Canada
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Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan is an independent curator and scholar with a PhD in Theatre & Performance Studies. Her work engages with somatics, contemporary art, and performance, with a particular focus on themes of grief, disappearance, attunement, memory, and violence across North America. She recently contributed to the University of Toronto’s Integrated Arts Education Department and is a core member of The Toronto Performance Art Collective (TPAC). In addition to her curatorial practice, Shalon teaches Critical Theory and Philosophy at Dance Arts Institute (formerly the School of Toronto Dance Theatre). Her writing has been featured in leading publications, including Theatre Research in Canada, Performance Research, Comparative Media Arts Journal, C Magazine, Peripheral Review, Performance Matters, and several others.