In-person Arts & Culture

Phantom Limbs

Sunday, March 22, 2026
2:00pm to 3:00pm

Part of: Expanse Festival

Westbury Theatre
By donation
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Created by Kristi Hansen with Moment Discovery

Phantom Limbs” is a glitch in the machine. A dance with the past. A memory play that may or may not remember correctly.

Part performance, part technological misfire, Phantom Limbs explores what the body remembers even when something is no longer physically present. Through movement, body-based technology, and layered memory, Kristi Hansen plays with absence, sensation, and the poetic tension between what once was and what remains.

Artist Credits (Whole Team Involved)
Creator / Performer – Kristi Hansen
Body-Based Technology Direction Collaborator – Pamela Anthony
Dramaturgy Collaborator – Mũkonzi wa Mũsyoki
Movement Collaborator – Ainsley Hillyard 
Environmental Design Collaborator, Production Manager & Stage Manager – Tessa Stamp
Show Control Collaborator – Jonah Badger
Sound Design Collaborator – Charffy Wang 
Sound Design Mentor and Collaborator – Aaron Macri
Body-Based Technology Consultation & Collaborator – Will Bauer
Testimonial Contributor – Mona Sahi 
Voice Artists – Tyson Tsholo Khalema, Mona Sahi, Tabitha Biel Luak, Stanislav Zhurbenko, Lebogang Disele, and Kristi Hansen
Audio Recording Engineer – Sheldon Elter

Special Thanks

Thank you to the entire Moment Discovery team for their trust, investment, and belief in the Phantom Limbs project. And a huge thank you to the original 2022 research collaborators—Carly Neis, Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo, and Chris Dodd—who helped explore the concept of phantom limb and the poetry that exists within what our bodies remember.
A large portion of Phantom Limbs draws from Woody: a 2005 commission from the Manitoba Council for International Collaboration with original direction by Sheldon Elter, Sound and Video Design by Clinton Carew, revival direction by Murray Utas and revival dramaturgy by Steve Pirot in 2012.
The Expanse 2026 production of "Phantom Limbs" has been created with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Edmonton Arts Council, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Where to Find the Artist

Website: www.kristihansen.ca

Instagram: @kristi.hansen77

Accessible Performance March 29: ASL (American Sign Language) Interpreted

For more details on Accessible Shows, check out our website: https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-festival/access/

All tickets are Pay What You Will (PWYW). The suggested price is $35 but any amount is accepted.


Westbury Theatre

10330 84 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6E 2G9


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