Industry Talk with Connie Rotella

Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé is a Montreal choreographer, dancer, and instructor with more than 20 years experience, 10 of which were devoted to choreography. A major player on the Québec Hip-Hop dance scene, her passion for the art form was born in the 80’s when she was but a girl. The renowned Bust A Move Festival (2005-2015) was founded and created by Alexandra—a great event in urban/street dance in Canada. At the close of 2015, she founded Ebnfloh Dance Company whose mission continues to be to create, produce, and showcase inspired, authentic, and ground-breaking works, and to promote original choreographic language that is essentially rooted in Hip-Hop. The symbiotic relationship between both the language of her work, and her very creations constitute the essence of her artistic signature.

Katrine started in post-production 25 years ago and then moved to an agency where she first worked as an assistant but quickly became a junior agent.  Under the guidance of her mentor, she started building her own roster and continued learning the quirks of the industry and then, almost 18 years ago, she opened her own company.  Having studied in production, dabbled in radio and then worked in animation, dubbing and other spheres of post-production – becoming an agent seemed like the perfect way to unite all those realities.  And she wanted to do it in both languages!

Guiding actors to craft their career path, to learn the business of acting and to present their best self is all part of what she loves.

She truly feels that this career chose her as much as she chose it !

Nicole Raviv is an international musical artist. A trilingual singer, songwriter and actress, she has performed globally in English, French, Hebrew, and Arabic. Raviv was born in Montreal, Canada to a Romanian mother and Moroccan father who immigrated from Israel. Raised in a multicultural household, she began training at McGill University's conservatory of music. Raviv moved to New York City, where she studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) and graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) from The New School University in Musical Theatre. Nicole works with Grammy-award winning musicians and producers from around the world. Her current success has been attributed to her viral rendition of the National Anthem during 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the New York Islanders hockey team. She is also a guest singer for major New York Sports (NHL, NBA, NFL, MLS) at Barclays Center, Metlife Stadium, Redbull Arena, Nassau Coliseum and UBS Arena. After making Aliyah to Israel, Raviv has incorporated original world music representing the discovery journey she is on; blending traditional Middle Eastern roots with the Western modern world creating a universal message of peace and cultural unity. 

From a dance background, Jonathan is a production designer with clear concepts and bold aesthetics seeking new challenges and collaborations. He has collaborated in more than 50 productions of theatre, circus, dance, parades, films, and live events which he was nominated for a Broadway World Award. His work showcases a wide variety of visual aspects of a performance, combining set, wardrobe, lighting, props, and puppetry. His eye for seeing the bigger picture and his attention to details brought work from across the globe such as Cirque du Soleil, Multicolore, CBS Television Studios, Citadel Theatre, Catalyst Theatre and many others.

Formée professionnellement en ballet et en danse contemporaine, Stéphanie compte plus de 25 années de carrière autant à titre d’interprète et chorégraphe que de pédagogue et formatrice en danse contemporaine. Les artistes Andrej Glegolski, Robert Lepage, Bruno Agati, Kader Attou, Corinne Lanselle et Manon Barbeau font notamment appel à elle. Vertiges, son premier solo et court-métrage de danse lui valent la reconnaissance de ses pairs. Depuis 2010, elle accompagne artistes professionnel.le.s et amat.eur.rice.s en offrant à Montréal et à l’international des classes de maîtres ainsi que des classes d’entrainement et de perfectionnement. Depuis janvier 2018, avec BIG BANG, une formation intensive en danse contemporaine, Stéphanie accueille des artistes désireu.x.ses d’approfondir et d’enrichir leurs acquis corporels et expressifs.

Denitsa Ikonomova et Christian Millette partagent bien plus que la danse. Amis depuis de nombreuses années, ils dansent partout ensemble sur des gros contrats de télévision.

Stephanie’s favorite Intimacy Coordinating credits include :  the tv series The Recruit (Netflix) and 3Pines (Amazon), the movie Disappointment BLVD (Dir:Ari Aster) , Lignes de Fuite (Réal: Myriam Bouchard/Catherine Chabot) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Theatre Français de Toronto). Since 2018, she’s put in over 100 hours of training as an Intimacy Professional. For the stage with various teachers at IDC (Intimacy Directors and Coordinators) and since 2021 with ICC (Intimacy Coordinators Canada). She is a bilingual actor (ACTRA/UDA/CAEA member) that has been working for over 20 years in countless productions: on screen, in theatre and in video games . She’s directed over a dozen theatre productions, both in French and English, has experience as a dramaturg and as co-artistic director of a festival of short plays. She was also a figure skating coach and choreographer for almost 20 years and teaching Intimacy for the stage and screen is really a passion of hers. 

David Tyler is a voice actor, communication consultant, speaker, and coach based in Montréal, Canada. He has 35+ years of experience in TV & radio broadcasting. His mantra of 'Stop Communicating and Start Connecting' is his counsel to anyone trying to make an impact in today's over-connected world.

And here are my websites:

davidtyler.com

davidtylerspeaks.com

myvoiceovercoach.com

Originally from Trois-Rivières, Isabelle Giroux is an alumni of the music program at Cégep de Drummondville, in Quebec, where she studied with renowned singer Johanne Blouin. She also graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, where she studied Musical Theatre and Cinema, as well as perfected her American accent.

Isabelle can't get enough of the show business. She's got energy and more than one trick in her bag. You will get to see more of her, either in movies, on tv, on stage, in short film festivals, in commercials, and even behind the camera.