Heather Cameron
Heather Cameron is a frenetic mover. Fast and jittery. Quirky. Her choreography is a cross between the quick, lethal stabs of a black widow spider and the sticky, silky, intricate web the spider methodically weaves.
Heather holds a Bachelor's Degree in Contemporary Dance at Concordia University (Montreal). In 2005, she moved to Regina as a co-founder of the FadaDance Troupe, working in collaboration to create affecting and innovative dance experiences. FadaDance Troupe engages audiences by performing in alternate venues and showcasing cross-discipline collaboration in the arts. The Troupe presented Holloway - both as a site specific dance performance in the Qu’Appelle Valley (2022) and at the Darke Hall theater (2023). Most recently, the Troupe has created a site specific dance film (2024). Set in the tranquil Qu'Appelle Valley, the weight of our feet unfolds as a poetic exploration of connection and reconciliation through four distinct chapters amidst the seasons' passings.
One of Heather’s greatest passions is teaching at FadaDance studio. Since 2006, she has focused on developing the creativity and technique of dancers with an emphasis on inclusion of all genders and ages. Combining her ever-evolving art practice and her love of teaching, Heather approaches each class as its own project, its own artistic adventure.
As a soloist, Heather choreographed and performed Waiting for the Bus, presented by New Dance Horizons in the 2016 Prairie Dance Circuit. Internationally, Heather presented her one-woman theatrical dance show, Boney Bones, at the German International Festival of Dance and Theatre. In 2011, she created and performed Honey on Wallpaper at Regina's Globe Theatre as a cross-disciplinary collaboration with Shaunna Dunn (Visual Artist) and Jeff Morton (Sound Artist). Heather has performed work by Ralph Escamillan (FakeKnot), Johanna Bundon, Bill Coleman, Robin Poitras, Michele Sereda and Turner Prize*. Most recently she has been choreographing (b)reach - a duet set in various outdoor locations across the Heritage Neighbourhood.
Her lifestyle is such that "living life" and "creating art" are inseparable and indistinguishable activities. She believes that her role as an artist is akin to that of an explorer: they exist to venture, play, provoke, illuminate and inspire.