Marika Shwandt

Marika Schwandt is an actor, dancer, and playwright from Winnipeg, based in Toronto. She works hard to channel the love, strength, and sillyness within and around her into original collaborations. Marika is co-artistic director of The Movement Project, a multi-arts company which she co-founded in 2007. Marika is a member of b current theatre company's raiz'n ensemble, and also performs regularly with Les Coquettes Nouveau and Stand Up Dance. Marika works as an artist/facilitator with Jumblies Theatre Company, and is associate director of Nightwood Theatre's Busting Out girls' program. Recent work: Wise.Woman (b current), Forbidden Science (HBO), Breakout (CBC), How We Forgot Here (The Movement Project), King Kaboom (TVO). Marika is proud to join The MT Space for this production.