Ainsley Hillyard

Choreographer

Ainsley (she/her) is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton)-based artist of settler descent. She is a choreographer, performer and educator who works in contemporary dance and theatre. Her work is immersed in the curiosities and connections between these two forms. Ainsley has worked with many theatre companies and received numerous Sterling and awards and nominations for her choreography. Select choreography credits include; Frozen the Musical (Citadel Theatre/the Grand Theatre) The Sound of Music (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Citadel Theatre/The Grand Theatre) Deafy by Chris Dodd (Citadel Theatre), Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham (Skirts A Fire), Jane Eyre adapted by Erin Shields (Citadel Theatre), Mr. Burns: A post electric play, (You are Here theatre and Blarney Productions), Cardiac Shadow (Northern Light Theatre/Good Women Dance Collective) and assistant choreographer for Hadestown and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre).