Harmanie Rose (she/her)

Facilitator

Harmanie Rose is a performance artist, choreographer, and facilitator dedicated to uplifting disabled, MAD, and marginalized artists.

Harmanie utilizes her lived experience with Spina Bifida to inform a practice centred on inclusive movement and authentic representation. Her creative work has been featured in Canadian festivals, including the Vines Art Festival, Dancing on the Edge, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival. Harmanie is excited to be a resident at Vancouver's Scotiabank Dance Centre for the 2025/2026 season. She is also featured in "Pedestrian Protest: A Public Art Project" by Evann Siebens and Keith Doyle. A versatile creator, she has lent her choreographic skills to projects such as All Bodies Dance Projects' short film, Sanctuary, and Theatre Terrific's Dance Floor Memoirs.

Committed to education, Harmanie runs disability-led online dance classes and workshops. She facilitates programs for organizations such as All Bodies Dance Project, Propeller Dance, and New Works' Share Dance Program. She consults with companies including Odd Meridian, Foolish Operations, and Western Gold Theatre, on creating accessible spaces. Her commitment to collaboration extends internationally through her participation in the Pan-Canadian Propeller's Digital Disability Dance project and UCLA’s Dancing Disability Lab.

Photo credit: Janice Laurence A portrait of Harmanie (she/her), a white person with a warm skin tone and long blond hair posing in her wheelchair. She is wearing a light pink dress. Pictured from the side, she turns her head towards the camera to smile at the viewer. Her expression is cheerful.