Both Sides Now
April 21 at 6:30pm at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Directed by Kathryn MacKay
Choreography by Menka Nagrani, Melissa Mahady Wilton, Abigail Sheppard, Thomas Cherney
Video Design by Jesse MacMillan and Anna Sudac
Lighting Design by Jerall Li
Original Music and Sound Design by David Archibald and David Dines
Artistic Ensemble H’art Studio
Featured Dancers Erin Bennet, Jacob Ballantyne, Natasha Daw, Ashaya Garrett, John Timothy Gwynne, and Nathan Sikemma from PeerLess.
Choreography by Menka Nagrani, Melissa Mahady Wilton, Abigail Sheppard, Thomas Cherney
Video Design by Jesse MacMillan and Anna Sudac
Lighting Design by Jerall Li
Original Music and Sound Design by David Archibald and David Dines
Artistic Ensemble H’art Studio
Featured Dancers Erin Bennet, Jacob Ballantyne, Natasha Daw, Ashaya Garrett, John Timothy Gwynne, and Nathan Sikemma from PeerLess.
This performance brings together neurodiverse artists and the voices of parents and caregivers. Through filmed interviews and original dances, the piece unfolds chronologically from birth through adulthood, tracing how love, care and creativity shape an artist over time. Each dance is inspired by a real conversation and led by the artist at its centre, translating lived experience into movement. The work invites audiences to see not only the art that is made, but the relationships that make it possible.
Our past work has focused on finding our own voices and sharing our unique talents and perspectives, with this new work we will also include the voices of families and caregivers. With the addition of these new voices we hope to broaden our audiences’ awareness of the complexities involved in us pursuing a life in the arts and honour the loving caregivers who continue to journey with us as we create.
Our past work has focused on finding our own voices and sharing our unique talents and perspectives, with this new work we will also include the voices of families and caregivers. With the addition of these new voices we hope to broaden our audiences’ awareness of the complexities involved in us pursuing a life in the arts and honour the loving caregivers who continue to journey with us as we create.
