Compass

Compass is a metaphor for the heart; orienting the body through multiple dimensions and acting as a conduit for the interplay of forces of the seen and unseen world. Each moment in time holds the echo of past, present, and future. A woman, her bench, her shawl, and her bundle; each one connected to the other and shaping the direction she takes. Compass asks: Why does the edge call to us? What awaits us there?

Compass is a stand-alone duet for Olivia and Rosemary in their roles as Blue and Rose from Crow’s Nest.

25min Duet

Home: Our Way community-engagement workshop can accompany performances.

https://vimeo.com/203413350

Rosemary and Olivia (C. Randle)
Choreography, concept, performance “Blue”: Olivia C. Davies
Storyteller, performer “Rose”: Rosemary Georgeson
Original score: Michael Red
Artistic Mentorship and Dramaturgy: Alejandro Ronceria, Anne Riley, Aurelie Pédron, Santee Smith, Starr Muranko
Creative Research: Emily Solstice, Kristy Janvier
Lighting design: Jonathan Kim
Technical stage manager: Emily Neumann 
Previous Shows:
  • Premiere: Dancing on the Edge Festival 2017 at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver, July 11th & 13th, 2017
  • Studio 303 REMIX 2017 at Studio 303 in Montreal, January 29th and 30th, 2017
  • Work-in-progress showing at Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 29, produced by Native Earth Performing Arts at the Aki Studio Theatre in Toronto, November 2016
  • Work-in-progress showing at Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 28, produced by Native Earth Performing Arts at the Aki Studio Theatre in Toronto, November 2015
  • Work-in-progress showing at Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Creators Lab, produced by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre at the Oshweken Community Centre on Six Nations Territory, July 2016
Supported by the BC Arts Council,  Canada Council for the Arts, and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, The Dance Centre, Native Earth Performing Arts, and Montréal’s Studio 303
Photos: Chris Randle, Wendy D