Martha Hart is a freelance dance artist, choreographer and educator in Toronto. She is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, receiving additional training at Palucca Schule Dresden, L’ecole Superieure du Ballet de Quebec, and Arts Umbrella Dance in Vancouver. After an engagement with the Dresden Semperoper Ballet in Germany, Hart returned to Canada and has since collaborated with Jessie Reyez, Cote Danse (Guillaume Cote), Iskwē & Nicole Von Arx, Human Body Expression (Hanna Kiel), TranscenDance Project (Julia Cratchley), Ace Dance Theatre, The Garage, Hit & Run Dance Productions, Mascall Dance, Broadbent Sisters and Project20 (Donald Sales) in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto.
From 2015-2016, she toured Mexico, Spain, and Italy as a member of the Metamorphosis Dance Collective, directed by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich. She has since organized and produced three Metamorphosis Method Workshops in Toronto. Martha is an active community member, helping to bridge the gap between artists and corporate/commercial opportunities.
In 2020, she founded the company hART dance to act as a vehicle for her choreographic endeavours. Her evocative work has been featured in music videos, short films and original works for the company. hART dance has proudly co-presented a tour in Calabria, Italy, with IDA International Dance Academy since 2023, providing culturally rich and artistically inspiring experiences for emerging and professional dancers. She continues to teach across the GTA and is passionate about sharing dance as a visceral, connective experience to a wide variety of audiences.
