DANCE and LIVE MUSIC DOUBLE BILL!

Starting off our 5^th Season with a DOUBLE BILL of exceptional dance and live music from BC and Montreal!

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TICKETS:

EMAIL: movementartsbc@gmail.com or CALL: 604-970-3206

$25 (adults) $15 (students) and children 13 & under free.

tickets are also available at the door for all shows!

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 7:00pm

LITTLE RED CHURCH - COMOX, BC

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 @ 7:00pm

PORT ALICE COMMUNITY CENTRE – PORT ALICE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 @ 7:30pm

ATHLETIC HALL – SOINTULA

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HANNAH EPPERSON - weaving uncanny artistry with violin, loop pedal, voice and innovative rhythmic improvisations.

‘THE ONE(S) WHO NEVER LIVED’ – a physically powerful and emotionally layered duet by Montreal based choreographer/dancer Jason Martin performed by Martin and Rebecca Margolick.

Hannah Epperson - With violin, loop pedal, voice and innovative rhythmic improvisations with proximate objects, Hannah Epperson weaves uncanny connection with her audiences, taking listeners on exhilarating journeys. As a companion in musical experience, she is powerful yet playful and gentle, often exploring the essential cultural and political matters of our age without ever leaving the miracle of the common place or "us" behind.  

Hannah Epperson has been called aneo-classical composer and musician, indie folk/rocker and avant-garde popartist. She's performed at jazz and electronica, folk, art, new music and rockfestivals.

With early ties to the American Southwestand Canada's Pacific coast, Hannah’s music draws from a life of listening and play inspired by musicians and artists across a wide range of genres: from generous childhood mentorships with cowgirl Meghan Merker, a clutch of old timedance musicians, and Peter Shumman's Bread and Puppet Theater; to practicing arpeggios and discovering the eclectic discographies of European artists like Bjork, the Cranberries, Arvo Part and many others who captured the imagination of a young North American. Hannah discovered her joy in collaborating with others early, including working in dialogue with the intense physicality of contemporary dancers in Brooklyn, New York and Banff, Alberta. She has worked in studio and on stage with artists such as Fleet Foxes, Ry X and Julianna Barwick and Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan.

www.hannahepperson.ca

‘ ...defies the expectations of popmusic… The end product is unique, haunting, addictive’ - Ted Gioia

‘As a rising millennial artist, herchilling and evocative voice is nothing short of extraordinary.’ - La Blogothèque​

‘Employing dream-folk variations andvisceral soundscapes’ - The Line Of Best Fit​

​‘ ...layered, intricate, crystal clearpop variations’ – Earmilk

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‘The One(S) Who Never Lived’ - In this moving and pyhsically powerful dance performance, choreographed by Montreal based Jason Martin, two individuals seek to balance desires for order and production within chaos.Their movements exhibit a synchronized precision, reminiscent of the monotony often linked to modern industrial processes and assembly line work. They function as conduits, symbolizing the delicate inter play between attraction and repulsion. A contrast arises, involving emotional apathy and a need to connect, to feel alive. A dialogue between the natural and the industrial, the human and the mechanized, highlights how these opposing elements coincide resulting in a physically powerful and emotionally layered dance performed by two of Canada’s most exciting dance artists - Martin and Rebecca Margolick.

‘...An organic, breathy performance where the tempo, movements, aesthetic choices and dramaturgy came together fully.’ Veronica Posth, Seing Dance

‘ ...The collective tableaux are remarkable as the creator has a precise idea of the place each person should occupy, at what height, and according to which movement logic.’ Marion Gerbier, DfDanse Credits

Jason Martin - Choreographer &performer - Jason Martin graduated from the Écolede Danse Contemporaine de Montréal in 2012. He has performed for Canadian companies such as Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Compagnie Dave St-Pierre, Daniel Léveillé Danse, Compagnie Virginie Brunelle and Le Carrédes Lombes. In 2016, Jason founded ENTITEY/jason martin creating dance works revolving around the resilience and interdependence of the human condition. His works were presented in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Colombia and Spain. In addition, Jason has done commissioned work as an international guest choreographer, for Taller Coreográficode la UNAM (Mexico), Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers (Canada), Kibbutz Gaaton Dance Workshop (Israel), Compañía Nacional de Danza de Costa Rica, Ballet Nacional Dominicano and Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín (Colombia).

www.entiteyjasonmartin.com

Rebecca Margolick - Creative collaborator & performer -  Rebecca Margolick’s dance works have been presented in Turkey, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Mexico, Israel, Sicily, and across the U.S and Canada. She was named one of Dance Magazines Top 25 to Watch in 2021. Her solo work has won awards from Festival Quartiers Danses 2021 and 2023, SOLOCOREOGRAFICO 2023, and Best Choreography at Teatri Riflessi 2025 and has received fellowships and residencies from Alvin Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab, Banff Centre, Derida Stage Bulgaria, Centrode las Artes San Luis Potosí and The Dance Centre Vancouver. She has been commissioned to create original works for Oregon Ballet Theater, La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Arts Umbrella, LITVAK dance, Ballet B.C. Annex, Ailey BFA Program, Michiyaya, and DancePORT Derida and NW DanceProject’s MOVE 2025 Program. This year, she premiered two duet co-creations, one in NYC with Tushrik Fredericks, and one in Vancouver with Livona Ellis. She has performed with many choreographers such as Annie Rigney, Belinda McGuire, Kayla Farrish, Allen Kaeja, Patricia Norowol, Jerome Bel (The Show Must Go On), Derrick Belcham, Emily Terndrup, Maya Orchin, Shay Kuebler, Barak Marshall, ENTITEY/Jason Martin, including as a company member with Sidra Bell Dance New York, UNAProductions, Andrea Peña & Artists and Company 605. She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA.

www.rebeccamargolick.com

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BC Movement Arts Society, founded by Mary-Louise Albert and Michael Margolick, is thrilled to continue the North Island Contemporary Dance Series featuring Canadian and international dance artists. For the 2025/2026 season we are continuing to expand our annual series by featuring diverse and acclaimed dance artists and multi-week dance creation residencies.

BC Movement Arts Society is grateful for the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Province of British Columbia, Regional District of Mt. Waddington and BCLive Presenting Network/BC Touring Council.

For our 2025 shows we are thankful for the corporate sponsorship of Couverdon Real Estate.

BC MOVEMENT ARTS is based in Sointula, BC, on the unceded and traditional lands of the Kwakwaka’wakw territories of the ‘Namgis,Kwakiutl, and Mamalilikala Nations.

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