BWDC Presents: Kisiskâciwan
by Jeanette Kotowich
March 15 - March 16
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.
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
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
March 15 - March 16
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The Roxy Theatre:Nancy Power Theatre
Run Time 60 minutes