2021 Pivot Festival

The People

FOR NAKAI


Artistic Director and Pivot curator: Jacob Zimmer

Managing Producer: Zach McCann-Armitage

Consulting Associate: Jenna Winter


FOR THE FESTIVAL

Local Producer: Gloria Mok

Digital Producer: Zev Shoag

Press relations and marketing: Kathleen Napier

Photography: Erik Pinkerton Photography


THANKS: Josh, Brenda, Kasey Rae, Michele and Casey at the Yukon Arts Centre; Colin, Martin and Meredith at Gwaandak Theatre; Cole Lewis and Ryerson University; Jona Barr and the Society of Something Shows; Marc Boulerice and the City of Whitehorse; Yvonne Clarke, Diore Ulgasan, and the Canadian Filipino Association of Yukon; Joan Stanton and Bob Nishikawa; and Susie Anne Bartsch and Claire Mooney for bringing the sun to life.


And to the artists - it’s been a rough year – and I’m so grateful we still get to make things to share some surprises to the new year. Ben Gorodetsky, Christine Genier, Claire Ness, Jeremy Parkin, Kevin Smoler, Ivan Coyote, Nicole Bauberger, Sarah Macdougall, Sharon Shorty, Todd Houseman, and all the folks I haven’t met yet.

And to you - reading this. Thanks for being here and participating in Pivot this new year.

And the to the partners, funders and sponsors who have all been dealing with so much and have still come through to support the festival and the role of art in these times.