We are delighted to announce Michael Caldwell as incoming leadership for Generator.
Photo of Michael Caldwell by Ömer Yüseker
"I am thrilled to join Generator in this pivotal moment, as we collectively vision a future of shared action and responsibility. My appointment is simply the next step along a journey towards expanding the ways-of-working for the organization and I am excited to dig in, learn more and uncover all of the possibilities.
“I look forward to engaging with the Generator Staff, Board of Directors, and Strategic Advisors in the next few months, to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and arrive at a future-forward organization structure that is responsive to the field and the creative communities in which we serve." —Michael Caldwell
“This hiring process was a months-long series of inspiring conversations about Generator’s future, its role in the ecology, and how Generator can continue to support independent artist producers. After meeting with several exciting candidates, the committee was unanimous in our support of Michael’s vision, experience, and values. We’re so pleased to have him joining Generator to help us move into the next phase of building a collaborative leadership model for the organization.
“I’m grateful to the whole team of Staff, Strategic Advisors, Board, and consulting artists who helped build this process and respond adaptively to the proposals we received, to Michael, for offering a compelling vision of how Generator can continue to evolve, and to our outgoing leader, Kristina, for planning and leading a generous and caring transition for all involved.” —ted witzel, Generator Board Chair
Michael will be officially starting with Generator on Monday, October 4 and working part-time hours. He will be working closely with outgoing Lead Producer Kristina Lemieux during a period of training and transition this fall.
About Michael
Michael Caldwell is a Toronto-based choreographer, performer, curator, director, producer, and arts advocate. His prolific career includes engagements with over 50 of Canada's esteemed performance creators and companies, with performances across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and earning two (2) Dora Mavor Moore Awards for outstanding performance. His choreography has been commissioned and presented throughout Canada at major festivals, in traditional venues and in site-responsive and community-engaged contexts and he is a two-time finalist for the K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Artist Award, as well as a nominee for the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize. As a producer/director, Michael has contributed to the growth and development of Fall for Dance North in Toronto and the Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia, among others, and he currently serves on the board of directors at The CanDance Network. Read more on our website here.