Evan Webb

Movement artist

Evan Webb (they/them, fae/faer) hails from Calgary Alberta, and is based in Toronto Ontario. They graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University in the Performance Dance program. At TMU Evan worked with artists such as Anne Plamondon, Peggy Baker, Jera Wolfe, and Dylan Crossman in the repertoire of Merce Cunningham.

Evan’s growth as an emerging artist has nurtured their curiosity for different forms of expression including recorded video, immersive/site specific dance art, performance art, and sculptural design. They seek to grow into a multidisciplinary art practice.

“To understand that I am not only an artist because of the spaces I occupy, the tools I use, or the clothes I wear - but simply the fact that my brain controls my body - feels both liberating and daunting. I can offer everything I have , and yet it is all held within the boundaries of my skin. I am grateful for this sacred vessel."

With an academic interest in philosophy and sociology, as well as self identifying as a water sign - Evan naturally engages intellectually and emotionally in dance Art. Outside of academia, Evan has had the opportunity to work professionally with Leslie Telford, William Yong, Syreeta Hector, and Nicole Von Arx, to name a few. Evan has experience in various movement practice’s and visual art forms, allowing them to explore, and perform, authentically and idiosyncratically in all aspects of movement expression.

X(Dix) by Guillaume Côté

Notably Evan is a company member with Côté Danse under the direction of Guillaume Côté, and with ProArte Danza by Roberto Campanella and Robert Glumbek.

Evan has always been fascinated by the ways in which people interact with each other, with a natural inclination (and newly fostered skill) for understanding relational healing and the complexity of the human emotional experience. They navigate collaboration and art spaces with wisdom and maturity. On a larger scale they also hold fascination for the systems we experience as a collective, holding critical perspective for the flaws and injustices that spawn from these systems in our society.

Ultimately, Evan’s experience of growing into an a-gender, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse artist has given them a unique perspective and influenced their artistic values. They continue to research gender, sexuality, and politics in their own Art practice.