TD Incubator is Werklund Centre's artist development program geared towards multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary artists. Each season of the TD Incubator program is guided by the creative vision of the Incubator Fellows who guide the direction of Incubator offerings, curate exhibitions and performances. TD Incubator participants gain access to, networking, professional development, and mentorship with the fellow as well as performance and exhibition at Werkludn Centre.
Submissions are accepted year-round. We are currently accepting applications for the 2026-27 season.
Meet the Fellow
Kenna Burima
In her adopted hometown of Calgary (Moh’kinsstis, Treaty 7), Kenna Burima has earned a reputation as someone who can turn ideas into big projects, teach the unteachable and inspire people to come together.
Since doing her time in the institutional hallowed halls of classical music education, Kenna’s love for all musical forms has driven her involvement in a diversity of projects. From the multiple European tours in the early aughts with indie-folk band Woodpigeon to the lengthy devotion to the sweaty garage rock of Grey Deceiver; grandiose projects still abound. Her cherished collaborations with Calgary theatre companies, One Yellow Rabbit and Ghost River Theatre have offered unique opportunities to compose for the largest and loudest of instruments, the Calgary Tower’s carillon with the Calgary Song Project and partake in collaborative creative reconciliation with theatrical Indigenous-led sound bath creation Echoes of the Land.
Meet the Director
Steve Conde
Steven is a director, actor and drama educator from the Philippines. He has been involved in the arts industry for over 20 years, mainly acting in musicals and directing for various professional companies and organizations in Manila and parts of Asia. He was assistant director to director Bobby Garcia for the Singapore and Manila productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street featuring Tony winner Lea Salonga. He also directed musicals. As actor, he performed in Asian premieres of musicals and plays. In Canada, Steven finished his MFA in Directing from the University of Calgary under the supervision of Christine Brubaker and is artistic associate to director Jack Grinhaus for Vertigo Theatre. He is also part of the Stratford Festival's Langham Directors Program and is artistic director for the newly formed Filipino Canadian theatre company FlipSide Theatre Collective.
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