Early life
While Knox was born and schooled in York Region north of Toronto, she would spend several months out of the year in her childhood in Northern Ontario and call it home. Known for her intelligence and sense of adventure, she could be found catching creatures or taking adventures into the wilderness. By the age of three, Knox was placed in ballet classes, and her love for dance and its training would quickly flourish. By age 6, she enrolled at The Stouffville DanceCentre under the tutelage of Michele Green (the co-founder of Saskatchewan Dance Theatre) with focuses on RAD syllabus ballet, Graham technique and tap.
Pre-Professional training
As Knox entered high school, Michele Green would sell The Dance Centre to Deborah Radbourne, where Knox would continue her studies and begin training in jazz, musical theatre and hip hop.
Knox would successfully audition for the Arts York Dance Program at Unionville High School, studying ballet and modern dance under Gabrielle Blair (London Ballet), Wendy Chiles (School of Toronto Dance Theatre), Laurie Marks and Deborah Radbourne. During her time in Arts York, take part not only in student and faculty choreographed works, but would perform choreography by Robert McCollum (“Ballet Bob”, Canada’s National Ballet School), Sharon B. Moore, Motus O Dance Theatre and Roberto Campanella.
Upon graduating high school, Knox would continue her training at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in their performance dance program. Knox would endure extensive study under program director and former National Ballet of Canada principle Nadia Potts. Other notable instructors and choreographer Knox has the honour of working with included Karen Duplisea, Kenny Pearl, Christopher House, Louis Laberge-Cote, Allen Kaeja, Robert Glumbek, Johanna Bergfeldt, Darryl Tracy, Vicki St. Denys, Derek Sangster, Robin Calvert and Stelio Calagias. Knox would complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and graduate in 2008.
Early Career
Her early career consisted of regular national tours with Motus O Dance Theatre based in Stouffville and musicals with Curtain Call Players in Toronto. She happened upon burlesque by accident when she auditioned for Sophie Luxton and was taken on to do shows at Second City in Toronto. Knox was recruited by Laura Furtado, and began doing corporate entertainment in clubs, lounges and at high profile events as a cabaret dancer with Furtado’s company DivaGirl Entertainment. After winning a competition to become one of Carla Catherwood's "Bombshell Beauties", Knox met Pastel Supernova and became one of the original members of Love Letters Cabaret. It was at this time Knox met her business partner and founder of High Society Cabaret, Anna Jaeger, who goes by the stage name Belle Epoque. Knox inevitably left Love Letters Cabaret to focus on her role as an artistic director, choreographer and performer with High Society Cabaret.
Burlesque
How what where. Festivals, companies, achievements
High Society Cabaret
High Society Cabaret was founded by co-artistic director Anna Jaeger in July of 2012 at Jezebel (last known as Ballet on Ossington in Toronto). Jaeger’s goal was to create a cabaret company that would perform regularly in venues and for clients in the decadence of vintage aesthetics. In High Society Cabaret’s second season, Knox, who had been dancing with the company since its creation, became artistic director and resident choreographer. With Knox on board, High Society Cabaret deviated from a variety show cabaret format to incorporate story arcs and specific themes into their one hour productions housed at Parlour on at Adelaide and John. As shows became too big for their home venue, High Society Cabaret began working with Revival Nightclub in the heart of Little Italy, performing their first scripted full length production, written by Knox in November 2016. Knox has written, choreographed, directed and produced 7 full length, multidisciplinary productions between 2016 and 2019. The only vintage cabaret of its kind in Toronto, High Society Cabaret aims to provide top tier entertainment. Performances are designed to stimulate the senses from every angle. The dancers move through the crowd, selecting guests to participate in the action on stage, creating an interactive and immersive atmosphere. The high energy, inspiring performances aim for the authenticity of any era, modernised for a current audience.
Covid
Trebas, personal study, rebuild
Who I am now
Rouge, Mayfly, where my work currently is