artist

Sara Harton

A native of Quebec City, Sara is a graduate of the École Supérieure de Ballet Contemporain. Recipient of numerous awards of excellence, including that of the Lieutenant-Governor of Québec, she has distinguished herself as a member of the Jeune Ballet du Québec. On stages around the world, she has performed creations by numerous choreographers, including Shawn Hounsell, Hélène Blackburn, Mario Radacovsky, Victor Quijada, Christophe Garcia, Thierry Malandain, Kristen Cere, Iréni Stamou and many others. From 2003 to 2006, she danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal in the corps de ballet role in their production of The Nutcracker. Upon graduating from ESBQ in 2006, she joined BJM Danse, where she performed in works by Azure Barton, Rodrigo Pederneiras, Crystal Pite and Mauro Bigonzetti. Since 2009, Sara has joined ezdanza, Danse K par K, P.P.S. Danse, Les 7 doigts de la main (Triptyque), Trip the Light Fantastic, Umanoove/Didy Veldman, Cirque Éloize and le Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke, in addition to developing her own choreographic projects. As an independent artist, she also participates in a number of choreographic, film and music video projects, and works with various schools as a teacher, assistant choreographer and choreographer.