Julie Burelle is a fourth-year PhD student. Her upcoming thesis focuses on how questions of Native American sovereignty, cultural identity, and nationhood are negotiated through performances in the particular context of Quebec. Her case studies include theatrical and cinematic performances, Native American hip hop, road protests, and land-based performances. Originally from Montreal, Julie has lived across Canada and on both coasts of the United States. She holds an Honours B.A. in Theatre from the University of Toronto, has worked as an acupuncturist in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, and was once a drama teacher in an international school in Boston. UC San Diego credits: The Rest Is Silence, New Directions '10, Class Ick! de Cons Truck Ted, and System, Sweeping, Tangent (performer); Les Noces, Kasimir and Karoline (dramaturg). Other credits include: dramaturg for The Robbers (University of Toronto); stage manager for Veronika Decides to Die (Darkroom Theatre Projects). Her play for puppets, Le Fil d'Ariane, was presented in Toronto in 2008. Her article Ondinnok’s Xajoj Tun Rabinal Achi: Re-membering Fragmented Lineages was recently published in Theatre Forum. Julie studied stage combat with Simon Fon in Toronto and is always happy to help with fight choreographies in her spare time. |
