George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Hanna Kiel
Biography
Hanna Kiel is from Seoul, South Korea. Hanna completed her dance diploma at Maindance School in Vancouver, B.C., and works with schools, companies, and artists like Yoko Ono, George Brown Dance, Ryerson Dances, School of Toronto Dance Theatre, ProArteDanza, Cadence Contemporary Ballet Company, Canada’s Jörgen Dance, Alias Dance Project, The National Ballet of Canada, and Decidedly Jazz Danceworks in Calgary. She has been teaching at George Brown since 2014.
Academic Credentials
3-year Dance Diploma, Maindance School, 2001
Areas of Specialization
Repertoire and Composition
Creation and Mentoring
Career Highlights
Community Coordinator for Asian Heritage Month Festival, Vancouver
Artistic Director for Choom Hanna, Vancouver
Artistic Director for Choommy Youth Dance, Vancouver
Artistic Director for Human Body Expression, Toronto
Founder of The Garage Dance Collective, Toronto
Jury for Toronto Arts Council
Awards
Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Original Choreography, 2018
Dora Mavor Moore Nomination for Best Choreography, 2014
Winner of Northwest Dance Project’s ‘Pretty Creatives’ International Choreographic Competition, Portland, Organ, 2013
Best Young Choreographer Award, New Face Festival, South Korea, 1999