Heather Himes Beal

Heather Beal is a dancer, choreographer, actress, director, curator, and educator who received her B.A. in dance from Columbia College Chicago, her MFA in Dance from Washington University in St. Louis, and is currently a PhD student in Dance at the Ohio State University.  She is a certified Dunham Technique teacher who has trained in Dunham Technique for over 30 years.

She has performed in many productions at The Black Rep and several productions at the St. Louis MUNY.  Some of her favorites are Tell Me Something Good, Guys and Dolls, Dreamgirls, Once on This Island, and The Wiz.

She has choreographed Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea (Nebraska Rep), Feeding Beatrice (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Ragtime (American Stage), The Wash (The Black Rep), and The Color Purple (Geva Theater and Kansas City Repertory Theatre).  She is best known for her work #triggerwarning and Black AF, a dance critique of police brutality against Black folx in America.

She won the St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for best choreography for Eubie! at The Black Rep in 2024 and received the 2024 St. Louis Visionary Award for Outstanding Working Artist.