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Get TicketsOut of Wounds which premiered at Nozhem: First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University. This choreography is inspired by my experience with how the diamond willow fungus, waukimusigan, spoke to me during a time of anxiety. This fungus often grows out of the wounds of the diamond willow, similar to my own experience of growing my own medicine and power out of my wounds (anxiety). I was able to use this experience to uncover 'knew knowledge' and revive old practices mostly forgotten. Elder Mike Beaver shared that waukimusikan is the main smudge used by my people, the people of the land, where I am from. He says that he is grateful that the ancestors are still speaking to us and teaching us through the land. This experience of tapping into blood memory and body wisdom helped with healing, resilience, and self-determination, which I wrote about in my thesis research while at Trent. This is essential for walking down the spiral path of Nitohnahk Miyo Pimadisiwin - Seeking a Good Life.
Scotiabank Dance Centre
677 Davie St, Vancouver, BC
The Faris Family Studio (Black Box Theatre)
Level 1
$20 – $40 (Pay What You Wish)
Sandra Lamouche is a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree Woman) from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta. She lives on Nitsitapi land in Treaty 7 with her husband, Lowell, and two sons who are members of the Piikani Nation. She is a champion hoop dancer, an award-winning Indigenous education leader and a two-time TEDx Speaker, writer, artist and choreographer. She received her B.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Lethbridge. She has a Master’s degree in Indigenous Studies from Trent University, on Indigenous Dance and Well-being. She uses the multidisciplinary nature of Indigenous Studies in her work, from women’s studies, to Indigenous art, and Indigenous law courses and beyond. She has over fifteen years of experience in ten international styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip hop and powwow styles, and the hoop dance. She has gained most recognition as a Hoop Dancer and has been showcased and performed internationally. The hoop dance and it’s teachings of unity, balance, equality and interconnectedness of creation to inform her practices. This often includes land based practices, environmental and climate related topics as well as, social justice issues.
She has over fifteen years of experience in ten international styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip hop and powwow styles, and the hoop dance. She has performed, collaborated with, studied and trained with Indigenous Dance Companies such as "Daystar Modern Dance Creations", Rosalie Jones, founder of Modern Native Dance (Rochester, NY); "Dancing Earth: Contemporary Indigenous Dance Creations" Rulan Tangen, founder and artistic director (Santa Fe, NM); "Compaigni V'ni Dansi" Metis and Contemporary dance with Yvonne Chartrand (Vancouver, BC); "Kahawi Dance Theatre" Santee Smith (Toronto, ON); Jack Gray of "Atamira Dance Company" (New Zealand), O. Dela Arts (Vancouver), Raven Spirit Dance (Vancouver).
