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.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Michelle Olson

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

Dance in Vancouver, Vancouver BC
Anvil Centre, New Westminster BC
Native Earth, Toronto ON
Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vancouver BC
Canada Dance Festival, Ottawa ON
Alberta Aboriginal Arts RUBABOO Festival, Edmonton BC
ADAKA Festival, Whitehorse YK
Presentation House, North Vancouver BC
Roundhouse Community Centre / Dance All Sorts, Vancouver BC
Dancing on the Edge, Vancouver BC
Kiac, Dawson City YK
Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver BC

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