ZIMMERDANS
Our MissionTo create dark, atmospheric, and often macabre dance works that explore psychological states, identity, and the tension between control and unraveling.
Through character-driven movement and vividly constructed stage environments, the company crafts a series of distinct vignettes that are at once eerie, precise, and emotionally charged. Its work moves fluidly between the strange and the intimate – balancing moments of absurdity, beauty, and discomfort – to invite audiences into experiences that linger beyond the performance.
Our VisionOur vision is a contemporary dance landscape where the ungovernable has a permanent home — where the work that refuses easy categories gets made, seen, and remembered.
How We WorkCollective
There is no hierarchy in the rehearsal room. Every artist, performer, designer, and maker is a collaborator in the work.Trust
Lydia works in direct dialogue with every creative partner at every stage. The process is built on trust, not direction.Integrity
Actively building a culture of equity within Atlantic Canadian dance – one production at a time
Choreographer & Artistic Director, Lydia Zimmer
Founder of ZIMMERDANS and recipient of the 2023 Arts Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Recognition Award, Lydia is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory (BFA, Magna Cum Laude, 2011) with 14+ choreographic works spanning over a decade, commissioned by organizations including Mocean Dance, Live Art Dance, Atlantic Ballet Theatre, and Votive Dance.
Design Collaborators
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Kate Mitchell
COSTUME DESIGNER
Kate Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and graduate of NSCAD University's Interdisciplinary Design program and Dalhousie University's Costume Studies Diploma. She designs and creates costumes for ballet and contemporary dance across Atlantic Canada, and currently serves as Costume Designer at Neptune Theatre.
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Pamela Grundy
CHOREOGRAPHIC ADVISOR
Pamela Grundy has spent a life in dance as performer, director, teacher, and curator. She is widely known for her thirty-year association with the Danny Grossman Dance Company of Toronto, where she served as featured dancer, Associate Artistic Director, and Co-Artistic Director. A fierce advocate for dance, she has served on the board of the Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal.
