Lesley Telford

Lesley Telford is based in Vancouver, Canada as a choreographer, educator and Executive Artistic director of Inverso Productions. Lesley has created for Ballet BC, Netherlands Dans Theatre, Les Grands Ballets and many more. She founded her own company, Inverso Productions, to experiment with other art forms and ways of creating dance. Lesley is a 2023/24 Dance Victoria Artist in Residence. Borrowed Time Description: Choreographed by Lesley Telford, Borrowed Time is an intergenerational project bringing together professional and amateur dancers to explore strength and vulnerability through different phases in our lives. Inverso recently premiered this work in Vancouver with dance artists: Daria Mikhaylyuk (29), Marisa Gold (30), Justin Calvadores (27), Kerstin Luettich (62) and Barbara Karmazyn (76), choreographed by Lesley Telford. The project was, and continues to be, a beautiful exchange between generations with many shared conversations about family dynamics and life stories. Dance Victoria’s website: dancevictoria.com More information on Lesley/Borrowed time: https://dancevictoria.com/create/2023-24-artists-in-residence/inverso-productions-lesley-telford/