I Dream in Wampum

Join them for "I Dream in Wampum", choreographed by the 2025 Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award winner Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo. The work is a dynamic, powerful science-fiction dance journey where Indigenous people show a future of strength and celebration. Originally from Kahnawake, Diabo is a Kanien’keha:ka choreographer and dancer whose work draws from classical ballet alongside powwow, Haudenosaunee, and contemporary dance traditions. As Artistic Director of A’nó:wara Dance Theatre, she creates works that centre Indigenous worldviews while expanding the possibilities of contemporary dance through story, movement, and cultural continuity. A post-show conversation with choreographer Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo will follow the performance. Enter into a world of Indigenous Futurism. This is a story inspired by Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) teachings, allowing you to imagine worlds where colonialism never happened. Happening at the Jenny Belzberg Theatre at 7:30 PM