Amy Blackmore is a Montreal

impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. Hist ...

and is the founder and

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...

of the Bouge d'ici Dance Festival. She is also the Executive and Artistic Director of MainLine Theatre and the

St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is a festival that hosts fringe theatre, repertory, dance, music, and drag-queen performances in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival is held annually and lasts for 20 days in June. The festival was prev ...

. She has worked with a variety of theatre companies and festivals as a producer, performer or choreographer, such as the Montreal Highlights Festival, The Montreal Shakespeare Theatre Company and

Infinitheatre Infinithéâtre is an anglophone theatre in Montreal. Located in the Mile End area of Montreal, most of their productions play at Le Bain St-Michel, a converted bath house. It was founded in 1988 by Marianne Ackerman and Clare Schapiro as "Théâ ...

. Blackmore is described as coming from a generation of artists that are taking charge of their own careers with a "DIY philosophy" towards producing.

Education

Blackmore studied contemporary dance at

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

Career

Blackmore began her career at the Fringe as an artist and volunteer at the

at the age of 17. She quickly became interested in the festival's community. After a few years of creating shows, she became the festival's assistant producer. In 2011, Blackmore became the festival's director, replacing longtime producer Jeremy Hechtman. In 2012, she assumed responsibility for the entire company that produces the Fringe, becoming MainLine Theatre's Executive and Artistic Director. Shortly thereafter, Blackmore was named Newsmaker of the Year for arts and culture by the Montreal Gazette, alongside Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy. Blackmore is responsible for the incorporation of visual arts programming into the Montreal Fringe, a festival primarily known for its performing arts.

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