Misha “Meek” Bauer
Any Pronoun. Androgyne & Gender Fluid. Neurodivergent.
Front of House, Festival Operations, Production and Stage Manager. Emerging Director, Producer, Movement Artist, and instructor. Occasional Ambient Noise Maker. Mental Health, Addictions & Eating Disorder Advocate with living experience.
I’m deeply passionate about festivals and events, boasting almost a decade of experience in Front of House. My expertise spans through to operations and production management, volunteer coordination, and the occasional dip into stage management with a focusing on experimental theatre and dance. In addition to involvement in diverse live theatre, dance, and film projects, Meek has been a regular contributor to several prominent GTA festivals, such as TIFF, Hot Docs, Rendezvous With Madness, and Indie Week.
Productions, Festivals & Events
A multidisciplinary artist who embraces his unique identity as a fat, mad, disabled, and queer individual. His work predominantly centers on performance art and dance but extends beyond these mediums. Meek's creations aim to convey authentic stories, often delving into deeply evocative and intimate themes, believing that art should elicit a response and convey truths, even if they are not always joyful or pleasant.
As a contemporary and abstract dance artist, Meek embraces their fat body and approaches dance with curiosity, focusing on what they can do rather than their limitations. This mindset fosters a holistic and nonjudgmental connection with their body and movement, transforming dance into a powerful tool for healing and teaching, transcending mere expression to become an artform that breaks boundaries by simply existing.
movement art and performance
Meek attended Dimensions in Dance from years three to eight, studying Jazz, Tap, and Ballet. They later pursued their passion for dance at Eastwood Collegiate, an arts-focused high school. Since then, Meek has focused on personal growth through peer mentorships and classes, preferring a predominantly self and peer-taught approach, intentionally distancing themselves from potentially harmful institutional learning methods.
music and soundscape artist
SH1VV3R, an “AI from 1995”, is unknown in the music world for its unconventional compositions that offer a cataclysmic experience of sounds and noise through computer emulated modular synths and and unconventional instruments, including smashing toasters, clashing cheese graters, and screaming. Occasionally, it produces something akin to a song but often records base sound noise for people to enjoy or probably not, whenever the fancy strikes it.