Lynn Panting is a Newfoundland-based artist, arts educator, and arts advocate known for creating innovative and accessible dance works. She is noted for creating pieces that appeal to a wide audience and often works with artists from other disciplines to generate a theatrical yet lyrical movement. Her work is humorous, heartfelt, bold and always original.
Lynn is deeply committed to the growth of creativity and self-confidence through movement and holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Memorial University as well as a Master of Humanities concentrating in performance, dance and the body.
Lynn is the owner and Artistic Director of Lynn Panting Dance, the Artistic Director, Producer of Untellable Movement Theatre, and a founding member of Ladies Who Lunch Productions.
“At a time when so many artists are feeling disconnected from the world, Lynn Panting gave us the opportunity to connect, to feel, to come together as artists, and to create.”
-Alex Abbott
“Lynn has taught us that dance is not some rarified thing that exists solely in studios and on stages. The beauty and power of dance belongs everywhere: in shopping malls, on sidewalks, in shop windows, in everyday life. She breaks down barriers between the arts crowd” and the rest of the community by making dance accessible and present. "
-Andrea Callanan
Select Choreography and Director Credits
Grace, Poverty Cove, Arts and Culture Centres of Newfoundland and Labrador, choreographer, movement director, intimacy director (2024)
Rocky Horror Picture Show, TADA Events, intimacy director (2023)
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare by the Sea, intimacy director (2023)
Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare by the Sea, intimacy director, choreographer (2023)
The Flying Doctor, Perchance Theatre, choreographer (2023)
High Steel, Perchance Theatre, choreographer, intimacy director (2023)
Let’s Dance, Terra Bruce, intimacy director (2023)
Eli and the Death Curse, Untellable Movement Theatre, director (2023)
The Tempest, Perchance Theatre, movement director (2022)
Hay Fever, Perchance Theatre, intimacy director (2022)
The Mirror, Persistence Theatre Company, movement and intimacy director(2021)
Hamlet, Perchance Theatre, movement coach (2021)
As You Like It, Perchance Theatre, choreographer (2021)
The Life and Times of Mommy Butt, Persistence Theatre Company, director (2021)
Four Parts, Untellable Movement Theatre, director(2021) selection of the Nickel International Film Festival, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, Dumbo Film Festival
Pursuit Live Launch Performance, director, choreographer, and producer, in partnership with RCA Theatre Company (2020)
Pursuit of Process, LPD, director, editor, producer (2020) presented by ArtsNL Arts in the Time of Covid
Pursuit, LPD, choreographer, director, producer (2020) presented by RCA Theatre Company, selection of Shifting Tides Dance Films from Atlantic Canada
11/11 (Workshop), David Ferry, choreographic development (2020)
Jack and the Manger School Tour and Presentation, LPD for The Rooms, director (2019)
St. John’s Circus Festival, choreographer (2019)
The Haunting of Margaret Duley, Persistence Theatre, movement coach (2019)
No Change in the Weather Concert, Terra Bruce Productions, director (2019)
No Change in the Weather Tour, Terra Bruce Productions, assistant director (2019)
No Change in the Weather, Terra Bruce Productions, choreographer (2019)
A Fish Tale, Isle Aux Morts Theatre Festival, choreographer/ co-creator (2019)
Victory Lap, LPD, choreographer, dancer (2019)
Remnants, White Rooster, choreographer, movement coach (2019)
Rise and… (ft. Andy Jones), Festival of New Dance, choreographer (2018)
Reflections, Festival of New Dance Window Dances, choreographer (2018)
The Law the Letter Music Video, LPD for Sean Panting, director, choreographer (2018)
Frontier Season 2, Episode 3, Discovery Channel/ Netflix, choreographer (2018)
A Fish Tale, Isle Aux Morts Theatre Festival, choreographer/ co-creator (2018)
A Midsummer Nights Dream, Perchance Theatre, choreographer (2018)
Flight, Festival of New Dance, choreographer (2017)
Jacob’s Ladder, Festival of New Dance, choreographer/ dancer (2017)
A Fish Tale, Isle Aux Morts Theatre Festival, choreographer/ co-creator (2017)
Vive L’Amour, Newman Sound & LPD, choreographer/ dancer (2017)
Grease, PWC, choreographer (2017)
Jack and the World's End Water, Newfoundland Puppet Collective, choreographer (2016)
Romeo and Juliet, Perchance Theatre, choreographer (2016)
Habib’s All Night Party, RCAT,choreographer (2016)
Much Ado About Nothing, Perchance Theatre, choreographer (2015)
The Body Project Workshop, LPD, choreographer (2014)
The Body Project Workshop, NDW First Look, choreographer (2014)
Duet, NDW First Look, choreographer (2014)
Bios II, NDW First Look, choreographer/principal dancer (2013)
Vayu, Holy Heart, choreographer (2013)
Rights, Ora Ensemble, choreographer/collaborator/ principal dancer (2013)
Pierrot Project, Ora Ensemble/ Festival of New Dance, choreographer/collaborator/ principal dancer (2012)
In a Large Open Space, MUN School of Music, improviser (2012)
I’m Not Calling You a Liar, Festival of New Dance, choreographer (2011)
Victory Lap, LPD, choreographer and dancer (2011)
Eli and The Death Curse, RCA, movement coach, actor (2011)
Cirquezilla, Wonderbolt, choreographer/movement coach (2011)
Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare by the Sea, choreographer, actor (2010)
Bios, independent, choreographer/dancer (2009)
Breathe, Sound Symposium, choreographer and dancer (2009)
Sweet Pickle, Blue Pinion, shoppers chorus/ choreographic development (2009)
The Tempest, Shakespeare by the Sea, choreographer, actor (2009)
Particulars, Festival of New Dance, director/ choreographer/ dancer (2007)
Particulars, produced by BANNER, director/ choreographer /dancer (2007)
