Kate 🫠

My piece for @movmntcollective ’s NXT Gen showcase. It felt so good to create a piece about being angry because there is so much to be angry about!!! Thank you to my INCREDIBLE cast for committing your time and energy to this piece. It would not have come to life without you. Thank you to @leah.totten for believing in me and pushing me to believe in myself. Cast: @magzviolet @stefaniaredigondaa @jmarietteshoots @rashae.w @taylorcanzoneri @sabsballesteros @alli_kenz Intro video filmed by @kimphilms edited by me Show: created by @leah.totten @movmntcollective Space: Winchester St Theatre. Songs: Restraint and Moderation by @florenceandthemachine Filmed by the lovely @ashley__cd 🎥

FAVOURITE BOY a dance film by Kate McDonald. I can’t express how grateful I am to everyone involved in this project. A special thank you to Magz, Vince, Phil, Kaylee, Emma and Holly. Please enjoy the work we did over 3 months in the summer 💗 Cast: Lead Dancer: @instantvincent_ Dancers: Charmaine Aliman @charpagnepapi , Dee Brown @dov3on , Steven Chau, @chauchautrain Candace Choi @candancerehab , Magz Dila @magzviolet , Maddison Rose Hilton @maddisonrose___ , Akira Dawn Huang @akira.dawn , Shubhreet K. Johal @reet.j Krista Lopiccolo @krista.lopi Alyssa Lyn @alyssaelizalyn , Stefanie Payne @stepayne , Eric Pinkerton @ericpinkerton Ashnin Rashid @aashnin Stefania Redigonda @stefaniaredigondaa Pauline Rivera @paulinexrivera Judy Shin @jjsx_ Maria Tereshchenko @septembermt Tyler Quincy Yan @tylerqyan Crew: Director & Lead Choreographer: Kate McDonald Choreographer: Magz Dila @magzviolet Director of Photography: Phil Kim @kimphilms Production & Lighting Designer: Kaylee McCullough @kayleemccull Assistant Director: Emma Thompson @emmdtconcerts Editor: Kate McDonald Editor: Phil Kim Costume Designer: Holly Fisher @holly.fishuhh of DIMMI DIMMI @_dimmidimmi_ Wardrobe Assistant: Sierra Highfield @sierrahighfield Wardrobe Assistant: Riley Midroni @riley.midronii Wardrobe Assistant: Roshanak Aktefan @roshanakmusic_ Makeup Artist: Alisa Adamyan @alisaadamyan_ Clothing designer & curator: Nuit Atelier @nuit.clothing.atelier Clothing designer & curator: EiGHT.i.3 @eightithree Clothing designer & curator: Sage Nakamoto @sage.nakamoto Clothing designer & curator: eth.e @shop.eth.e Clothing designer & curator: Jamie Rosario @jewellerybyjrosario Music: “Favourite Boy” by Half Moon Run BTS photographer @jmarietteshoots BTS videographer @kc.sanjose A 2025 Innovate Dance Film Showcase and 2026 SEEN TO selection. For creative purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.

@feverafterdark DIVAS WOW this was a dream. Not only did I get to pitch the theme for fever but I also got to make a piece for it?? 🤯 I’m so happy with how this came together and so proud of my cast ❤️ Choreography: me Breakdance choreography: @waitgimmeasec @addi_sanjuan Dancers: @kimphilms @neillordson @addi_sanjuan @waitgimmeasec @kc.sanjose @magzviolet @stefaniaredigondaa @krista.lopi @jjsx_ @jenniferchoii_ @rashae.w @biancabradleyy @dov3on @maddisonrose___ @macyhatcher Music: Smooth Operator & Red Eye @sade

Mmmm yes, the light 👠 Rashaé & me ✨

Quarter….i hardly know her!

Positively loved walking at Curia Nocturna by @osgoodefashionlawsociety @fashionlaw.uoft Thank you to the lovely designers @zyxx_63 and @lunara.ca for having me 💗. 📸 by @cosplay @ninjahmal

I LIKE GRRLS 💗💗💗 What a joy it was to create such a fun and lighthearted piece for @feverafterdark remix! I’m obsessed with my cast and the song and the vibe thank you to my dancers for bringing it to life 💗 Cast: @magzviolet @biancabradleyy @danarher @jjsx_ @kc.sanjose @alyssaelizalyn @celinarodrigueez @stepayne @s.mlange_ @candancephysio @bri.chapple.dance @krista.lopi Dance captain: @magzviolet Show: @feverafterdark Song: GRRL’S GRRL by @sailorr and I like it by Debarge. Found this mix on SoundCloud by @hiits_danny and then mixed in more of the Debarge chorus. Thank you to Sabrina for the cellphone video!

Hiiiii here’s a little bit about my piece for @movmntcollective plus some lovely BTS of our tech rehearsal courtesy of @ashley__cd If you haven’t watched the piece yet I would love it if you would! Cast: @magzviolet @stefaniaredigondaa @taylorcanzoneri @rashae.w @jeanbalallo @alli_kenz @sabsballesteros Show: NXT Gen emerging artist showcase with @movmntcollective BTS footage: @ashley__cd

Restraint I created this visual as an intro to my piece for @movmntcollective ’s NXT Gen showcase. A reminder that rage is an act of defiance in a patriarchal society. 🎥 @kimphilms 🎬edited by me ‘Restraint’ by @florenceandthemachine

Winnnterrrrr probly

Come see Moderation on February 15 at the Winchester St. Theatre. Ticket link in my bio. 🎥 @kimphilms

Some more BTS from our film “Favourite Boy” that we created this summer for Innovate Film Showcase and now have the lovely opportunity to present at @seentoshowcase on February 7th and 8th! Tickets are selling out fast! 🎥 BTS filmed and edited by @kc.sanjose Cast: Lead Dancer: @instantvincent_ Dancers: Charmaine Aliman @charpagnepapi , Dee Brown @dov3on , Steven Chau, @chauchautrain Candace Choi @candancerehab , Magz Dila @magzviolet , Maddison Rose Hilton @maddisonrose___ , Akira Dawn Huang @akira.dawn , Shubhreet K. Johal @reet.j Krista Lopiccolo @krista.lopi Alyssa Lyn @alyssaelizalyn , Stefanie Payne @stepayne , Eric Pinkerton @fatcash.ca Ashnin Rashid @aashnin Stefania Redigonda @stefaniaredigondaa Pauline Rivera @paulinexrivera Judy Shin @jjsx_ Maria Tereshchenko @septembermt Tyler Quincy Yan @tylerqyan Crew: Director & Lead Choreographer: Kate McDonald Choreographer: Magz Dila @magzviolet Director of Photography: Phil Kim @kimphilms Production & Lighting Designer: Kaylee McCullough @kayleemccull Assistant Director: Emma Thompson @emmdtconcerts Editor: Kate McDonald Editor: Phil Kim Costume Designer: Holly Fisher @holly.fishuhh of DIMMI DIMMI @_dimmidimmi_ Wardrobe Assistant: Sierra Highfield @sierrahighfield Wardrobe Assistant: Riley Midroni @riley.midronii Wardrobe Assistant: Roshanak Aktefan @roshanakmusic_ Makeup Artist: Alisa Adamyan @alisaadamyan_ Clothing designer & curator: Nuit Atelier @nuit.clothing.atelier Clothing designer & curator: EiGHT.i.3 @eightithree Clothing designer & curator: Sage Nakamoto @sage.nakamoto Clothing designer & curator: eth.e @shop.eth.e Clothing designer & curator: Jamie Rosario @jewellerybyjrosario Music: “Favourite Boy” by Half Moon Run