Robin Poitras

Robin Poitras
Born
Robin Wiens

1958? (58 in 2016)
EducationB.F.A.
Alma materYork University
Known forDancer, performance artist, installation artist, curator
Spouses
Awards
Websitehttps://www.newdancehorizons.ca/

Robin Poitras CM (née Wiens (born c. 1958) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, performance and installation artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan, who has been actively engaged in contemporary dance practice since the early 1980s.

One of Saskatchewan's most prolific dance and performance creators, Poitras co-founded New Dance Horizons in 1986 with Dianne Fraser. Through her research in diverse fields of artistic and somatic practice, Poitras developed a unique interdisciplinary approach. Her works have been presented across Canada and internationally.