Contemporary

Cristina Bucci is a choreographer, rehearsal director, performer, educator, producer, mentor, and recipient of the 2023 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, recognizing her contributions to dance in Canada.

She is grateful to live and work on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, where she has built a multifaceted career rooted in artistic creation, education, mentorship, and community engagement.

Cristina is the co-founder of OURO Collective, where she has co-created over ten works presented locally, nationally, and internationally. As an independent artist, she is currently developing her inaugural full-length work Project Inizi. Excerpts have been presented at dance: made in canada / fait au canada and OUROFEST, and will open the International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City in August 2026 with the full-length work scheduled for presentation in 2027.

Deeply committed to community engagement, Cristina has led extensive outreach, educational, and mentorship initiatives across British Columbia. She regularly teaches her movement practice and workshops, including Nutrition for Dancers, through professional training programs and post-secondary institutions such as Lamondance, Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts, and Modus Operandi/LINK. As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, she facilitates seminars on dancer health, wellness, performance, and sustainable artistic careers.

Cristina has held leadership roles as Tour Manager for OURO Collective and Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman, and is currently Rehearsal Director for Ballet BC’s Annex program.

For more information and full biography, please visit www.cbuccidance.com or follow on Instagram @cbucci_dance.