CommissionEd Work
"Beast A La Mode"
“Beast A La Mode” was commissioned by ProArteDanza in the fall season 2022. This performance explores aspects of ourselves that are revealed or concealed depending on different locales and social context. The work investigates the uneasy contradictions of character we develop in order to survive everyday life and highlights our essential need to compete depending on circumstance. This piece was originally workshopped through the Creative Encounters Residency Program, premiereing at the Fleck Dance Theatre Harbourfront Centre. and was just remounted by the York Dance Ensemble in their 2025/2026 season.
Choreographer: Syreeta Hector
Collaborators: Sasha Ludavicius, Jake Poloz, Kelly Shaw, Eleanor van Veen, Evan Webb
Commission: ProArteDanza
Premiere: Fall 2022 Harbourfront Centre Fleck Dance Theatre
Partners: Choreographers Workshop at ProArteDanza
"From The Top"
This physical quartet examines the roots that connect us to our family histories and considers what we inherit from our ancestors and the landscape of Eastern Canada. Delving into essential elements of human conversation, From the Top celebrates the potential of how unique identities can create a cohesive voice.
Creator: Syreeta Hector
Performers: Susanne Chui, Syreeta Hector, Sarah Hopkin, I'thandi Munro
Commission: MOCEAN DANCE COMPANY
Dramaturgical Support: Sara Coffin
Sound Design: Germaine Liu and Mark Zurawinski, with additional music by Jordan Farmer/Tempo
Premiere: Fluid Forms, Mocean's 20th Anniversary Mainstage
A Study on Loneliness
"A Study on Loneliness" stems from Syreeta's navigation from artist to motherhood. With levity, curiousity, and earnestness this work takes the audience through different aspects of loneliness. This work will premiere at the Festival of New Dance in 2024 in St. John's Newfoundland.
Creator: Syreeta Hector
Collaborators: Cassidy Boone, Stephanie Campbell, Hannah Drover, Abby Rowe
Commission: Kittiwake Dance Theatre
Rehearsal Support: Andrya Duff
Premiere: Festival of New Dance St. John's Newfoundland