Annie Dugan

She is the co-founder and Creative Director of Firefly Theatre, a company dedicated to merging the disciplines of circus and theatre.
Annie founded and runs Edmonton's only Aerial Arts Program, teaching aerial skills to community members and other artists.
She has written Firefly Theatre's productions The Tail of the Peacock, The Spirit of Eleanor, and Ballerina on a Horse. Ballerina was presented at the On the Waterfront Festival in Halifax, the Oh Solo Mio Festival in London, Ontario, and was nominated for an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Best Independent Production.
She has created and performed her own work all over Canada, the U.S. and in Asia, appearing at more than 40 festivals, including The Vancouver International Comedy Festival, Festival d'ete du Quebec, and the Singapore River Busker Festival.
Annie is a graduate of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and has trained at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts and the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
She is on the Treasurer of the Edmonton Arts Council and an Ambassador for lululemon athletica.
Annie is the recipient of the 2007 Syncrude Award for Outstanding Artistic Direction.