They say Mackerel Sky was founded when Captain Burrbank first saw Nimuë the Mermaid and forgot the sea. Stricken by love, he moored his tall ship and made camp on the highest cliff, hoping to forever gaze upon her beauty. That camp became a settlement, the settlement a town, the town a community both blessed and cursed by their tempestuous affair.

Three hundred years later, the legend of the Mermaid and the Captain who loved her still invigorates and haunts the inhabitants of the small Maine lobstering town. In this close-knit town famous for its infamous mermaids, community is built through love and lore—willful elements that the townsfolk will have to harness if Mackerel Sky is to endure for another three hundred years.

Vivid Motion Dance is proud to bring these stories to the stage through five new dance works inspired by MZ’s debut novel. See it live and go home with your own copy of the book!

Shows Tuesday February 6, 2024 at 7pm and 9pm at The Hill Arts (formerly St Lawrence Arts) *one night only*

Tickets: $45 adv / $50 door | All Ages | All tickets include a copy of the book!