Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Celebrates 15th Anniversary

 

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre has reached a milestone and is thrilled to announce the celebration of our 15th Anniversary. The 15th Anniversary celebrations will take place throughout the year with an online retrospective, including performance streaming, artist talks and photo series. 

Founded in June 2005 by Six Nations own, Kahnyen’kehàka Artistic Director, Producer and Artist Santee Smith / Tekaronhiáhkhwa, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre is one of  Canada’s foremost performing arts companies.  The translation of Kaha:wi from Kanien'kéha is “to carry” and is a traditional name within Smith’s family. Renowned nationally and around the globe for exquisitely produced, powerful and transformative performances, the company represents Indigenous presence: body, voice and creative force. 

Santee Smith has been the driving and creative force behind the company and explains, “Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s works are interdisciplinary, intergenerational and inter-cultural. Our performances question,  re-story, centre Indigenous experience and truth. Honouring Indigenous artistic and cultural process, connection to land, story and spirit of place, we transform, educate and uplift.”

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre acknowledges and extends Nia:wen / thank you to our core company sponsors; Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. The company acknowledges past sponsors including the K.M Hunter Foundation and performing arts presentation partners such as Ontario Presents and CAPACOA. Thank you to all of the staff, board members, collaborators, audiences, friends and family for contributing to our 15 years of notable growth and meaningful interconnections.