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JORDAN TANNAHILL is a playwright, director, and author. In 2016 he was described by the Toronto Star as being “widely celebrated as one of Canada’s most accomplished young playwrights, filmmakers, and all-round multidisciplinary artists.” His plays have been translated into multiple languages and honoured with a number of prizes including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama and several Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Jordan’s films and multimedia performances have been presented at festivals and galleries such as the Toronto International Film Festival, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Tribeca Film Festival. From 2012 to 2016, Jordan and William Ellis ran the influential underground art space Videofag out of their home in Toronto’s Kensington Market. In 2017, his play Late Company transferred to London’s West End while his virtual reality performance Draw Me Close, a co-production between the National Theatre (UK) and the National Film Board of Canada, premiered at the Venice Biennale. In 2018, Jordan will premiere his play Declarations at Canadian Stage, as well as Xenos, a collaboration with dancer-choreographer Akram Khan, at the Onasis Cultural Centre in Athens. Born in 1988 in Ottawa, he currently resides in London, UK.

JACOB VANDERHAM is a performance artist and writer currently based in Berlin, Germany. Born and raised in Cobourg, Ontario, he graduated from the Ryerson Theatre School’s acting program in 2014. His acting credits include Nashville Stories at the 2017 SummerWorks Performance Festival, The Circle at Tarragon Theatre, Cherry Corsage at VIDEOFAG, and Twelfth Night at Ale House Theatre. Jake has written and composed works ranging from original full-length musicals to queer contemporary performances that have been presented internationally.