Creators

Ben Chaisson

Ben Chaisson is the Head of Audio at the Premier Dance Theatre (PDT) in Toronto. For three seasons he was Head of Audio and Sound Design at Montreal's Centaur Theatre. During his time there he created original sound designs for over 15 productions including the Masque nominated Wit, and the Dora Award winning For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Ben trained at the Banff Centre for the Arts, where he was the audio engineer for the world premiere opera Zurich 1916. Ben has worked for WYRD Productions since 1999, and designed the sound and video for Into the Ring and Bigger than Jesus. He is also currently creating his own new work, Onamatapoeia.