Harvest Moon Showcase
Sophie Dow
Somewhere in a space between the present living world and a reconciliation of past reality, we meet character q.
character q is seemingly booted into an abyss – a purgatory of sorts. Illustrated as an "over-the-top red-washed universe," an epic adventure unfolds prior to character q’s physical death. Overtaken by passion, lust and desires that appeared in the fullness of q's life, we witness a journey through vignettes, memory, obstacles and dance macabre, symbolic of windows into lived experience and hints a larger continental genocide. Steeped in metaphor, identity and historical inklings, this chapter activates reflection on how far one is willing to go in obtaining a certain status, releasing sets of attributes and preparing for the death of a body and an era.
Sophie Dow
Winnipeg-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creative, inspired by dance, music, collaboration and Métis-Assiniboine and settler roots. An avid adventurer, Sophie has a passion for busking, yoga and traveling on top of holding a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography. With a unique list of credits deeply impacting personal process and vocabulary, Sophie’s had the great fortune of working with some of Turtle Island’s wonderful dance innovators, including Chimera Dance Theatre and Kaeja d'Dance.
As a creator, Sophie is consistently nurturing and evolving an inventive voice. Life-changing opportunities to choreograph with diverse ranges of movers continue exploding boundaries of Sophie’s ongoing compositions and curiosities. Presenters of Sophie’s ideas include: Paprika Festival, Workman Arts, WindDown Dances, NightShift (Citadel&Compagnie), Buddies in Badtimes Theatre, Festival of Recorded Movement (FORM), Raven Spirit Dance and generous varieties of festivals, stages and outdoor sites.
Presently Sophie is Artistic Associate of Chimera Dance Theatre, writes music with The Honeycomb Flyers and is a licensed practitioner of Traditional Thai Massage.
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choreographer, performer, composer Sophie Dow
composer Brent Michael Davids
videography Vero Films (Vitantonio Spinelli & Hermez Chahine)
editing Sophie Dow & Vero Films (Vitantonio Spinelli)
lighting design Jonathan Kim
mentors Olivia C Davies, Cole Alvis
projection design Connie Oreamuno & Fezz Stenton
prop design Sophie Dow & Clayton Lormand
additional support Nightwood Theatre (2021 OAC Recommender Grant), Raven Spirit Choreographers Residency, O’Dela Arts
