Presented in Partnership with PuSh Festival
Wolastoq and Quebecois artist Ivanie Aubin-Malo takes us on a journey through dance, music and song into a reimagined tale, invoking the Giants, entities from the oral traditions of the Wabanaki Peoples.
A captivating performance brought to the stage with violinist Julian Rice (Mi'kmaq and Kanien'keha:ka), this creation transports us on a journey through the oral sung and dances traditions of the Wabanaki Peoples. Wahsipekuk:Au-delà des montagnes (Beyond the mountains) is a leap into the invisible space of dreams, an attempt to reconnect and continue the transmission of knowledge. The project, co-initiated by Ivanie Aubin-Malo and Natasha Kanapé Fontaine in 2020, invites the audience to experience a vibrant celebration where the past and present meet.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver, BC)
The Faris Family Studio (Black Box Theatre) - Level 1
$20-$40 (Pay What You Wish)
Ivanie Aubin-Malo (Wolastoq and Quebecois) is dancer, choreographer, and curator. She founded and now coordinates the MAQAHATINE collective, a series of events that bring together Indigenous movement artists. Ivanie is currently working with seven performers from the Wabanaki Confederacy on a production scheduled to tour in 2026.
Wolastoq and Quebecoise Choreographer, performer, and curator, Ivanie Aubin-Malo received the Prix de la danse de Montréal in the Révélation category in 2023. In November 2024 at Agora de la danse, she presented the interdisciplinary show Wahsipekuk: Au-delà des montagnes, a retelling of a tale invoking the Wabanakiyik giants. In 2020, she founded and now coordinates the MAQAHATINE collective, a series of events that bring together Indigenous movement artists to facilitate knowledge sharing. Based in L’Islet in the Wolastokuk,, she is involved in a Wolastoqey cultural centre project, Wolastoqiyik Atonikek, which allows members to reconnect with their community through artistic and cultural events. Thanks to EKOTE: Lumières sur les scènes autochtones, a program supporting Indigenous artistic production in Quebec, she is currently working with seven performers from the Wabanaki Confederacy on a production scheduled to tour in 2026.
IG: @ivanietaqanan
