Elijah Brown is a Canadian dancer and a performer. He is known for his work with

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, Marie Chouinard, and

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. In 2007 he wrote a song with Claude Mego Lemay, the musical director of

, that was chosen out of 100,000 entries to be performed at the

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Career

He is best known for his performance alongside

as the lead character in the top grossing entertainment show '' A New Day...'' created by director

. Elijah also premiered in an hour long solo titled "Des Feux Dans la Nuit" at the

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in Vienna, Austria. This solo was created specifically for him by the famous choreographer Marie Chouinard. Elijah has also been touring Europe and Canada with A Few Minutes of Lock, a duet between him and dancer

. The work was created by choreographer Edouard Lock and music by

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. Elijah graduated Valedictorian from Ryerson Theatre School after studying in the Theatre and Dance programs. He went on to do productions with the

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, ''

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'' and was seen in many of Michael Downing's early films. He was Wally's neighbor in The Kids in the Hall movie '' Brain Candy'' before touring internationally with Company Marie Chouinard. Elijah is currently working with director Francois Girard and is involved in the

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show Zarkana

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