Gathering Light
Gathering Light follows the journey of seed to flower, beginning with the stirrings of consciousness to the full embrace of transformation. This quartet choreographed by Michelle Olson delves into the impulses rooted in our bodies that travel through us to find the light, exposing the structures that do not support our own truths, while revealing the ceremonies that support our full bloom.
Performed in the round, Gathering Light creates a sense of ritual where transformation is an experience the audience intimately shares with the performers.
PRODUCTION
CHOREOGRAPHER: Michelle Olson
PERFORMERS:
Hailey McCloskey, Jeanette Kotowich, Tin Gamboa and Salome Nieto
DRAMATURGY: Su-Feh Lee and Alejandro Ronceria
COMPOSER: François Houle
LIGHTING DESIGNER: David DeGrow
VOCALS: Michelle St. John
PAST PERFORMERS IN PHOTOS: Julia Carr, Michelle Olson, Star Muranko, Daina Ashbee, Kimberly Tuson, Brian Soloman
Previous performances
2019 · The Anvil Centre (New Westminster, BC); Scotiabank Dance Centre (Vancouver, BC); Aki Studio / Native Earth Performing Arts (Toronto, ON); Vancouver International Dance Festival – KW Production Studio (Vancouver, BC)
2018 and earlier · Canada Dance Festival (Ottawa, ON); Alberta Aboriginal Arts RUBABOO Festival (Edmonton, AB); ADAKA Festival (Whitehorse, YK); Presentation House Theatre (North Vancouver, BC); Roundhouse Community Centre / Dance All Sorts (Vancouver, BC); Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver, BC); KIAC (Dawson City, YK)
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