Cameron Fraser-Monroe
Canadian ballet choreographer
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Cameron Fraser-Monroe (born c. 1999) is a Canadian ballet choreographer and dancer.[1][2] He has performed with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, and currently serves as a choreographer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Cameron Fraser-Monroe | |
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| Born | c. 1999 (age 26–27) Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupations | Dancer and choreographer |
| Website | cameronfm |
Fraser-Monroe was born circa 1999 and grew up in Vernon, British Columbia,[3][4] a member of the Tla'amin Nation.[1] He began dancing at age three, later studying Ukrainian dance, hooping, grass dance, and ballet.[2][3] While attending high school in Kelowna, he auditioned for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School "on a whim" and received a scholarship,[4][5] graduating in 2017.[4] Fraser-Moore has claimed he didn't particularly enjoy ballet, once stating that "ballet was like the broccoli you had to eat to get to the bacon".[4]
After working with other companies, Fraser-Monroe joined the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada in 2020, where he was the only First Nations ballet dancer performing with a professional company in Canada at the time.[3]
Fraser-Moore has also trained at the Toronto Actors Studio.[1]
Fraser-Monroe later switched to choreography, focusing primarily on ballet and working with companies including the National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. In 2022, Fraser-Monroe became the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's first Choreographer in Residence in 20 years.[2] In 2024, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet premiered his full-length ballet, T’el: The Wild Man of the Woods, making him the first Indigenous person to choreograph a full-length ballet for a major company.[1] Adapted from a story from his childhood, the work features Indigenous artists on the creative team and narration by Tla’amin knowledge keeper Elsie Paul in both English and Ayajuthem.[1]