Olivia C. Davies creates and collaborates across multiple platforms including choreography, creative writing, film, improvisation, and sound design. Davies’ body of work explores the emotional and political relationships between people and places, often investigating the body’s dynamic ability to transmit narrative, seeking to traverse boundaries and challenge social prejudice by conveying concepts and impressions that open different ways to experience the world. Her work has been presented in BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and broadcast online since 2011. After attending York University’s dance program, Olivia received mentorship from Indigenous choreographers Michelle Olson, Starr Muranko, Lara Kramer, and Margaret Grenier, as well as theatre-specific training from Diane Roberts (Arrivals Legacy Project), and Raïna Von Waldenburg (Grotowski Method).

Olivia is the Managing Artistic Director of O.Dela Arts, and creator and curator of the Matriarchs Uprising Festival and series that celebrates the work of Indigenous women dancing stories of transformation. Recent choreographic projects include Maamawi: Together through the Fire ~ in collaboration with Peppers Ghost New Media Collective that is a virtual reality immersive experience and live performance retelling of the Anishinaabe 7 Fires Prophecy through the lens of Indigenous Futurism; where you go ~ in collaboration with the choral ensemble Music Intima; and Straight, No Chaser ~ a biomyth monodrama that explores Olivia’s blood memory and the lessons passed down to her from her mother.  Olivia is mother to Daisy and Aurora. She honours her mixed Anishinaabe, French-Canadian, Finnish and Welsh heritage.

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