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Robin Dann is a singer and musician based in Toronto. She is most interested in laughter, empathy, and working with song as a social tool. Her twice-Polaris-nominated band Bernice tours internationally and releases music with Canadian label Telephone Explosion Records. Robin’s interest in using the voice and song to generally feel better continues to lead her in many directions including several collaborations with, and commissions for the Toronto Dance Theatre, Soundstreams, ongoing work with older adults living with memory loss at the Bitove Method and the Alzheimer Society, as well as a busy freelance performing career.

Robin was named a finalist for the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize in 2019 and has received generous government support for numerous projects. In 2019 she was the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Fellowship, allowing her to travel to the Arctic Circle, and to continue her research in song as an empathetic, community-building practice. Robin completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Awakened Spirit Yoga in 2021 and is set to pursue a Masters Diploma in Music Therapy in Autumn 2024 from Concordia University.