Jera Wolfe

Born in Toronto, Canada, Dora winner Jera Wolfe is a choreographer and performer of Métis heritage. 

Jera is the official Canadian choreographer for NBS's Sharing Dance Day 2020 and the Ontario Ambassador for International Dance Day 2020.

His captivating choreography has awarded him the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Original Choreography for Trace. He has demonstrated an impressive repertoire of works presented by the Canadian Stage, Fall For Dance North, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur, Danse Danse, and Jacob's Pillow. 

His recent works include Bare choreographed at Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Trace by Red Sky Performance, and Arise for Canada's National Ballet School, Embers for Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and Reliance for School of Performance and Ryerson University. Jera graduated from Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and, since 2016, returned to the company to create new works each year.

Aside from choreography, Jera has also performed in many dance performances including, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, who we are in the dark as part of the Holland Dance Festival.