2023 BC Family Day Event KIROUAC & FIELKOV "Habitats"

Monday February 20th at Mahon Hall

Hop over to Mahon Hall for some free Family Day fun!

Salt Spring Arts is thrilled to present KIROUAC & FIELKOV in Habitats for our 9th annual free Family Day Event. You and your family are invited to join us for a delightful celebration of children and families. The afternoon will begin at 1 pm with magical face painting, ear-raising crafts and pin the the cottontail on the bunny as we enjoy delicious snacks and await the show. The performance will begin promptly at 2 pm. Each year on Family Day, Salt Spring Arts presents family-friendly festivities at Mahon Hall that promise fun, creativity and the magic of live performance.

“Habitats is an enchanting performance for all ages, blending physical comedy, dance and circus and celebrating the power of imagination.”

**Winner of the Mollie Bradley & the Joanna Maratta Award**

** Nominated ‘Best Physical Piece’ by the SKAMpede Young Company**

“An entirely new and strange dimension (...) Totally enchanting. So elegant and whimsical.” – Miranda Posse

A twist between Fellini and Lewis Carroll, Habitats is a captivating performance for all ages combining elements of physical comedy, contemporary dance and circus. Accompanied by a mysterious white hare, a woman travels through dream-like roads in search of home. Through her journey into the unknown, she transforms her fears into curiosity. Celebrating the power of imagination, Habitats is a living poem about migration, transformation and the interaction between humans and other animals.

Isabelle Kirouac is an interdisciplinary choreographer, dance artist, acrobatic stilt walker, mother and arts educator. She uses movement as a tool to investigate the poetics of the senses and to process questions raised in her everyday life. Isabelle has presented her work and toured across Canada, the USA, Mexico, Colombia and Europe. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University. Born in Quebec/Abenaki territories, she now lives in Vancouver, on the traditional and the traditional and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

Critically acclaimed performing artist Nayana Fielkov is dedicated to the work of play. She is based on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl ílwətaʔ/ Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xwməθkwəy əm (Musqueam) Nations. Beginning with scripted plays and musicals over two decades ago, she evolved through the creation and wearing of masks, into the worlds of clown and devised theatre. Nayana is co-creator of the multi-award winning shows: Hotel Vortruba, Falling Awake, A Can of Worms from RAGMOP Theatre, Habitats, Underbelly and The Myrtle Sisters. Along with her touring duo and solo shows, she creates ensemble work, variety acts, and is a teacher of clown and movement practices.

Habitats is not to be missed, a rare production, tantalizing the imaginations of all ages, it is the perfect Family Day experience.

We are grateful to the Province of British Columbia which provided Salt Spring Arts with funding in support of our free, community Family Day event. We are also thankful to BC Ferries, for their support in making this event possible.

For more information please visit: www.saltspringarts.com/community-initiatives/family-day/