Since 2004, ProArteDanza has been showcasing the best choreographers and dancers from ballet and modern dance backgrounds to critical acclaim and sold out houses.
After being absent on stage for 3 years, ProArteDanza returned in 2022 with its annual fall season. With an increased sense of loneliness experienced by many, ProArteDanza reconnected
with a mixed program.
Lesley Telford "Only Who's Left"
Choreographer, 2022 Fall Season
Only Who’s Left by Lesley Telford is inspired by the quote by Bertrand Russell: ‘War does not determine who is right – only who is left.’ Set to music by Michael Gordon, Beethoven, and Mozart, the piece explores the heroism and beauty of plugging on, the futile sensation of the fight and the acceptance of where we end up.
Lesley Telford is a choreographer, educator, and the Artistic Director of Inverso Productions, based in her hometown, Vancouver, on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Following her first job with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, she worked in Europe for 20 years as a dancer with Compañia Nacional de Danza and Netherlands Dans Theater 1, where she initiated her choreographic career. She has choreographed for Ballet BC, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Netherlands Dans Theater 1, Hubbard Street Dance Company 2, Compañia Nacional de Danza 2, Ballet Vorpommern, International Project for Dance in Rome- DAF, Butler Ballet, University of Utah, and Arts Umbrella Dance Company, among others. Through Inverso Productions, she has developed projects at the intersection of dance, visual art, text, film and science, including three fulllength works: Brittle Failure, Spooky Action, and Gem-like. Inverso also leads initiatives for emerging professional dance artists. Lesley has a Master of Arts in Cultural Production from the University of Salzburg and the Mozarteum.
Lesley Telford is a choreographer, educator, and the Artistic Director of Inverso Producttions, based in her hometown, Vancouver, on the unceded territory of the Musquem, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Following her first job with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, she worked in Europe for 20 years as a dancer with Compañia Nacional de Danza and Netherlands Dans Theater 1, where she initiated her choreographic career. She has choreographed for Ballet BC, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Netherlands Dans Theater 1, Hubbard Street Dance Company 2, Compañia Nacional de Danza 2, Ballet Vorpommern, International Project for Dance in Rome- DAF, Butler Ballet, University of Utah, and Arts Umbrella Dance Company, among others. Through Inverso Productions, she has developed projects at the intersection of dance, visual art, text, film and science, including three fulllength works: Brittle Failure, Spooky Action, and Gem-like. Inverso also leads initiatives for emerging professional dance artists. Lesley has a Master of Arts in Cultural Production from the University of Salzburg and the Mozarteum.
Syreeta Hector "Beast a la Mode"
Choreographer, 2022 Fall Season
Beast A La Mode by Syreeta Hector examines the powerful influence the environment has over identity, aspects of ourselves that are revealed or concealed depending on different locales and social context. Beast A La Mode investigates the uneasy contradictions of character we develop in order to survive everyday life, and highlights our essential need to compete depending on circumstance.
Syreeta Hector is a dance artist and educator in Toronto, Ontario. Most recently, she has performed with internationally recognized companies like Adelheid Dance Projects, and Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Her solo work “Black Ballerina” won the Stratford Festival Lab Award for Research and Creation, and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Outstanding Performance by an Individual. Syreeta is currently supported by the Canada Council for the Arts to create a new work which will act as the second chapter in her “Black Ballerina” series. This season Syreeta is a part of the Creative Incubator Program at the Citadel + Compagnie, and a newly appointed Assistant Professor in Dance at York University.
Syreeta Hector is a dance artist and educator in Toronto, Ontario. Most recently, she has performed with internationally recognized companies like Adelheid Dance Projects, and Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Her solo work “Black Ballerina” won the Stratford Festival Lab Award for Research and Creation, and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Outstanding Performance by an Individual. Syreeta is currently supported by the Canada Council for the Arts to create a new work which will act as the second chapter in her “Black Ballerina” series. This season Syreeta is a part of the Creative Incubator Program at the Citadel + Compagnie, and a newly appointed Assistant Professor in Dance at York University.
