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Amanda Sum<\/u><\/a> (she\/her) is a performer and creator who dances between theatre and music. Amanda has collaborated on many interdisciplinary theatre based works, which have brought her to perform and present works at the Smush Gallery (Jersey City) at On The Boards (Seattle), Fury Factory Festival of Ensemble and Devised Theatre (San Francisco), and Summerworks (Toronto). As an actor, Amanda\u2019s recent credits include 4 seasons of the East Van Panto<\/em> (Theatre Replacement), and Sense and Sensibility <\/em>(The Arts Club). Amanda's debut indie-pop album, New Age Attitudes<\/em>, was released in the fall of 2022. Her music video, Different Than Before <\/em>(directed by Mayumi Yoshida), was JUNO-Nominated for Music Video of the Year, and won the SXSW Music Video Jury Award (2023). As Theatre Replacement\u2019s COLLIDER Artist, Amanda created New Age Attitudes: Live in Concert.<\/em> Part pop-up book, part performance, this experimental theatre piece premiered in the spring of 2023, and is touring this year. 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