CONFLUENCE

Confluence is a dance work that weaves our perspectives, our histories and our bodies to create somatic tapestry that speaks to the resilience of Indigenous women. We embody the space between land and sky through play, prayer, grief and gratitude and are the living testament to the legacy that has been offered to us. Aligning our lives with the direction of the water in a river or geese in migration, we acknowledge we are always in process, shaping and carving through landscapes, creating rhythms and discovering our stories.

Performers: Emily Solstice Tait, Jeanette Kotowich, Starr Muranko, Tin Gamboa and Michelle Olson

Photos by Erik Zennström & Erik Pinkerton

Next performance

With special guests Sandra Lamouche’s ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (nehiyawewin) and the dance film KARISKIS by Tin Gamboa.

Farquhar Auditorium – UVic
Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 7pm

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Matriarchs Uprising Festival – Scotiabank Dance Centre
Thur, Feb, 22, 2024 at 7pm

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PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

Summer June/July  tour 2023:

Evergreen Cultural Centre (Coquitlam)
Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Dawson City)
Yukon Arts Centre (Whitehorse)
InFringing Dance Festival (Nanaimo)

Firehall Arts Centre –  DOTE Festival 2022

Dance In Vancouver 2021

If you’re interested in presenting Confluence, please contact us for a full presenter package

PRODUCTION

ARTISTIC LEAD: Michelle Olson

CHOREOGRAPHIC VISIONING: Michelle Olson, Starr Muranko and Jeanette Kotowich 

IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTS: Michelle Olson, Starr Muranko, Jeanette Kotowich, Tin Gamboa and Emily Solstice Tait

ARTISTIC LINEAGE: Margaret Grenier, Carlos Rivera, Yvette Nolan, Kristy Janvier & Tasha Faye Evans

DRAMATURG: Salome Neito

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Brad Trenaman

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Kimberly Plough

STAGE MANAGER: Kayleigh Sandomirsky & Elsa Orme

SOMATIC MOVEMENT COACH:  Donna Redlick 

ORIGINAL SOUND-SCORE COMPOSED BY:  Scott Maynard

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR: Salome Nieto

MUSIC:

Ä́’sía Keyi – Dyet and the Love Soldiers 

All My Relations -Iskwew Singers 

Ammalu – Russell Wallace