Modus Operandi

Inspired by the novel Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, Wound tells the story of 14 unique, not-quite-human creatures as they come up against questions of free will versus programming. Wound was originally performed in the 2025 MO Show, and was choreographed by Kate Franklin to highlight the exceptional talents of the pre-professional cast of dancers.

Choreographer: Kate Franklin

Award-winning contemporary dance artist Kate Franklin has worked with over 50 different choreographers/companies/directors over the course of her career, both in Toronto/Tkaronto (2002-2012) and here on the unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓ y̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓l̓ ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations since 2012. She has been shaped by her experiences of co-founding and co-directing three female-led collectives, all with different missions/mandates (2002-2017), her ten years as an arts administrator for Toronto-based organization Series 8:08, her decades-long regimen of near-daily physical training and her passionate dance teaching practice, which began in 1997 and sees her now in her 10th season as Associate Director of Modus Operandi. She has been particularly influenced by her work as a dancer with Company 605, Justine A. Chambers, Matjash Mrozewski, Tara Cheyenne Performance, Kate Alton, Valerie Calam/Company Vice Versa and Jeanette Kotowich/Movement Healing. She finds it very rewarding to work for choreographers who are her current or past students (Oh Augustine, Satya Mari, Jamie Robinson and Avery Smith). Over the years Kate has loved choreographing for Dusk Dances, JD Dance and Bevin Poole and Kim Stevenson and showing work at EDAM Choreographic Showcase, Boombox, and Dancing on the Edge.

Performer: Rianna Logan, Sienna Cain, Aya Sato, Shea Bridgen, Ryan Tucker, Taylor Menzies, Nyah Xiyan Wong Penner, Lexi Cairney, Gracyn Shinyei, Brianna Lannard, Anna Rodriguez, Natasha Varajic, Elstana Blair, Zenna Cook

These dancers are all students at Modus Operandi, a multi-year post-secondary professional contemporary dance training program based in Vancouver.

Composer: Jeremy O'Neill

Jeremy O’Neill is a composer and performing artist. His work draws on contemporary dance, voice, theatre and digital media with spontaneity and conceptual daring. He has written music for theatre, dance and chamber ensembles, integrating acoustic, electronic and conceptual approaches. He has worked concurrently as a dancer, performing internationally in the worlds of contemporary and commercial dance. His work frequently explores the boundaries between performative disciplines and the virtuosity of the human body. The breadth of his expertise has led him to work as a dramaturg and artistic advisor on inter- and multi-disciplinary projects ranging from opera to experimental theatre and contemporary dance. From 2018 to 2022 he was a resident artist with contemporary opera company Ne.Sans. As a vocalist, he specializes in improvisation and extreme/extended techniques. His unique approach to composition and performance has lead him across disciplinary divides and he has performed and presented work at a wide range of festivals and platforms for dance and music, including the Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Seattle International Dance Festival, Sonic Boom, and Dancing on the Edge. He resides on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh first nations.

Lighting Designer: Eric Chad

Eric Chad is an interactive projection artist and show control/integration specialist based in Vancouver, B.C. Eric’s work blends interactive elements, generative design, and live tracking into his love for natural forms. Eric is a founding member and current Technical Director of Lobe Studio in Vancouver BC, the first permanent 4DSOUND venue in North America. Eric’s recent credits include works with Joe Ink, Crystal Pite, Why Not Theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Plastic Orchid Factory, Action at a Distance, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre, Shay Kuebler Radical System Art, Kidd Pivot, and Chuthis. Eric received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University.