Judith Marcuse

Judith Marcuse is the Founder and Co-Director of the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC). Marcuse is also the Founder and Artistic Producer of Judith Marcuse Projects and Adjunct Professor in the SFU Faculty of Education. Judith Marcuse is one of Canada’s senior artist/producers with a career that spans over 40 years of professional work as a dancer. She has created over 100 original works for live performance by dance, theatre and opera companies; many projects for film and television; and has produced seven large-scale arts festivals. Her repertory contemporary dance company toured national and internationally for more than 15 years, while also creating innovative community and youth programs. A pioneer in the field of arts for social change, her work is internationally recognized. The youth centered, issue- ased ICE, FIRE and EARTH projects, each five years long, included workshops, live touring and film productions, and extensive community outreach work. In 2006, Marcuse produced EARTH: The World Urban Festival during the U.N.’s World Urban Forum, hosting performances and exhibitions of socially-engaged artists from around the world and audiences of some 20,000 people. Marcuse teaches and presents in university and other settings in Canada and abroad. She has received many honours, including Canada’s two major choreographic awards, the Chalmers and the Clifford E. Lee, and an honourary doctorate from Simon Fraser University.