Raven Spirit Dance

Chapter 21


Photo: Melanie Orr

Raven Spirit Dance creates and produces contemporary dance that is rooted in Indigenous worldviews and honours the communities and artists we work with. We share stories through Indigenous perspectives and practices and create opportunities for others to do the same.

Chapter 21

In this dance/theatre piece choreographed by Starr Muranko and directed by Yvette Nolan, Chapter 21 explores what happens when a vibrant, active artist comes face to face with a crippling collision of events. Chapter 21 is a reflection on the days that have come to pass, and the art of becoming. A new baby boy; Chromosome 21; the big “C” diagnosis, 21 days between treatments, and 21 days to re-pattern beliefs; Courage; Faith; Resilience.

Project Details

Project created by: Starr Muranko

Key Collaborators:

CHOREOGRAPHED & PERFORMED BY: Starr Muranko
DIRECTOR: Yvette Nolan
COMPOSER: Edgardo Moreno
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jonathan Kim
STAGE MANAGER: Amanda Parafina
COSTUME DESIGN: Jeanette Kotowich
MENTORS: Alvin Tolentino and Michelle Olson
VIDEOGRAPHER: Sophia Wolfe and Yasuhiro Okada
PHOTOS: Melanie Orr & Erik Zennström

Audience: This production is not suitable for children.

Length in minutes: 45 minutes - Full length work

Space required:

Venue
Stage Measuring a Minimum of 25 x 20’
Sprung Floor
Marley Flooring; glazed Masonite is also acceptable

Masking
Wings / Legs on Stage Right and Stage Left
Preference to have 4-6 wings total

Dressing Rooms
Accommodate one performer
Iron and/or Steamer required

Preparation required: 1-2 days

General technical requirements: 1 Sound Board Operator & 1 Light Board Operator

LIGHTING
A DMX controlled system. ETC Family: Ion/Eos/Element/Gio.
Estimated minimum of 80 independently dimmed conventional or LED fixtures (can be negotiated).
Drawings (plan and section) of the venue must be forwarded to the company along with lighting inventory, grid plan, circuit plan, and any other pertinent documentation. Preferably a Vectorworks (.vwx) file.
The Company will provide a detailed lighting plot to the venue at least 2 weeks prior to arrival.
The Company will attempt to work with available inventory; However some rental items may be required.
Must be possible to achieve a complete blackout in the venue.
The Company Lighting Designer would prefer to operate/program cues on the lighting console when at the venue.
If possible, we would appreciate it if the venue could set up a production table in the House as well as the lighting console there for the Company Lighting Designer to operate/program from.

AUDIO
Music playback from Q-lab.
Q-lab file can be sent in advance or Company will bring on a USB stick. The Company may also just bring a show laptop, which would then only need an audio line feed into the venue's sound system.
Requires a professional quality stereo sound system in good working order, providing clear, undistorted, evenly distributed sound proportionate to venue capacity.
Venue must provide 2 onstage monitor speakers.


SET / PROPERTIES
Space to be smudged before tech and before the performance
The Judy mannequin needs to be provided by the theatre/sourced locally if we are touring outside of BC
Pre set (scarves, moccasins, purse) provided by company
Wig provided by company worn by performer

Availability: Season 2022/23: We are in Toronto in March and a show at PHT (We could add to this tour).

Available winter and spring of 2024

Number of performers on tour including choreographer: 1

Number of support staff on tour: 3

Community Engagement Activities

We have a special interests in doing outreach to Indigenous communities and groups within the regions we will traveling. We are happy to offer dance workshops, boot camps and talks.
Past workshops presented by Starr:
Together we rise: Workshop for moms raising kids with down syndrome
Celebrating our journeys movement workshop: Creative dance workshop for women who have traveled with the big "C"

Contact: Raven Spirit Dance, info@ravenspiritdance.com

Agent/Manager: Muneera Wallace, muneera@ravenspiritdance.com

Website: ravenspiritdance.com

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Photo: Erik Zennström