Awáa

“Awáa” means “one who is a mother” in the language of Haida Gwaii, a chain of islands on the north coast of British Columbia, Canada. This evening-length work was created with Aszure Barton & Artists | AB&A, and has toured internationally.

Photos by Don Lee and Kim Williams, courtesy of AB&A

Choreography: Aszure Barton
Music: Curtis Robert MacDonald & Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin with select, additional tracks by J. Brahms and C. Veloso
Stage, Lighting Design: Burke Brown
Costume Design: Linda Chow
Video Projection: Tobin Del Cuore
Originally danced by: Aszure Barton & Artists (Jonathan Alsberry, Lara Barclay, William Briscoe, Tobin Del Cuore, Ben Kamino, Andrew Murdock, Davon Rainey)
Premiere: 2012
Awáa is a co-production of The CanDance Network Creation Fund, National Arts Centre, Danse Danse, Canada Dance Festival, Le Grand Théâtre de Québec, La danse sur les routes and The Banff Centre. It is supported by the Dance Section of the Canada Council for the Arts and The Banff Centre's Performing Arts Residency program.
Aszure would like to acknowledge her team of extraordinary collaborators for their tireless work and creative input. She would also like to thank Kelly Robinson, Don Lee, and the brilliant staff of The Banff Centre, for believing in and supporting this creation.
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