BWDC Presents: Kisiskâciwan
by Jeanette Kotowich
Memories of my childhood summer, embraced by the Kah-tep-was valley, the vast prairie and gently rolling landscape has echoed its lasting impression and whispered a language of inspiration. It is an untamed remembering of ancestral homeland and lineage.
BWDC Presents
Kisiskâciwan
A creative return to the fast-flowing landscape of Saskatchewan, the robust and undulating land of Jeanette’s great-grandmothers and great-great-grandfathers, Kisiskâciwan is a journey to one’s self. It speaks through dance to a Métis cultural narrative of identity and home.
The Kah-tep-was (Nêhiyaw for river that calls) is a two-kilometer wide, 180-meter deep valley is a sacred place that calls generations of peoples for gathering, hunting, and spiritual replenishment.
special thanks to: Brian Webb Dance Company, Graham Kotowich, Lisa Gelley, Raïna Von Waldenburg, Emily Solstice Tait, Stéphanie Cyr, Kelly McInnes, Jono Kim, Sharai Mustatia, Carlos Rivera, Michelle Olson, Charles Koroneho
supporters: Boca de Lupo, The Dance Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Raven Spirit Dance, Art Holm, Morrow, Tangente, Tanzmesse International, Dance Saskatchewan Inc, Canada Council for the Arts
March 15 + 16 @Theatre Network, Nancy Power Theatre
7:30PM doors/pre-show feat. Kathleen Nisbet
8PM show
There will be an Artist talkback on March 15
Featuring live pre-show performance by Métis fiddler Kathleen Nisbet [Vancouver], Deaf Inclusion performance by Thurga Kanagasekarampillai in consultation with Connor Yuzwenko-Martin and Caroline Hébert on March 16th. Artistic support by Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject. ASL interpretation by Shelly Nafshi and Gail Benin.
choreographer, performer, producer
Jeanette Kotowich
creative producer, outside eye
Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject
original lighting design
James Proudfoot
sound, fiddle, vocals (guest live performance)
Kathleen Nisbet
sound
Wayne Lavallee, Moe Clark, Brady Marks
deaf performance
Thurga Kanagasekarampillai
deaf consultation
Connor Yuzwenko-Martin
special thanks to:
Brian Webb Dance Company, Deanna Peters, Caroline Hérbert, Connor Yuzwenko-Martin, Graham Kotowich, Lisa Gelley, Raïna Von Waldenburg, Emily Solstice Tait, Kelly McInnes, Jono Kim, Sharai Mustatia, Carlos Rivera, Michelle Olson, Charles Koroneho
Times
8PM show
Friday March 15 - post show artists talk
Saturday March 16 - deaf inclusion performance
Featuring live pre-show music by Métis fiddler Kathleen Nisbet. Deaf Inclusion performance by Thurga Kanagasekarampillai in consultation with Connor Yuzwenko-Martin and Caroline Hébert on March 16th. Artistic support by Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject. ASL interpretation by Shelly Nafshi and Gail Benin.
Admission:
General: $40
Student/Senior/FNMI/CADA Rate: $25
Alternative Rate: $20
Alternative Rate: $15
Alternative Rate: $10
Alternative Rate: $5
Info
The Roxy Theatre:Nancy Power Theatre
Run Time 60 minutes