Kayla Henry

Kayla Henry is a mother, performer, creator, and teacher based on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lekwungen People, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

Kayla received her professional training from The School of Contemporary Dancers (Winnipeg) where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Upon graduating, she joined Canada’s longest-running contemporary dance company, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers for three seasons.

Kayla has performed in works by Canadian choreographers Rachel Browne, Ming Hon, and Odette Heyn (Winnipeg), Helen Husak and Sasha Ivanochko (Calgary), Paras Terezakis (Vancouver), Menaka Thakkar (Toronto), Constance Cooke (Victoria) and many more. Since 2011, Kayla has regularly appeared in works with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Internationally, Kayla has performed with sisterMAGAZINE N°9 (Berlin), in works by Christina Medina (Austria), and performed at the New York City Musical Theatre Festival (USA).

Kayla has been choreographing for the last eight years. Her creative processes have been supported through mentorships and residencies with Dance Victoria, Jennifer Mascall (Vancouver) and Theatre Junction Grand (Calgary)

Her works have been presented by Good Women Dance Collective (Edmonton), Springboard Performance (Calgary), Constance Cooke Dance (Victoria), and Impulse Theatre (Victoria).

Kayla is the founder and Artistic Director of Noble Riot Dance Theatre (2021). To date, the company has received support from Dance Victoria, a number of private donors, and funding from the CRD Arts Commission – 2021 Incubation Grant.

Website: nobleriot.ca
Instagram: @nobleriotdance