Choreographer/s | Kiera Shaw
Name of piece | a hidden autobiography
Venue | Firehall Arts Centre
Description
Inspired by embodied experiences of physical and imagined adventures, a hidden autobiography is a celebration of setting forth on a personal journey; an ode to the ‘rogue traveler’. By placing interpreter Sophie Dow in a series of literal and figurative images, the piece emerges as an athletic meditation on cultivating a personal energetic life force. It has a silent, momentous strength, is vigorous in nature, and honours the importance of travel, in a time when it was not allowed.
Choreographer | Creator Name: Kiera Shaw
Composer: Laura Reznek
Performer Name(s): Sophie Dow
Kiera Shaw
Kiera Shaw (she/her) is a moving, thinking dance artist based in Victoria, BC on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Lekqungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University, and often wears many different hats as a dancer, choreographer, lighting designer, stage manager, and educator. A lifelong learner and traveller, Kiera is driven by how these different roles inform her artistic practice as a whole.
Sophie Dow
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creative, inspired by dance, music, film,collaboration and Métis-Assiniboine + French/Ukrainian roots. An avid adventurer, Sophieexudes passions for busking, yoga and traveling on top of holding a degree in DancePerformance and Choreography from York University.
Facebook: @kiera shaw | @sophie dow
Instagram: @kieravshaw
July 6th @ 9:00 PM
July 8th @ 9:00 PM
Approx. Running Time: 20 minutes
