A visceral negotiation of land and lineage, BOLT moves through us as a living archive – it exists deep in our subconscious, where ideas flow across the landscape, and past meets future.
— Jeanette Kotowich
BOLT is a reclamation of artistic sovereignty, forged through kinship and collaboration. Through this ensemble journey, a rich lexicon of imagery unfolds, embodying the meanings of BOLT: a connecting force, an activation of positive energy and kinetic joy.
Through synchronicity, laughter, and risk-taking, we journey into the unknown—visiting the liminal spaces at the horizon of our imaginations. We are confronted with desolate landscapes of fracture and extraction. Uncovering unity in dysfunction, we embrace acceptance and futurity.
BOLT is a live, responsive and co-written body of knowledge—the same performance never happens twice. It’s a radical act of productive instability, Indigenous-led by Jeanette Kotowich (Nêhiyaw/Mêtis) and co-creators, in an intercultural context that honours the timeless ethos of the land and all folk.
upcoming
- Mar 2026
WORLD PREMIERE at
Vancouver International Dance Festival - June 2026
Montreal
past
- Nov 2024
sharing at Dance In Vancouver - Jun 2023
residency at the Annex
conceived and produced by
co-created and performed by
- Kate Franklin
- Gillian Hanemayer
- Ahmed Khalil
- Jeanette Kotowich
- Deanna Peters
music
Ahmed Khalil
lighting
Gillian Hanemayer
costume
Jeanette Kotowich
artistic support
- Michelle Olson
- Lisa Gelley
- Donna Redlick
project management
Kayleigh Sandomirsky
co-produced by
- Raven Spirit Dance
- Festival TransAmériques
creative residency support
- Out Innerspace
- Annex Theatre
- The Scotiabank Dance Centre
supported by
- Canada Council for the Arts
- BC Arts Council
- Odd Meridian Arts
- City of Vancouver
- Company 605