Remember That Time We Met in the Future? will be the fourth CCOV production by Lara Kramer as part of the Long-Term Residency – CCOV Productions program. On stage, she reunites four Indigenous artists from across Canada.
“Lara’s selection for this fourth production is a logical continuation of our collaboration with her. As an associate artist of the CCOV since 2021, it is clear that her work resonates with our approach and values. We are very excited to deepen our relationship with Lara and to collaborating with her and her team on this ambitious and essential project.”
Paul Caskey, CCOV Director
Contact :
Jamie Wright / jamie@artcirculation.org / 514-690-5305
Photo : Lara Kramer
Photo : Gaétan Paré
Description
Lara Kramer’s choreographic work powerfully explores decelerated temporalities, intergenerational knowledge transmission, and the exercise of imagination as a political and cultural force, creating transformative experiences for audiences.
The foundation of her new project, Remember that time we met in the future?, will be informed by Mno Ode, interpreted in Anishinaabemowin as good heart. On stage, four Indigenous artists, connected to this transcendent creative pulse, will navigate a non-linear movement through layers of questioning and struggle – an exploration of meaning and purpose – towards an intentional path rooted in their spiritual vitality. Their connection to old and new knowledge will intertwine in a collective impulse, weaving the threads of profound transformation and undreamt futures, ultimately leading towards a space of deeper understanding and thriving Mno Ode. Remember that time we met in the future? will unfold in a dreamlike scenographic landscape, imbued with voices, sounds, memories, and dreams.
Collaboration
Executive Producer: Centre de Création O Vertigo – Productions CCOV
Creation, Costumes, Sound and Set Design: Lara Kramer
Performers : Sage Fabre-Dimsdale, Jeanette Kotowich, Kyana Lyne, Marcus Merasty
Outside Eyes: Peter James
Scenographic Consultant: Sophie El Assard
Knowledge Keeper: Ida Baptiste
Lighting Design: Jo Vignola
Video + Photography: Robin P. Gould
Coproduction partners: Festival TransAmériques and PuSh Festival
Creative Residencies: Centre de Création O Vertigo, Fei & Milton Wong Theatre, LAB2M
Booking: Art Circulation
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The Centre de Création O Vertigo – CCOV offers a unique combination of experimentation and innovation for the creation and production of dance works. Through its long-term artist-in-residence program, the CCOV collaborates with outstanding choreographers to produce large-scale, ambitious works that contribute to the healthy evolution of contemporary artistic practices. A unique place for artistic reflection, an incubator of talent and a catalyst of ideas, the CCOV’s production model nurtures the creative genius of a new generation of artists.
Lara Kramer is a performer, choreographer, and multidisciplinary artist of mixed Oji-cree and settler heritage, raised in London, Ontario. She lives and works in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal. Her choreographic work, research and field work over the last fifteen years has been grounded in intergenerational relations, intergenerational knowledge, and the impacts of the Indian Residential Schools of Canada. She is the first generation in her family to not attend the Residential schools. Lara Kramer is a Centre de Création O Vertigo – CCOV Associate Artist since 2021.