Body as Nature
- Company
- Caitlin Griffin
- Creators
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Caitlin Griffin, Hana Shafi
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
A woman awash in seafoam, a mysterious forest creature and a kooky flower bloom welcome you into nature's wild embrace. This sensational world of dance and poetry (including Margie Gillis' "Loon") moves through cycles of decay and renewal while posing the larger question: can we fix our environmental crisis by embracing our own bodies as nature? “Griffin brought the forest to life in Loon...[Margie] Gillis' movement invention at its height, quirky and humorous with the darkest edge. - Los Angeles Dance Chronicle
Credits
- Choreographer
- Margie Gillis, Caitlin Griffin
- Lighting Designer
- Pierre Lavoie, Bharat N Vyas
- Stage Manager
- Bharat N Vyas
- Director
- Brendan McMurtry-Howlett
- Composer
- Kohen Hammond, F. Schubert
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview | 2nd July | 3:00pm | ||
| 4th July | 7:45pm | |||
| 5th July | 2:00pm | |||
| 6th July | 9:45pm | |||
| 10th July | 5:15pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 12th July | 4:30pm | |||
| 13th July | 3:15pm |
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Venue
2 : Soulpepper Theatre's Tank House Theatre
50 Tank House Lane
Distillery Historic District
Toronto
ON
M5A 3C4
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
More about the show and company
This collaborative effort was made possible through ongoing community support from The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation, Frog in Hand and The Railpath Arts Centre, without whose support this show would not exist. Margie Gillis' Loon appears courtesy of the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation as part of The Legacy Project.
Land acknowledgement
As artists and storytellers, we are grateful to move, create, and share Body as Nature on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ—including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi—Haudenosaunee (Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga), Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.
We honour the deep relationships between these Nations and this land, water, and more-than-human world. Their presence and stewardship continue to shape this territory in ways we learn from.
As we explore the body as a living part of nature, we recognize our responsibility to engage in meaningful reconciliation—through listening, learning, and building reciprocal relationships grounded in respect, creativity, and care.
Content advice
Parental guidance advised Fog machine
Sensory description
Lighting: Some scenes will feature low lighting with fully dark transitions between scenes.
Sounds: Some scenes will feature nature sounds including ocean waves, birds, insects and frogs that may vary in volume and intensity.
Music: The show features a recorded musical score that may vary in volume and intensity.
Dialogues and Speech: All scenes with dialogue will be amplified and audible with transcription provided in the Access Guide..
Haze: There will some haze used during some scenes for atmospheric effects. This is non-toxic but may cause discomfort for people with respiratory sensitivities.
For more Information, please check out our Access Guide.
