Syreeta Hector 

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Syreeta Hector is a Canadian contemporary choreographer, performer, and educator whose award-winning work bridges contemporary dance, theatre, improvisation, and socially engaged practice. Her creations have been presented nationally and internationally, inviting audiences into powerful experiences of connection, imagination, and embodied storytelling.

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Within her dance creations, she combines classical ballet, contemporary dance, theatre, and autobiography. Her acclaimed solo "Black Ballerina" received the Stratford Festival Lab Award, a Dora Mavor Moore nomination, and continues to tour internationally. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance at York University.

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"Syreeta Hector challenges the rules and traditions that dancers are expected to follow."

The Globe and Mail

 

"Hector's dancing is captivating, and I felt like I didn't blink the entire time she was on stage."

Mooney on Theatre

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