Shawn Bracke (He/Him) is a versatile Choreographer, Movement Director and Visual Artist creating movements for Film, Television and Stage. His work is narrative based and aims to inspire audiences to think critically and feel deeply. HIs aesthetic stems from his strong and diverse technical training and a professional career that is immersed in the commercial and concert dance worlds.
His aesthetic stems from his strong technical training and a professional career that's immersed in the commercial and concert dance worlds. Shawn draws from experience with improvisational acting techniques and his extensive dance training to create a heightened emotional state with his work.
Having spent time living in Vancouver, London UK, Milan IT and now in Toronto, Canada. Shawn has gained credits working with major brands.Selected Choreography credits include: The Hudson Bay, Macy's, Much Music MMVA's, YTV the Zone and The Next Step (associate chor.).
A sought after Choreographer, Shawn's choreographic Dance On Film works have been featured in over 20 International Film Festivals including the Oscar qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival, Inside Out (TIFF) Film Festival and Canadian Film Fest.
Shawn acknowledges the land he is standing on today in Tkaronto is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. He acknowledges that Tkaronto (Toronto) is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.