Ainsley Hillyard
Producer in Edmonton
Ainsley Hillyard (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 artistic work is immersed in the curiosities and connections between these two forms. She has worked as a choreographer, performer and producer for various theatre and dance companies in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) and received numerous Sterling nominations and awards for her performances and choreographies. One of her favorite ‘heart’ projects was creating Jezebel, at the Still Point, a performance starring her French bulldog, Jezebel, where they travel through outer space attempting to figure out time travel so that Jezebel never has to die. In her free time right now she enjoys going for long walks in Mill Creek Ravine with Jezebel, reading feminist sci fi and is building her first Kayak.
Photo Credit: Marc J. Chalifoux