Friday May 23rd, 2025 7:30pm
Saturday May 24th, 2025 7:30pm
Sunday May 25th, 2025 2:00pm

Based on Syreeta Hector’s relationship to race, and her experiences in classical ballet, Black Ballerina is a powerful exploration of the nuances within one’s identity, and the unconscious ways that we all try to fit in. The 2019 performance of an earlier version of Black Ballerina was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award. Performed by Hector, Black Ballerina brings an unbridled energy to the stage.

Duration: 45 minutes

Pt. 2 of the Niimi’iwe Dance Series:

“In past seasons, we presented Niimi’iwe as a double-bill evening of dance. This season, we chose to expand the offerings to each hold their own space in our season, and so that we can honour the individual stories that both contain. Each piece works on its own, but in connecting them in our Niimi’iwe Series, we are inviting audiences to explore the nuances of Indigenous identity stories and highlighting the importance of self-expression in dance. It’s extra special for us too, as audiences will experience the first full, live runs of these shows in t’karonto at our Aki Studio.”

— Joelle Peters (Artistic Director)

Choreographer and performer: Syreeta Hector
Movement Dramaturg: Seika Boye (2017-2020) and Dedra McDermott (2020-
Current)
Outside Eye: J. Adam Brown
Lighting Design: Noah Feaver
Stage Management/ Production Manager: Helin Gungoren
Sound Design: Germaine Liu and Mark Zurawinski
Sound from: Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, Marie Davidson, Richard Reed
Parry, A Tribe Called Red, Kendrick Lamar
Technical/Set Design: Elissa Horscroft, Tristan Goethel, Mary Spyrakis: Thank
you to Canadian Stage
Artistic Assistant Associate: Emily Duckett
Social Media and Marketing: Clara Chemtov
Costume Alterations: Kleanthi Markakis