Stage Left was founded in 1999 by Michele Decottignies, who worked as an independent artist/activist until the company was formerly incorporated as a non-profit society in 2003. Stage Left now engages a team of artists each year that reflect and wholeheartedly endorse our core values and practices. We therefore always strive to work with individuals who are personally located within diverse community groups, who are deeply committed to radical social justice, and who make every effort to be both responsible and accountable within anti-oppressive practice in both community and professional arts programming.

Stage Left is guided by founder and Artistic Director, Michele Decottignies.

Michele enjoys the support of some core artist/activists, who primarily include:
Alan Shain, Ottawa
Jan Derbyshire, Vancouver
Skye Maconachie, Edmonton and Australia
Charlene Hellson, Calgary
Vern Reynolds-Braun, Calgary
Richard Meetsma/artee.ca MULTIMEDIA, Calgary

(click on individual names to read their bios)

We also engage up to twenty-five artists each season to support us in specific facilitation, artistic, and technical roles for both our community and professional arts programming.