All Bodies Dance

Casseiopia is a new work by Indigenous artist Cheyenne Seary exploring themes of tenderness, play, aging, and grief. The work draws inspiration from the experience of becoming a new mother in 2020. It reflects the exhaustion and joy of that time, alongside a community’s mourning for two lost young children. The work uses a series of different-sized chairs as both objects for choreographic invention, accessibility, and symbols of rest and duty. The piece was created in collaboration with a cast of mature dancers with diverse abilities from All Bodies Dance Project who bring refreshing honesty and life experience to the stage. At its core, Casseiopia is about shared resilience and lifting each other up.

Choreographer: Cheyenne Seary

Cheyenne Dawn Seary is an Indigenous mother and artist of the Mi'gmaq Nation born and raised on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tslei-Waututh territory. Since 2015, she has been a core member of ABDP, where she performs, choreographs, teaches, and collaborates, in addition to her role as an Early Childhood Educator. Cheyenne has performed in works by Naomi Brand, Carolina Bergonzoni, Andrea Cownden and Rianne Svelnis and created several works for All Bodies Dance Project including "Broadway and Commercial" (2017), "Clove Hitch" (2019) and "Casseiopia" (2024)All Bodies Dance Project (ABDP) holds a mission to create opportunities for people of all abilities, genders, sizes, and backgrounds to practice, research, and create inclusive dance. Our work blurs the boundaries between community-engaged and professional practice as we celebrate diverse ways of moving and perceiving.

Performers: TBA

Composer: Benjamin Gustafsson, Cris Derksen, Drehz, Quantum Tangle.