SUN / MOON RISING - CLUSTER 2026

The Sundog Ensemble, A Moon Shape Noise, óFukami + Tanja Faylene Woloshen
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue
Doors/Show: 7:30/8:00pm

Beamed into existence by Canadian pianist and songwriter Theresa Thordarson, the SunDog Ensemble's curious and playful approach to music-making remains constant, shedding light on music rarely experienced—performing new works by Dominique Lemoine, Luis Ramirez, Marika Galea, John Himes and more, the collective’s sonic translations of home offers delight to all takers.

Inspired by the mysterious return of a long-lost heirloom fiddle, A Moon Shape Noise’s Four Eras is an evolving sonic narrative shaped by his rural Manitoba upbringing, a life defined by music, and the reclamation his previously unknown Métis identity.

óFukami, the experimental alter ego of Winnipeg artist Keri Latimer, offers a first glimpse of her debut theremin album in this live interdisciplinary performance created with Butoh dance artist Tanja Faylene Woloshen entitled H3LD. Together, they explore the deep interconnectedness of all beings.

Presented with support of Precusor Productions and key sponsor, Video Pool Media Arts Centre

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The SunDog Ensemble is a rotating cast of musical creators exploring sound across genres, beamed into existence by Canadian pianist and songwriter Theresa Thordarson. The current lineup features Theresa on keys and vocals, composer/clarinetist Christopher Byman, multi-disciplinary guitarist John Himes, and jazz-adjacent guitarist/creator Ava Glendinning in a program including new and lesser-heard classical works, folk/pop music, and jazz non-standards.

Brendon Ehinger (he/him) is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and sound artist living on Treaty 2 territory (Brandon Manitoba). Performing under the moniker A Moon Shape Noise, Ehinger uses modular synthesis and time based effects to manipulate traditional instruments, live audio input, and field recordings, creating expansive semi-improvised soundscapes in real time.

Tanja Faylene Woloshen has been traversing the transformative style of Butoh dance around the planet for decades. Her dance works explore the somatic imagination, and how our bodies are storehouses for history, memory, and dreams. She is the only Butoh dance artist in Winnipeg. Her dance works explore ecology and posthumanism.

Under her experimental moniker ÓFukami, Keri Latimer explores theremin transmissions from imagined futures—shadowy signals, melodic fragments, and sci-fi–tinged soundscapes. Her music blends prairie-rooted storytelling with dreamlike, off-kilter textures. Keri is known as the voice behind the alt-folk project Leaf Rapids, and the Juno-winning band Nathan.