Joylyn Secunda

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Joylyn Secunda is a physical theatre artist, actor, dancer, and puppeteer based in Vancouver. They grew up in a performing arts family and have recently collaborated with their parents David Secunda (director) and Linda Arkelian (choreographer) on their solo shows. They toured their critically acclaimed solo show, The Moaning Yoni across Canada and are excited to tour internationally with The Routine. In addition to their solo career, they have performed with theatre companies including the National Arts Centre, The Wonderheads, Monster Theatre, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, and Presentation House. Joylyn facilitates mime, physical comedy, and object puppetry workshops for children, adults, and professional artists. Joylyn was mentored by Crystal Pite in the Startle Reflex Residency. They are a BFA Acting graduate from UBC and have studied clown with John Turner (Mump & Smoot) and Aitor Basauri (Spymonkey), puppetry with Peter Balkwill (Old Trout) in Banff, mime with Dean Evans (Cirque du Soleil), Corporeal mime at Théâtre Omnibus, and devised theatre at Dell’Arte International.