Volunteer Coordinator (2017)
Volunteer / Box Office Coordinator (2018)
Associate Producer (2019-2020)
Creative Producer (2022)
My F-O-R-M experience has been wide-ranging, moving from Volunteer Coordinator to Creative Producer over a 6 year period. The time in-between was infused with high-quality mentorship from Kristina Lemieux and loads of practical hands-on experience; these were opportunities to prove my own capability to myself, watching in real time as my skillset grew from timidity into the type of confidence that only comes through doing the thing. This year, I am grateful to Chiara for giving me the opportunity to step into a mentorship role as I passed on my knowledge, and feel that the future of the festival is in the innovative and capable hands of the next generation. My time at F-O-R-M introduced me to the radical possibilities within non-profit leadership structure and empowered me to find pathways to integrate my passion for numbers, data and bookkeeping within my artistic practice.
Kayla (she/they) is a human being made of approximately 7 octillion (7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) atoms. Kayla organizes her atoms to laugh, cry, drink coffee, rest, create dance, hike, and produce shows and festivals.
She is a second generation settler from the Menno Colony in Chaco, Paraguay via her maternal side. Born on the unceded, ancestral and traditional Stó:lō, Kwantlen, and Nuxwsa’7aq (Nooksack) territories (Abbotsford, B.C.), they now reside on the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories (Vancouver, B.C.).
I am currently working towards becoming a Holistic Bookkeeper specializing in arts/non profit/charity bookkeeping and financial education for artists from a trauma-informed and embodiment lens, and am in the research process for a new interdisciplinary movement score work.
Chiara Lucchetta (she/her) is a multifaceted mover and creator. Wearer of many hats, Chiara primarily works as a freelance dancer, writer, art facilitator, and movement/meditation instructor. As a movement educator, Chiara is inspired by how movement can be used as a form of healing, expression, energy, and play. Chiara is also the founder of Purple Glow Collective (@purpleglowcollective), a platform dedicated to curating connection, collaboration, and conversation within local arts communities. An avid dreamer and traveler, Chiara is passionate about facilitating events and experiences for artists that encourage curiosity, uplift emerging creatives, and improve art accessibility.