Indigenous contemporary dance work by Lara Kramer.
When: Feb 21, 2025 - 8pm
Where: The Dance Centre (677 Davie St.)
Join us for Gorgeous Tongue by Lara Kramer, a multidisciplinary artist of mixed Oji-cree and settler heritage based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal.
Anchored in this world and orbiting a universe beyond, a lone performer unfolds memories
on stage through rhythmic scores. For Gorgeous Tongue, Lara Kramer invites
Nêhiyaw/Métis dance artist Jeanette Kotowich to embody stories, dreams, and songs that
stem from Lara’s Anishinaabe lineage. Entering Kramer’s artistic constellation, Kotowich
performs multiple movement sequences to embrace the past and usher in a new
world. Gorgeous Tongue is a celebration of Indigenous transmission, transformation, and
futurity.
Born out of two artists’ chemistry and kinship, this solo oscillates between the need for
regulation and the discovery of a new appetite. Following Windigo (2018, FTA) and Them
Voices (2021 and 2022, FTA), Lara Kramer explores the need and drive for pleasure and
the strength of instinctual connections.
"And we are asked, “Do you still want to go?” This is them stories of our journey from the
stars. Of how we came to be. Somewhere amongst all these strands, we are weaving our imagination. Dreaming for hard loving and future journeys. Transporting in soft gorgeous tongue. " ~Lara Kramer
Matriarchs Uprising is supported through The Dance Centre’s Special Projects and Partnerships program.