PROCESS+PRACTICE
DOUBLE BILL
PROGRAM notes
presented by the City of Toronto in partnership with TOES FOR DANCE, and made possible with the support of Lakeshore Arts and ĀNANDAM Dance Theatre, with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Veiled Venom
Veiled Venom by Kiera Breaugh is a raw and poetic exploration of female rage; expressing its volatility and its misunderstood power through spoken word and contemporary movement with Hip Hop influences. Drawing from personal experience and the collective memory of Kiera and collaborator/performers Kiah Francis and Claire Whitaker, Veiled Venom embodies anger not as something to be suppressed or pathologized, but as a force of clarity, resistance, and survival. Based on themes of death and rebirth of the female spirit, Veiled Venom exposes the ways women’s anger is often policed, minimized, or feared, and reclaims it as both an intimate truth and a radical act.
Choreographer: Kiera Breaugh
Dancers: Kiera Breaugh, Kiah Francis, Claire Whitaker
Original Music: Kiera Breaugh
Original Text: Kiera Breaugh, Kiah Francis, Claire Whitaker
Additional Funding: Toronto Arts Council
Intermission (15 mins)
Ostinati
Ostinati by Boys’ Club Tap Dance Collective is a lively and thought-provoking piece that explores the cycles we live through; personal, emotional, societal, and existential. From the passing of time to recurring doubts, this work - rooted in tap dance and jazz music - investigates how patterns shape our identity, challenge our growth, and influence how we move through the world. The dancers, Veronica Simpson, Laura Donaldson, and Elise McGrenera, each offer a personal vignette that reflects a cycle that they feel trapped within. The piece includes live original music by Alexa Belgrave (piano) and Ale Nuñez (voice). Ostinati is a celebration of community and solidarity among female-identifying artists.
Dancers/Choreographers: Laura Donaldson, Elise McGrenera, Veronica Simpson
Music Director/Composer: Alexa Belgrave
Music: Doom Indigo - adapted from Nina Simone’s version of Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard’s ‘Mood Indigo’
Lyricist/Composer: Ale Nuñez
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
LAKESHORE ARTS’ Community Hub + Music
Saturdays, November 8 - December 13, 2 - 4PM
Live music performances at 5PM
Open Mic on Nov. 22 & Dec. 6
FREE to attend, all are welcome!
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PROCESS+PRACTICE RESIDENCY ARTIST?
OPEN CALL FOR DANCE ARTISTS: RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY
The Process+Practice Dance Residency supports local dance artists in the research, creation and presentation of new works, while offering compelling artistic experiences for community members to engage with the artform of dance. The program supports time/space for experimentation, discussion and celebration; nurturing artistic development and community-building.
We’re seeking applications for Cohort #4 (26/27) and Cohort #5 (27/28). The next open call will take place in 2027.
Submission Deadline - Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EDT
TOES FOR DANCE team
Executive/Co-Artistic Director, Residency Director:
David Norsworthy
Co-Artistic Director, Residency Artistic Producer:
Chantelle Good
Community Arts, Outreach, and Volunteer Coordinator:
Keira Marie Forde
Social Media and Digital Content Coordinator:
Shannon Widdis
Event Coordinator/Box Office Support:
Bri Clarke
Technical Director/Lighting Designer:
Adam Jules
Technical/Production Coordinator Intern:
Visaree Bradshaw-Coore
ASSEMBLY HALL TEAM
Community Cultural Coordinator:
Suzy Broderick
Arts Program Officer:
Zarita Adhiambo
Senior Arts Consultant:
Vanessa Higgs
Lead Technical Staff:
Abbey Kruse
Technical Assistants:
Donal Foley & Mya Martinez
TFD Board of DIRECTORS
Cory Boyd, Susan Colbert Wright, Miquelon Rodriguez, Ellis Martin-Wylie, Blessyl Buan, Carmelina Martin, Dianne Oliveira, Sindhu Nair, Anne Fullerton
Special Thanks
City of Toronto, Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage/Canada Arts Presentation Fund, Assembly Hall, Brandy Leary, ĀNANDAṀ, Lakeshore Arts, Etobicoke Arts, Andrea Raymond-Wong