Gateways was co-created as a vessel for the cross-cultural exchange of ancestral teachings from the Maöri and Anishinaabe lived experience. Contained within the vessel are somatic explorations reflecting back the wonders that are the birth of the cosmos and the death of stars; the practise of prescribed burning and our love affair with firelight, and the connective tissue of our lives and the ones who swim, fly, walk and crawl. Heart light leads the way from this life to the next.

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Choreography: Olivia C. Davies  with Louise Potiki-Bryant

Dance Artists: Jasmin Canuel, Kelly McInnes, Rianne Svelnis

Original Score: Michael Red

Costume Design: Raven John

Lighting Design: Jonathan Kim

Set Design: Jacob Oudshoorn

Outside Eyes: Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Lara Kramer

Cultural Advisor: Gloria May Eshkibok

Premiere: November 15, 2018 – Annex Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada Double Bill “MedCine” produced by O.Dela Arts and presented by  New Works at Night