Andrew Tay, 1977, Toronto Canada. Multi-hyphenate choreographer, performance curator, dancer and DJ, Andrew’s work seeks to trouble dominant perceptions of power informed by his lived experiences as a queer Filipino Canadian. His work Make Banana Cry (co-authored with Stephen Thompson) questions perceptions of “Asian-ness” in Western culture and has been presented at the Festival TransAmériques (Montreal), Kampnagel (Hamburg), Fierce Festival (UK) and continues to tour internationally. His other works Fame Prayer / EATING (created with Katarzyna Szugajew and François Lalumière), The Magic of Assembly (created with Whacking artist Ashley Colours Perez) and Odd-Sensual have received numerous accolades including the Risk and Innovation Award (Summerworks Toronto) and 5 Dora Mavor award nominations.
Andrew is known for reimagining possibilities within historic dance institutions through his work as the inaugural Artistic Curator of the Centre de Creation O Vertigo (CCOV) Montreal and his current role as Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) one of Canada’s oldest contemporary dance companies. In 2022 Andrew was named on the list of “50 under 50 shaping tomorrow” by Concordia University. He actively thinks about community, irreverence and resistance in both his performance and curatorial practices.