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carriers &
keepers of the ancestral portals

Peeking through portals, an old ancestor and a new ancestor pass each other by; one coming, one leaving; exchanging experience and tradition.  

We dream of timelines bridging and uniting and once they do, THAT is where the responsibility begins.

World Champion hoop dancer Beany John & contemporary & traditional dancer/choreographer/musician Sophie Dow weave their Taino-Cree (John) & Mitchif (Dow) culture into an enticing exchange, informed by cosmologies and visions both artists have for the future.

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Performance Information & History

Premiere:

Prince Edward County’s FLIGHT Festival of Contemporary Dance - August 2023

-Matriarchs Uprising Festival - Salt Spring Island - April 2024

Choreography: Beany John, Sophie Dow

Performers: Beany John & Sophie Dow

Music: Ori, Fatboy Slim, Sophie Dow

Outfits: Beany John, Sophie Dow

Set: Clay Lormand, Beany John, Sophie Dow

Special thanks to Rosa John

Supported by: PEC’S Flight Festival of Contemporary Dance, O.Dela Arts

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