Touring

PLAY

PLAY is a new interactive work by multifaceted artist Jacinte Armstrong, that springs from the idea that dance is in all of us. Mocean would love to share this unique, family-friendly experience with your community!

Alongside an interdisciplinary cast, Armstrong puts into play a communally created evening of dance, inviting artists and audiences to be in the moment together. Using movement, drawing, music, and colourful large-scale objects, PLAY brings viewers into a whimsical creative world. No previous dance experience is needed to participate - audiences can choose to take an active part in the creative flow, or just sit back and enjoy the show. 

This work includes opportunities for open-level community workshops and rich pre or post-show talkbacks.

Re-Membering Kmɨtkinu

Re-membering Kmitkinu is a response to shalan joudry’s poem Kmitkinu, (Mi’kmaw word meaning “our homeland”). The poem traces Mi’kmaw history from pre- to post-colonization, calling for truth-seeking, solidarity, and collective healing, mirrored in the land’s own restoration. Centered on connection, it aims to strengthen relationships and build hope between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and the land.

Re-membering Kmɨtkinu is a collaborative, multi-sensory, land-based dance performance being developed by Mocean Dance (Halifax) and Sarah Prosper (Eskasoni First Nation) and shalan joudry (L'sitkuk, Bear River First Nation). The team is working with a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous dance artists from across Mi’kma’ki to develop this new work towards a future premiere performance in Amnu’kati (Point Pleasant Park, Halifax), in May 2027, in partnership with Live Art Dance and Prismatic Arts Festival.  Ready for touring Spring / Summer 2028

Sea Unseen

Sea Unseen - 45 min, five dancers, one musician/sound designer, collaborating partner: Sable Island Institute. Sea Unseen is an immersive, family-friendly dance performance that transforms plastic debris collected from the shores of Sable Island into a visceral, multi-sensory artistic experience. Suitable for gymnasium school touring. 

Beyond the captivating beauty of its wild horses and windswept dunes, Sea Unseen uncovers the hidden story of ocean plastic pollution on Sable Island. Dance, music, and storytelling unite in a delicate balance of artistic expression and environmental activism, holding space for the urgent and complex issue of plastic pollution. Sea Unseen embodies the struggles of the ocean itself, navigating a sea of plastic in search of hope.

School show study-guide coming soon!

Note: due to the large amount of plastic debris associated with this production, this show is only suitable for touring within driving range.

Mocean Dance Week

Specialized Outreach Community-Centred Engagement

Energize your community like never before in an entirely participatory based program - get moving with Mocean!

Mocean Dance Week is a week of movement and creation-based activities. This 5-day event hosts a series of community activities including daily Moving with Mocean classes for the community, afternoon Studio to Stage creation workshops, workshops for kids, as well as evening dance classes open to the public. The week has been designed to offer something for everyone, learn more about this unique program here.