Erin James
Erin James was born in Calgary, AB but raised in Vancouver, BC. OTHER THEATRE: The Tempest (Bard on the Beach); Fiddler on the Roof (NDSS) OTHER: Erin James is a multidisciplinary artist who seeks to dance the intersection between music, visual art and text through her work combining textiles and the violin. She is as passionate about transforming garbage into art as she is about transfiguring works from the classical music repertoire so that they are more vibrant and accessible. Erin holds a Masters degree from the Royal College of Music in London, has performed on CBC Radio, at the Music By the Sea festival, with the Vancouver and Edmonton Symphonies and with the Vancouver Opera, Hamilton Philharmonic and Allegra Chamber Orchestras. She is pursuing her doctorate in violin performance, has completed a degree in fashion design and her thesis work combining textiles and music has been fully funded by a Bombardier Social Sciences and Humanities grant. Erin has recently presented to Arts at Google, performed a Pocket Concert in Toronto, completed a residency at Banff and been awarded a Johann Strauss Foundation scholarship to pursue studies in Austria.