August in Vancouver. Laara finished off the summer on the west coast for a good dose of sun, salt, mountains and a fascinating 2 week multidisciplinary intensive curated by Vancouver's Theatre Replacement. The New Aesthetics intensive brought together 16 artists from Canada and the US, for an exchange of ideas and practices. Leading the intensive were directors/creators Mariano Pensotti (Argentina) and Toshiki Okada (Japan). A wild and stimulating experience...

Directly following the intensive, Laara spent several days in studio at The Scotiabank Dance Centre with COLLISION co-creator Noam Gagnon, continuing development on the piece, now titled 'We Are Making Fiction'. A residency at The Scotiabank Dance Centre in early 2015 will be the next phase of development.

In the film/ tv world, Laara recently shot an episode of SYFY network's new series Killjoys, guest starring in the role of 'Mother Sal'. Watch for air dates in 2015. And Greg Spottiswood's excellent series Remedy has just gone into production for season 2. Laara reprises her recurring role of 'Dr. Cara Summers'. It'll air on Global TV spring 2015.

Upcoming: In March 2015, Laara will premiere Daniel MacIvor's new play ' Cake and Dirt' at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. Stay tuned for details...