Deborah Charlie and Rianne Svelnis

Deborah Charlie and Rianne Svelnis have been dancing together for the last 5 years through All Bodies Carnegie Group and Karen Jamieson's Carnegie Dance Troupe.  Deborah is an accomplished Indigenous actor and dancer who made her debut as an emerging choreographer with “Deer Dance”, which premiered at the Emerge showcase as part of the Downtown Eastside Arts Grant. Deer Dance was featured as part of the Vines Festival, Outsider’s Festival and the Heart of the City Festival in 2024.  Rianne is a dance artist, teacher and community facilitator, and has created new choreographic works in collaboration with the Carnegie All Bodies Group for Vines 2023, as well as with Kelly McInnes, Areli Moran, Andrea Cownden, Ziyian Kwan and Zahra Shahab.