Body as Nature
- Company
- Caitlin Griffin
- Creators
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Caitlin Griffin, Hana Shafi
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
A woman awash in sea-foam, a mysterious forest creature and a kooky flower bloom welcome you into nature's wild embrace. This sensational world of dance and poetry includes choreography by Margie Gillis. It asks how our bodies can act as sites of resistance and renewal in an era of environmental crisis. Featuring acclaimed 2SLGBTQIA+ writer and artist Hana Shafi (aka Frizz Kid), her poetry brings striking candour to cycles of power, decay, and rebirth.
“Griffin brought the forest to life in Loon...[Margie] Gillis' movement invention at its height, quirky and humorous with the darkest edge. -Los Angeles Dance Chronicle
Show trailer
Credits
- Choreographer
- Margie Gillis, Caitlin Griffin
- Director
- Brendan McMurtry-Howlett
More about the show experience
Latecomers will only be admitted into the theatre within the first 10 minutes of the performance. Re-entry will not be permitted.
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview | 2nd July | 3:00pm | ||
| 4th July | 7:45pm | |||
| 5th July | 2:00pm | |||
| 6th July | 9:45pm | |||
| 10th July | 5:15pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 12th July | 4:30pm | |||
| 13th July | 3:15pm |
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Venue
2 : Soulpepper Theatre's Tank House Theatre
50 Tank House Lane
Distillery Historic District
Toronto
ON
M5A 3C4
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
More about the show and company
The artists of Body as Nature come together especially for this production. Caitlin and Hana met in 2024 during a curated evening of improvisational performance in Toronto. Following an immediate creative connection, Body as Nature marks their first formal collaboration, and will be just one of 3 dance shows in this year’s Fringe Festival. The production is directed by Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, whose previous credits include directorial work with The Shaw Festival.
Lighting and stage management are by Bharat N Vyas. The company would like to thank community supporters, Frog in Hand, The Railpath Arts Centre, Compañia Carmen Romero Flameno Dance Arts, and the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation, with special gratitude to Dr. Margie Gillis O.O.C., for her ongoing mentorship and without whom this show would not exist.
Land acknowledgement
We are grateful to move, create, and share Body as Nature on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ—including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi—Haudenosaunee (Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga), Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.
We honour the deep relationships between these Nations and this land, water, and more-than-human world. Their presence and stewardship continue to shape this territory.
As we explore the body as a living part of nature, we recognize our responsibility to engage in meaningful reconciliation—through listening, learning, and building reciprocal relationships grounded in respect, creativity, and care.
Content advice
Parental guidance advised Fog machine
Sensory description
Lighting: Some scenes will feature low lighting with fully dark transitions between scenes.
Sounds: Some scenes will feature nature sounds including ocean waves, birds, insects and frogs that vary in volume and intensity.
Music: The show features a recorded musical score that may vary in volume and intensity.
Dialogues and Speech: All scenes with dialogue will be amplified and audible with transcription provided in the Access Guide..
Haze: There will some haze used during some scenes for atmospheric effects. This is non-toxic but may cause discomfort for people with respiratory sensitivities.
For more Information, please check out our Access Guide.
