Harmanie Rose

Artist

Harmanie Rose is a disabled dance artist living and working on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She co-founded iDance Edmonton in 2008 (now known as CRIPSiE) before relocating to so-called Vancouver in 2014. Harmanie has worked as a facilitator for All Bodies Dance Project, New Works, National Access Arts Centre, Propeller Dance Theatre. She has created outdoor, site-specific pieces for Vines Art Festival and Arts Assembly. Harmanie has performed in Dance in Vancouver( DiV) and Dancing on the Edge (DOTE). Harmanie had a residency in October 2022 at Morrow, researching the creative potential of falling with disabled and non-disabled bodies.

Her dance films include Alice Sheppard’s Inclinations, Carolina Bergonzoni’s Ho.Me and a collaboration Harmanie created with Rianne Svelnis and Martin Borden: Sanctuary. Harmanie is working on a film with Kelsie Acton thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts titled In Place. Harmanie wants to create reciprocal relationships through dance that deepen our understanding of our bodies and connection to people and spaces.