Originally from Treaty 4 territory Saskatchewan, Jeanette creates work that reflects Nêhiyaw/Métis cosmology within the context of contemporary dance, Indigenous performance, and Indigenous futurism. Fusing intercultural collaboration, anti-colonial practices and embodied research methodologies to explore concepts of emergence, relationship to the natural/spirit world, and Ancestral knowledge. Her practice is intergenerational and vocational; it’s a living and lived experience. Jeanette has self-presented and been programmed at theatres and festivals across Turtle Island and internationally.

Most recently she premiered her work BOLT, an ensemble work for four artists in 2026 at the Vancouver International Dance Festival and Festival Transamériques, Montreal. Her solo, Kisiskâciwan, premiered in Vancouver in 2022 and has since toured to 13 festivals nationally and to Germany, and Australia. Her ensemble work, Kwê, presented at Matriarchs Uprising and Dance in Vancouver (2021/22). Her earlier work Eloise (2017-2019) toured nationally, and Steppin’ (2015) continues to be performed.

Jeanette is the Artistic Associate at Raven Spirit Dance and a collaborating artist with Lara Kramer Danse (Montreal). She facilitates movement workshops with Indigenous worldview, workshops on anti-colonial perspectives in the arts, and is a Métis dance and cultural knowledge carrier. She resides as a guest on the Ancestral and unceded Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ/, and Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories, colonially known as Vancouver. movementhealing.ca




Led by artistic co-directors Lisa Mariko Gelley and Josh Martin, Company 605 (605) is an arts organization producing various dance projects and performances through shared creative process. The artists place emphasis on rigorous choreographic propositions and movement exploration—juxtaposing raw with precision, and highlighting effort, risk, and interconnection. 605 is an ongoing exchange between separate people, bodies, and ideas, recognizing and celebrating the unique possibilities created in their attempt to co-exist.

Emerging as a dance collective in 2006, the 20-year evolution of the organization has continued to maintain its collaborative roots across all artistic activity. Its diverse repertoire includes major ensemble works such as Inheritor Album (2012), Vital Few (2016), and lossy (2024), alongside international co-productions like Sloth Canon (2025). Company 605 has performed in over 35 cities across Canada and toured extensively throughout the US, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Australia at major venues and festivals.

Beyond touring, the co-directors frequently create commissioned works for acclaimed organizations like Ballet BC and teach within post-secondary programs. Their award-winning dance films have screened at over 60 international festivals and stream on CBC Gem. Deeply involved in supporting Vancouver’s dance community, 605 co-curates the annual HOLD ON LET GO festival with Theatre Replacement and partners with community initiatives like Boombox with Here For Now Collective. In 2024, co-directors Lisa Mariko Gelley and Josh Martin were jointly named for the Lola McLaughlin Legacy Award, celebrating their shared achievement in dance, and contribution to the BC artistic community through Company 605’s work.