A creative return to the fast-flowing landscape of Saskatchewan, the robust and undulating land of Jeanette’s great-grandmothers and great-great-grandfathers, Kisiskâciwan is a journey to one’s self. It speaks through dance to a Métis cultural narrative of identity and home.

The Kah-tep-was (Nêhiyaw for river that calls) is a two-kilometer wide, 180-meter deep valley is a sacred place that calls generations of peoples for gathering, hunting, and spiritual replenishment.

Choreographer, performer, producer: Jeanette Kotowich

Creative producer, outside eye: Deanna Peters/Mutable

Subject Original lighting design: James Proudfoot

Sound, fiddle, vocals: Kathleen Nisbet (guest live performance)

Sound: Wayne Lavallee, Moe Clark, Brady Marks