Strata Creations

Strata Creations

AN EVENING OF DANCE.

Presented by STRATA & Co.

Rooted in women’s experiences and collaboration, this evening of dance brings together three distinct works featuring original sound scores, live music, and immersive visual media.

June 25 — 7 PM
June 26 — 7 PM featuring a post-show Q&A
June 27 — 4 PM
DJD Dance Centre

This live performance features three distinct dance works:

The Shape She Takes - Catherine Hayward with Lighting Design by Steve Isom 

A contemporary dance work that explores femininity, transformation, and creative survival. Three dancers—each shaped by lived experiences of motherhood—move through a fluid and volatile landscape, their bodies echoing waves, storms, and shifting terrain. Musicians share the stage, engaging with the dancers in a real-time dialogue that invites spontaneity.

Unmasked - Tara Wilson with Lighting Design & Visual Media by Kris Mish

Unmasked is an innovative dance project that delves into the profound theme of concealed emotions, hidden identities, and the intricate layers that lie beneath the surface of human expression. Through a fusion of dance and video projections, this project endeavors to expose the unseen, challenging audiences to contemplate what truly resides behind the masks we construct in our daily lives.

MOTHERLOAD - Sylvie Moquin with Lighting Design by Calum Maunier & Original Soundscore by Edgardo Moreno

A new contemporary dance work that confronts the lived realities of womanhood through bold physicality, collective energy, and uncompromising honesty. Performed by six dancers, the work explores the power of the female form, the weight of grief, and the necessity of community, connection, and shared resilience.

No nudity, strong language or explicit content. Appropriate for children who can be seated for the show's duration, approximately 110 minutes (including an intermission). This performance contains water based haze, video projections, quick transitions from dark to bright and amplified music.

Please contact Strata (info.stratacreations@gmail.com) if you have any questions about attending our performances.

Outside Eyes: Karen Kaeja, Barbara England
Photography: Tim Nguyen / Fifth Wall Media
Graphic Design: Sylvie Moquin

We gratefully acknowledge the support of Calgary Arts Development, Evolved Movement Arts, and the DJD Dance Centre Residency Program.