OUR TEAM
We’re a quirky team of curious arts administrators, thinkers, and dance lovers. We have fun while working hard together with people like you to create meaningful project deliveries.
We use a little bit of
sugar, experimentation, and play.
ELENA TUPYSEVA
Administrative Producer
elena [@]danceumbrella.net
(416) 504-6429 x224
Elena Tupyseva (she/her) was born in Moscow (Russia) and is now based in Toronto. From 2012 to 2022, Elena was a Director of theTheatre Ballet Moscow, a city repertoire contemporary dance and ballet company.
In 2022 Elena received Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management at the Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC). In 2005 she graduated from the Department of Producers of the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS). She had an internship at the National Dance Centre DanceEast in the UK. In addition, from 2010 – 2013, she was a Fellow of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts (Washington DC, USA).
In 2001 she became co-founder and executive director of the Contemporary Dance Centre TsEKh (Moscow). Primary Center’s projects included the International Contemporary Dance Festival TsEKh and International Contemporary Dance Summer School.
From 2000 – 2021, Elena was a Russian partner of the European Dance Network Aerowaves. Since 2019 she has been a Fellow of the International Society for the Performing Arts (NY, USA).
MATT EGER
Administrative Producer
producer [@] danceumbrella.net
(416) 504-6429 x224
Matt (they/them) is an arts manager, artist and community builder. Most recently Matt worked as Administrative Consultant and Producer with Coal Mine Theatre, rebuilding their administrative structure and supporting the move into a new facility in 2022. They were Associate Producer with Why Not Theatre, notably working with The RISER Project and The Space Project and Mahabharata. They were a producer with Dora Award winning Cue6 Productions. Matt specialises in consulting with independent artist/producers, focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Matt is also a director and artist specialising in collaborative creation and dance/physical theatre. They are the Artistic Director of Shotgun Juliet, having created and produced full length dance pieces such as The Forest for the Trees and Stealth, and writing and performing in projects such as To be Alone with You and How to Say Goodbye. As a Director, they have recently worked at the Capitol Theatre Port Hope, Patchwork Plays, and the Newmarket National Play festival.
Matt is a graduate of the Humber’s Arts Administration and Cultural Management Program, Toronto Metropolitan University School of Performance Acting Program and Masterclass Dance Program.
MADISON ROBINSON
Marketing and Communications Manager
communications [@]danceumbrella.net
(416) 504-6429 x223
Madison Robinson (she/her) is a professional arts administrator, and producer with a passion for development, collaboration and accessibility in the arts. Her experience in arts administration focuses on marketing, communications, outreach, and producing.
Before working with DUO, Madison was the Associate Producer at Theatre Gargantua, a movement based theatre company and as the Stage Manager for The Green Lineby Makram Ayache at Buddies in Bad Times’ for the 2019 Rhubarb Festival. Madison is a graduate of the Devised Theatre at York University, and is passionate about supporting artists across the performing arts and building sustainable communities.
ROBERT SAUVEY
Executive Director
robert[@]danceumbrella.net
(416) 504-6429 ext. 221
Robert Sauvey (he/him) has an extensive background in arts and cultural leadership positions and is currently the Executive Director of the Dance Umbrella of Ontario. Before joining DUO he was the Executive Director of Dancemakers, the second oldest contemporary dance company in Ontario, recently celebrating their 40th anniversary. At Dancemakers Robert successfully developed and implemented a new curator led operating model to position the organization for the future. His experience in dance also includes over five years as the Director of Touring and Artistic Administration for Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
His diverse cultural background includes leadership positions at Groundswell, Manitoba’s longest running new music series, The National Screen Institute, where he managed creative film and television training initiatives and working as the Head of Distribution for Video Pool Media Arts Centre, a non-profit, artist-run centre dedicated to the creation, exhibition and promotion of independent media art. He has curated exhibitions for galleries, sat on National arts juries and has been a board member for arts organizations.
His background also includes considerable experience in film and television working as the Manager of Development for a well established film and television company, and running his own independent company developing and producing projects and winning a Canadian Screen award for best-produced documentary.
IFEYINWA OGUCHI
Senior Bookkeeper
bookkeeper [@]danceumbrella.net
(416) 504-6429 x27
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
board[@]danceumbrella.net
COLETTE ‘COCO’ MURRAY, Chair
SAPTARSI SAHA, Treasurer
MONICA PAIN, Secretary & Vice Chair
ANJALI PATIL
JESSIE MA
MYLES WARREN
ROBYN GRANT MORAN
SEBASTIAN OREAMUNO