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Photo Red Sky Performance (Trace) © Rob DiVito.
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Photo Red Sky Performance (Trace) © David Hou.
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Photo Red Sky Performance (Trace) © Marc J. Chalifoux.
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Photo Red Sky Performance (Trace) © David Hou.
For 20 years, this Toronto-based company directed by Sandra Laronde has been the bold proponent of a living and contemporary art form steeped in the cultures and visions of Indigenous peoples from around the world. The streaming event More than Dance, We are a Movement features excerpts from the works Trace and Miigis and an interview with Sandra Laronde and the creative team.
In a fusion of Indigenous contemporary dance and athletics, Miigis explores living memory and the cycle of life. Then, inspired by Anishinaabe legends about the sky and the stars, Trace is about our ancestral origins and our future evolution.
DETAILED PROGRAM
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (2 min.)
MIIGIS (11 min.)
Show excerpts
INTERVIEWS (21 min)
Interviews with Artistic Director Sandra Laronde and celebrated collaborators
TRACE (25 min.)
Show excerpts
This Digidance webcast is an initiative of DanceHouse (Vancouver), Danse Danse (Montreal), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), and National Arts Centre (Ottawa), and co-presented with Springboard Performance (Calgary).
By buying an access you obtain a streaming link valid between April 14 and 20, 2021 at the time of your choosing.
Tickets start at $15.00
Artistic Director
A highly accomplished arts leader, creator, and innovator, Sandra Laronde plays a pivotal role in the ongoing Indigenous cultural resurgence of Canada.
The vision of Red Sky Performance derives from founder Sandra Laronde (Misko Kizhigoo Migizii Kwe which means “Red Sky Eagle Woman” in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language) from the Teme-Augama Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water). Her vision is dedi...
Read more about Sandra Laronde
Choreographer
Born in Toronto, Jera Wolfe is a choreographer and performer of Métis heritage and is an Associate Artist with Red Sky Performance. Mr. Wolfe’s captivating choreography has awarded him the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Original Choreography for Trace by Red Sky Performance. His recent works include Bare choreographed at Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Arise for Canada's National Ballet School, ...
Read more about Jera WolfeRed Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide. This multi-award winning company was founded in 2000 by Artistic Director Sandra Laronde of the Teme-Augama-Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water).
Their mandate is to create inspiring experiences of contemporary Indigenous arts and culture. Red Sky creates, produces and disseminates new creations that illuminat...
Land acknowledgement
Voiceover & Written by: Sandra Laronde
Photos by: Rob DiVito
Trace
Concept & Director: Sandra Laronde
Choreographer: Jera Wolfe
Composer: Eliot Britton
Lighting Designer: Alexis Bowles
Creative Video Director: Marcella Grimaux
Head Motion Designer: Daniel Faubert
Costume Designer: Kinoo Arcentales
Technical Director: Alexandre Barette
Make Up Artist: Alice Norton
Dancers: Dancers: Sarah Di Iorio, Eddie Elliott, Miyeko Ferguson, Cameron Fraser-Monroe, Lonii Garnons-Williams, Lindsay Harpham, Bridget Lee, Julie Pham, Jera Wolfe
Musicians: Bryant Didier, Rick Sacks, Ora Barlow-Tukaki
Recorded & Live Vocalists: Nelson Tagoona, Ora Barlow-Tukaki, Marie Gaudet, Gabriel Gaudet.
A Production by Red Sky Performance
Original commission and in association with Canadian Stage
World premiere at Canadian Stage in November 2018
US premiere at Jacob’s Pillow in August 2019
Interviews Segment
Director of Photography: Rob DiDivito
Production by: Red Sky Performance and Les Productions Rivard
Consulting Director: Shane Belcourt
Video: Andrew Moro
With participation from : Sandra Laronde (Artistic and Executive Director, Red Sky Performance), Jera Wolfe (choreographer), Eliot Britton (composer), Duke Redbird (Elder), Jules McCusker (social activator), Jenifer Brousseau (vocalist).
Miigis
Concept & Director: Sandra Laronde
Choreographer: Jera Wolfe
Dancers: Eddie Elliott, Lonii Garnons-Williams, Lindsay Harpham, Philippe Larouche, Julie Pham, Jera Wolfe
Co-Created by: Rick Sacks, Pura Fe, Marie Gaudet, Julian Cote, Marc Merilianen, Pierre Mongeon
Lighting Design by: Steve Lucas
Associate Lighting Design by: Chris Malkowski
Costumes by: Jeff Chief
A co-commission by City of Toronto, Bentway Conservancy and Fort York National Historic Site with the support of Canadian Heritage.
Site-specific performance was premiered at Fort York in September 2017.
