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) & Michif (Dow) culture into an enticing exchange, informed by cosmologies and visions both artists have for the future.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver, BC)
The Faris Family Studio (Black Box Theatre) - Level 1
$20 – $40 (Pay What You Wish)
Beany John is a Two Spirit shapeshifter, storyteller, and dancer. She is Taino and Cree from Kehewin, Alberta. She is a Grass Dancer, Hoop Dancer, and traditional artisan. Beany has been teaching Hoop Dance to youth across Canada since 2004.
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creator, inspired by dance, music, film, collaboration and her Michif/Assiniboine roots. Sophie presently fulfills roles as a freelance dancer/choreographer/producer/musician/sound designer/bodyworker/artistic associate of O.Dela Arts/Matriarchs Uprising, The Chimera Project & V’ni Dansi/Louis Riel Métis Dancers.
FB: Beany John + Sophie Dow
IG: @cjhoopdance
