SQx Dance Company

Tidal Wave (2024) is a 52-minute contemporary dance exploring humanity’s evolving relationship with nature,
industrialization, and resilience. Inspired by BC’s hydro-shaped landscapes and Iceland’s Kárahnjúkar Hydroelectric Station (the country’s largest hydro project), Tidal Wave offers a visceral reflection on ecological transformation. The performance features 500 lbs of sustainably sourced, fully recyclable paper sculptures evoking the movement of water. Audiences are encouraged to engage in conversation during 4 choreographed scene changes, transforming transitional moments into spaces for reflection and dialogue.

Tidal Wave has been presented more than 30 times from Haida Gwaii to Norway House, MB.

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Choreographer: Carmen Moreira

Carmen Moreira is a Portuguese-Canadian choreographer and disability artist whose work explores themes of inclusion,
resilience, and social change. She is the Executive Director and Choreographer of SQx Dance Company, a Canadian charity she founded in 2012, and also serves as EU Cooperation Projects Manager for Município de Vila do Porto on Santa Maria Island, Açores, Portugal. Drawing on her Doukhobor roots and lived experience with a congenital heart defect (a 3cm hole in her heart discovered at age 32), Carmen creates contemporary dance works that amplify marginalized voices, emphasize accessibility, and engage communities through impactful, socially-driven performances and programming.

Carmen’s training spans the McKay School of Dance in Trail, BC, the School of Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and culminated at the London Contemporary Dance School, where she earned a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance. Her work has been presented internationally and supported by a wide range of funders, including the Government of Canada and the European Commission. She has been recognized with honours such as the BC Social Innovation Award and Shaw Canada’s 150 Award. Carmen has contributed to EU cultural policy through Voices of Culture | Structured Dialogue and has shared her work internationally, presenting at global conferences on how dance can advance equity, empathy, and systemic change.

SQx Dance Company

Our mission is to use dance to promote kinship, collaboration, and teamwork through contemporary dance performances and education programs that blend art, culture, and social change. We’re a social enterprise (since 2012) based on the unceded, traditional territories of the Sinixt, Sylix, and Ktunaxa peoples in BC’s Slocan Valley (8 hours from Vancouver). Our work engages vulnerable populations, engaging those systemically underserved or facing inequities.

Performer/Rehearsal Director: Kaitlyn Bass

Kaitlyn is a dance artist originally from where is colonially known as Calgary and serves as the Associate Director of SQx
Dance Company, leading interactive dance performances and programs across Turtle Island and Europe. With a BFA in
Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), her work focuses on engaging vulnerable audiences in remote and rural areas through arts-based outreach and socially conscious performance.

Performer: Yi-Chen (Selina) Tsai 

Selina is a Toronto-based dance artist originally from Taiwan and a 2023 graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She has performed with Rock Bottom Movement, Frog in Hand, DaCo Lab, FFDN, Little Pear Garden Dance Company, and SQx Dance Company.

Performer: Anja Faslau

Anja is a Montreal-based dance artist originally from Squamish, BC. She trained at Pro Arte Center and completed postgraduate studies at l'École Supérieure du Ballet de Québec (ESBQ). She has participated in international programs including the Johan Inger Youth Project in Spain and Springboard Danse Montréal, and has performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, compagnie Cas Public, Ballet Ouest de Montréal, Jobel Art for Earth, and SQx Dance Company.

Performer: Claire Campbell

Claire is a Nova Scotia-born dance artist with classical training from the Maritime Conservatory and L’École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec. She has performed with companies such as Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ezdanza, SQx Dance
Company, and ICK-Next Dans Amsterdam, with whom she toured across the Netherlands. Claire is a co-founder of
Montreal’s Bulbe Collective.

Performer: Payton Kennedy

Payton is a Vancouver-based dance artist who began her training in Ottawa before moving west at 15 to pursue
contemporary dance. She graduated from Arts Umbrella and Lamondance, later joining the Lamondance company, and is now performing with SQx Dance Company for their 2025 season.

Composer: Miles Jones (Humble Rockstars)

Miles Jones is a Toronto-based composer, producer, and songwriter whose debut album Runaway Jones (2009) gained
national success, with tracks featured on CTV’s Olympic coverage and CBS’s CSI: Las Vegas. He is best known as the
composer and theme songwriter for CBC’s Kim’s Convenience, scoring all five seasons.

Miles has also created music for major brands including Visa, Freedom Mobile, and the Paralympic Games. Influenced by his Jamaican heritage and his father’s DJ roots, he continues to blend hip-hop with live instrumentation.

Composer: Adroc Sol

Adroc Sol is a Toronto-based composer and producer whose genre-blending sound draws from jazz, hip-hop, electronic, and experimental music, shaped by early influences from his parents’ diverse musical tastes. With over a decade of experience in songwriting, sound design, and DJing, his music reflects a fearless commitment to innovation and cross-genre exploration.

Lighting Designer: Jack Shipman

Jack Chipman (he/him) is a Vancouver-based projection and lighting designer whose work blends digital and physical spaces using cameras, digital props, and image filtering. Passionate about immersive, cross-medium experiences, his credits include Romeo and Juliet (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), An Undeveloped Sound (Electric Company Theatre), Dance Craft (Joe Ink), and Ghost Forest (SFU).

Set Design: Molo Design

Based in Vancouver and led by Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, Molo is a design studio merging art, architecture, and material innovation to create sustainable, experiential spaces. Their work is part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Museum of Vancouver, among others.

Costumes: Lunya

Lunya specializes in sustainable, performance-driven natural fabrics. For Tidal Wave, they provided eco-conscious mulberry silk garments, supporting the production’s emphasis on ecological themes and material integrity.