Meredith Kalaman is a two time Chrystal Dance Prize recipient, dance educator and enjoys both performing in and creating new works. She has created pieces about; giraffes, girl guiding, exploring constellations, superheroes, female identity and the impacts of gender socialization. She is originally from Vancouver and now grateful to reside on the land of the Mi’kma’ki in Nova Scotia.

She has worked with Raïna von Waldenburg in I AM ONE WHO which is based on the work of Jerzy Grotowski. In June 2022 they co-created a new solo titled, Beast Prescribed, a ripping off of the bandaids of self censorship and ode to Tonya Harding and the impact of isolation on seniors.

Past presentation highlights including sharing the stage with the Good Women Dance Collective, Dance in Vancouver 2017, Dancing on the Edge and New Works. Her first full length work Femme Fatales toured to Victoria, Edmonton and and was presented at Ufertstudios in Berlin in 2017.

Choreographers that have left a particular influence on her include; John Ottmann, Noam Gagnon, Farley Johansson, Karen Jamieson, Peggy Baker, Judith Marcuse, Judith Garay, Julie Lebel and Kate Franklin. Her company credits include: MovEnt, Judith Marcuse Projects, Dancers Dancing, Joe Ink, Foolish Productions and Mocean Dance. She has commissioned works from Noam Gagnon, Farley Johannson and John Ottmann and created two dancer theatre solos with Sophie Yendole. Meredith is a graduate of the Ballet BC Mentor Program.

Along with her own creative projects Meredith is interested in shifting the context of how ballet relates to our 21st century bodies and inviting bodies to be in dynamic movement through education, sharing of knowledge and community engaged practices.

In 2022, Meredith began a speakeasy arts event called The Underground in Dartmouth/Cole Harbour with co-producer Dan Baird. Together they have supported and presented the works of 47 multidisciplinary artists in new venues for new audiences. Other recent projects include a duet with violinist Jacques Mindreau and co-producing Multiplier Festival, an open air arts festival for all ages in Wolfville Sept 17 + 18, 2022.

Currently Meredith is work with Israel Ekanem on his latest short film, As Light Filters in Through the Window.