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.
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