Chantelle Good "Tethered to Your Palms"
Choreographer, 2022 Fall Season
Chantelle Good ‘s new duet, Tethered To Your Palms, originally created for ProArteDanza’s annual ChoreoLab is a look into the act of preserving memories both within ourselves and with others. How can we take care of the sacred moments that stay with us while honouring the truth of the initial experience? How can we hold someone’s memory of a shared encounter, even when it is different from our own? Tethered To Your Palms is dedicated to Karen Green-Fischer (1950-2021). Karen was a cherished friend of ProArteDanza and her loss is deeply felt. Karen’s selfless commitment and devotion to the vision of ProArteDanza had an enormous impact on the company. She was an inspiration to us all and her beautiful spirit will remain very close to our hearts.
Chantelle Good, originally from Toronto, Canada, moved to New York to study at Marymount Manhattan College, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in choreography. She has performed works by Alexandra Damiani, Ohad Naharin, Stijn Celis, Jo Strømgren, Loni Landon, Adam Barruch, Al Blackstone, Stacey Tookey, Emma Portner, and Kate Harpootlian. Chantelle has also danced for recording artists including Jennifer Lopez, H.E.R, Daddy Yankee, Haai, iskwē, and Snoop Dogg. Most recently, she can be seen in Rothy’s “That’s More Like It” Campaign, choreographed by Amy Gardner. In addition to performance work, Chantelle works in the non-profit sector as an Artistic Associate with TOES FOR DANCE and the Programs Director of Share the Movement.
Chantelle Good, originally from Toronto, Canada, moved to New York to study at Marymount Manhattan College, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in choreography. She has performed works by Alexandra Damiani, Ohad Naharin, Stijn Celis, Jo Strømgren, Loni Landon, Adam Barruch, Al Blackstone, Stacey Tookey, Emma Portner, and Kate Harpootlian. Chantelle has also danced for recording artists including Jennifer Lopez, H.E.R, Daddy Yankee, Haai, iskwē, and Snoop Dogg. Most recently, she can be seen in Rothy’s “That’s More Like It” Campaign, choreographed by Amy Gardner. In addition to performance work, Chantelle works in the non-profit sector as an Artistic Associate with TOES FOR DANCE and the Programs Director of Share the Movement.
Roberto Campanella "Fearful Symmetries"
Choreographer in collaboration with Tori Mehaffey, 2022 Fall Season
Roberto Campanella’s emotionally resonant Fearful Symmetries (2016), with the movement motif of running, poses the question: is the ensemble on stage getting anywhere or merely struggling to keep up with an ever-changing world?
Roberto was born, raised, trained and started his professional dance career in Rome, Italy. He danced with renowned companies such as Aterballeto and National Ballet Of Canada. Since 2004 Roberto has been the founding Artistic Director of ProArteDanza. Award winning choreographer, Roberto is the recipient of the Fellowship Initiative Award from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of the New York City Ballet, the Chalmers Professional Development, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography with co-choreographer, Robert Glumbek, for …in between… which premiered at ProArteDanza’s Season 2010. Roberto is also an award-winning choreographer for film and tv. Most recently Campanella was awarded the Dance Spirit Magazine and the Empire Community Award from the Italian Contemporary Film Festival for his work on the Oscar winner film “The Shape Of Water”.
Roberto was born, raised, trained and started his professional dance career in Rome, Italy. He danced with renowned companies such as Aterballeto and National Ballet Of Canada. Since 2004 Roberto has been the founding Artistic Director of ProArteDanza. Award winning choreographer, Roberto is the recipient of the Fellowship Initiative Award from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of the New York City Ballet, the Chalmers Professional Development, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography with co-choreographer, Robert Glumbek, for …in between… which premiered at ProArteDanza’s Season 2010. Roberto is also an award-winning choreographer for film and tv. Most recently Campanella was awarded the Dance Spirit Magazine and the Empire Community Award from the Italian Contemporary Film Festival for his work on the Oscar winner film “The Shape Of Water”.
What's On
November 2020
This recent dance film portrays a woman who transcends darkness and loneliness through connection and joy, even as she is isolated with only inanimate objects for companionship.
September 2021
WINNER of Best Documentary Short at the Calgary Independent Film Festival & WINNER of Best Producer at the Phoenix Short Film Festival! Purchase the link for $15
March 2020 video release
Watch a live performance of the critically acclaimed 21st century perspective on Beethoven’s 9th symphony, exploring social and political themes performed with the company’s intense physicality.
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