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Mocean Dance: Mercurials / Our Mother’s Road
July 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$25 – $30
Two original dance pieces from an exciting Halifax company. Part of the Saint John Contemporary Dance Festival.
MERCURIALS
Halifax-based choreographer Lydia Zimmer’s Mercurials explores the psychology of grandiose delusion, made visible in the elongated golden hands of the dancers. The performers change moods unpredictably, moving quickly from soft grace to cutting speed and precision. Drawing inspiration from the element mercury, a toxic metallic liquid, danger lurks behind a mesmerizing beauty.
OUR MOTHER’S ROAD
Co-Choreographed by Mocean Co-Artistic Director Sara Coffin, and Eskasoni First Nation dance artist Sarah Prosper, this cross-cultural and cross-generational duet explores the spiritual and emotional qualities of water. Two perspectives meet as the performers process their histories and relationships with water, and with each other, moving towards connection and balance. Inspired by the life-giving sacredness of mother earth, water is our honoured protector guiding us down the flowing paths of Our Mother’s Road – Utawtiwow Kijinaq.
