw St., 1st floor)

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Join us for a delightfully irreverent Exhibition Walkthrough of Glorious Catastrophe | Gillian Iles with Susie Burpee's charmingly eccentric persona, Allegra Charleston, who dares to laugh in the face of convention.

Charleston's art commentary challenges the art world's seriousness with sharp wit, playful antics, and a flair for the absurd. Don't miss the chance to tour this exhibition with an "art critic" who believes in approaching art with a good, old-fashioned belly laugh.

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Traversing both dance and theatre, Susie Burpee is a multi-faceted artist and award-winning performer based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Known for her character-driven choreographic works, Susie has received Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Performance, and she is a recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Dance.

Susie studied Character and Bouffon with Philippe Gaulier, where her alter ego and lifelong companion Allegra Charleston was born. Susie and Allegra have been revelling in the Canadian art world for many years, delivering thought-provoking performances in service of levity, gravity and empathy.

Susie holds an MA in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies from the The University of Toronto and teaches regularly in post-secondary dance programs. She is now Executive Director of Balancing Act, a national initiative to support parents and caregivers in the performing arts. Susie is a mother, and her work in the arts is wholly informed by maternity and care-centred practices.