
Irina Lerman
Artist. Choreographer. Creator
Choreography Productions by Irina Lerman
2021–2026 | Stage Productions & Performance Works
Together We Are Free
Contemporary Ballet | 2026
This work explores the nature of the inner voice and the human desire to belong without losing one's individuality. The work reflects on the delicate balance between being part of something larger than ourselves and remaining true to our own identity. Through the relationship between individual expression and collective movement, the choreography explores the possibility of finding freedom not in isolation, but in the space where individuality and togetherness can coexist.
Neural Ballet Redux
AI-Integrated Performance | 2024
A 75-minute performance integrating choreography with AI-generated visuals. Presented at Factory163 in Stratford, Ontario, on November 12–13, 2024. Both performances sold out.
City of Dreamers
Premiere | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Premiered at Dance Art Institute, Toronto.
High Note
The Greatest Love of Dance Gala
February 10, 2024 | Meridian Hall, Toronto, Canada
Peony’s Rhapsody
November 2023 | Stratford Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Neural Ballet
Premiere | Provocations Ideas Festival, 2023
A 75-minute performance combining ballet, contemporary choreography, and AI-generated visuals. Presented at Factory163, Stratford, Ontario. The premiere performance sold out.
Mirrored Souls
Commissioned Duet | 2023
Created for Montreal-based dancers, with music by Jackson Mullane.
Fade
A choreographic work featuring dancer Julia Sedwick, set to music by Mexican-American composer Mark Aanderud.
Phado Mehnor
Duet | December 2022
Presented at The National Ballet of Canada through its Open Space Programme.
The Nutcracker — Sugar Plum Fairy
December 2022
A reimagined version of the Sugar Plum Fairy role, created and performed for Niagara Ballet.
Her
Neoclassical Work | 2021
Music by BDash. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Promise
Solo | 2021
Music by Alexis Ffrench. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dance Films
Exiled Hope. After...
Dance Film | 2022
A dance film set to music by Max Richter, created in New Brunswick, Canada.
Between Dreams
A video production set to music by Mark Aanderud, created in New Brunswick, Canada.
Tell Me
Contemporary Ballet Film | 2020
A video production set to music by Jackson Mullane.
2014–2016 | Early Choreographic Works
Symphony No. 8
One-Act Ballet | 2016
Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Created at Vaganova Ballet Academy.
Difference Doesn’t Matter
One-Act Ballet | 2016
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Presented at Detroit Opera House.
Mind Games
One-Act Ballet | 2015
Music by Max Richter. Created for the Young Choreographers Workshop at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia.
On the Wings of the Angels
Duet | 2015
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Awarded the Silver Medal at Riga’s Spring International Choreography Competition.
Forgotten Movie
Solo | 2014
Music by Nils Frahm. Presented at the Detroit Opera House Gala, USA