Flicker is an innovative dance piece by the Dancers of Damelahamid that combines west coast graphic design with a unique sceno-graphic hybrid of projected environments and live-action shadow dance.
Date/Time: Mar 25 2016, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm
Vancouver, The Cultch Historic TheatreCost: $19.05
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Vividly rich imagery represents the ‘spirit world’, the mystical realm portrayed through coastal masked dance. Just as light shimmers, Flicker represents the moments through which one can cross space and time, as the masked dancers journey in and out of the ‘spirit world’ of their ancestors.
A flicker is a woodpecker from the Northwest Coast and carries cultural significance in coastal art forms. The Flicker, as embodied in the main character in this piece, represents our duality. This dichotomy illustrates how we access our true self, one’s self without limitations, or our potential. Therefore, it is through the cloak of the flicker that one can cross space and time. The journey is a learning process by which one acquires the ability to attain their ancestral gifts and strengthens their capacity to create change.
The integration of multi-media technology in Flicker bridges artistic practices to work with new and innovative mediums, while adamantly maintaining the integrity of Dancers of Damelahamid’s artistic legacy. It is through continual and diligent practice that Indigenous dance endures as non-static and relevant to current innovation, influence, and insights. Flicker bridges the artistic practices of different Indigenous forms, including coastal dance, powwow, and contemporary Indigenous dance. Through the intersection of these artistic practices, Flicker explores the diversity of Indigenous dance and reflects the complexity of contemporary Indigenous identities.
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