Brittney Canda is a dance artist, film director, and educator based in Montreal, Canada. Her creative processes are collaborative, and often combines a multitude of artistic disciplines. Canda’s works are theatrical, emotional, physical, and imaginative, often exploring themes of absurdity.
She was awarded Best Choreography in a Music Video at the UKMVAs in 2020 with her piece, WRAP ME UP for independent musician, Sheenah Ko. At the UKMVAs, her choreographic work on the small budget indie video ousted significantly larger productions, such as works for Beyoncé, Christine and the Queens, and George Michael and Mary J Blige. Brittney has worked as a choreographer and movement director on music videos for Celine Dion, The Barr Brothers, Richard Reed Parry, Owen Pallet, Elisapie, Calum Graham, Ada Lea, Simon Leoza (formerly Tambour) and members of Wintersleep. She is the choreographer for the upcoming tv series L’air D’aller. In 2020, she was selected as an Emerging Choreographer for the internationally recognized dance event, SPRINGBOARD.
Her solo film directing debut TOUCH, in collaboration with Kyra Jean Green’s Trip the Light Fantastic was awarded Best Film at its premiere at Festival Quartiers Danses in 2020. She is currently working on another dance film with the same company, based on their original full length work, THE SMILE CLUB. She holds a Juno nomination for Music Video of The Year for her work as a co-director in Sheenah Ko’s WRAP ME UP.
As an interpret, she is a company member of Kyra Jean Greens contemporary dance ensemble, Trip the Light Fantastic. With the company, she has performed works THE MAN WHO TRAVELED NOWHERE IN TIME, and YOU CAN ONLY BE WHERE YOU ARE. She performed audience interaction based shows with for-mentioned experimental electronic-pop musician, Sheenah Ko. The pair have performed internationally and have shared the stage with Ex Eye, The Barr Brothers, and Besnard Lakes. Brittney has performed as a dancer and actress in several dance films and music videos for celebrated Canadian artists.