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Award-Winning Composer for Multimedia and Live Performance
 

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Ben Waters is a Vancouver-based composer writing original music for dance, film, and interactive media. A Dora Mavor Moore Award winner, he's known for rich harmonic soundscapes, soaring melodies, and heavy intricate percussion. Ben was first commissioned to compose for Ethan Colangelo's "A Vanishing Thread" (Whim W'Him, 2021). Since then he's scored work for companies and choreographers worldwide, including the National Ballet of Canada (Ethan Colangelo), Ballet BC, BODYTRAFFIC (Fernando Magadan), Ballet de Monterrey (Robbie Fairchild), Kirsten Wicklund, Hubbard Street (James Gregg), The Joffrey Ballet School (Martha Nichols), and many more. After working as a professional dancer before stepping into composing full-time, Ben brings a mover's instinct for timing, weight, and theatricality. He has expanded his practice into film and game scoring, and is available for commissions across all three.

Work

Recent Work

Reverence

Reverence

The National Ballet of Canada

Choreographed by Ethan Colangelo

2025

Within The Frame

Within The Frame

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Choreographed by James Gregg

2025

Swimmers

Swimmers

Hannover International Choreographic Competition

Choreographed by Chloe Crenshaw

2024

On blurred edges

On blurred edges

Orsolina28 Art Foundation

Choreographed by Ethan Colangelo

2023

entropy

entropy

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Choreographed by Ethan Colangelo

2025

Night Breath

Night Breath

Ballet Edmonton

Choreographed by Ethan Colangelo

2023

Darker than this

Darker than this

Moving Forward

Directed by Madi Hicks

2025

a way to carry it all

a way to carry it all

Springboard Danse Montréal

Choreographed by Ethan Colangelo

2022

CAELUM

CAELUM

Ballet BC

Choreographed by Fernando Hernando Magadan

2025

STATERA

STATERA

Belle Spirale Dance Projects

Choreographed by Fernando Hernando Magadan

2025

Carried by Thought

Carried by Thought

The Joffrey Ballet — Winning Works

Choreographed by Martha Nichols

2024

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