Victoria-based Artist in Residence
The Cledon is a multidisciplinary piece that blurs the boundaries between theatre, live music, and contemporary dance. While featuring handmade costumes and intricate projections, this innovative approach to abstract performance art will be unique in the dance and live music spheres. This project represents diverse communities by engaging artists who are BIPOC, disabled, and 2SLGBTQIA+.
Kayla Henry (she/her) is a mother, performer, creator, and movement educator based on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ nations, in Victoria British Columbia.
Independently, Henry has been creating solo work since 2013 with performances in Austria, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, and Winnipeg. Her creations have so far been supported by the CRD Arts & Culture (Victoria, BC), Constance Cooke (Victoria, BC), Dance Victoria (Victoria, BC), Good Women Dance Collective (Edmonton, AB), Impulse Theatre (Victoria, BC), Jennifer Mascall (Vancouver, BC), Springboard Performance (Calgary, AB), Theatre Junction Grand (Calgary, AB), The Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Austria), and Xchanges Gallery & Studios (Victoria, BC).
Henry has performed in works by renowned choreographers including Rachel Browne (Winnipeg, MB), Constance Cooke (Victoria, BC), Ming Hon (Winnipeg, MB), Helen Husak (Calgary, AB), Odette Heyn (Winnipeg, MB), Sasha Ivanochko (Montreal, QC), Brent Lott (Winnipeg, MB), Christina Medina (Vienna, Austria), Roger Sinha (Montreal, QC), Paras Terezakis (Vancouver, BC), Menaka Thakkar (Toronto, ON) and others. Henry has performed in hundreds of professional shows across Canada, Europe and the USA.
Henry graduated from The School of Contemporary Dancers (Winnipeg, MB) where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Upon graduating in 2011, she joined Canada’s longest-running contemporary dance company, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, where she danced for three seasons.
Additionally, Henry has worked with Xchanges Gallery and Studios (Victoria, BC) as a moving model for their Life Drawing series.
Henry is the Founder and Artistic Director of Noble Riot Dance Theatre in Victoria, BC (2021).
Kayla Henry (she/her) – Choreographer, Dancer/Interpreter
Christina Medina (she/her) – Choreographer
Elya Grant (she/her) – Dancer
Finley Rose (they/them) – Musician
Rick Laird (they/them) – Musician
Karissa Barry – Rehearsal Director/Outside Eye
Constance Cooke (she/they) – Movement Mentor
Nicole Mandryk (she/they) – Textile design, Costumes
Valerie Salez (she/they) – Projections
Kemi Craig (she/her) – Projections
