Jeff Morris
Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson University’s Theatre School, pursuing a growing interest in stage management for dance. After leaving Ryerson, he worked as Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990-95, including company debuts in Berlin, New York, Tokyo, and Warsaw); Production Manager for Dancers For Life (AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991-97); Stage Manager for Theatre Passe-Muraille (Metamorphosis of a Shadow, Never Swim Alone); and Stage Manager for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA).
In 1995 he joined the National Ballet of Canada, and has since been Stage Manager for a wide range of the company’s unique classical and contemporary repertoire, including works by Ashton, Balanchine, Forsythe, Neumeier, Robbins, and world premieres of Pur ti Miro (Elo); The Four Seasons, Cinderella, and An Italian Straw Hat (Kudelka); Monument, Wolf’s Court, and Dénouement (Mrozewski); The Comforts of Solitude (Perreault); Emergence (Pite); and the company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In addition to his work with the National Ballet of Canada, Morris continues to stage manage for dance artists and organizations such as Peggy Baker, Canada’s National Ballet School, and Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. He is an adjunct faculty member with The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.