choreography — Nicole Charlton Goodbrand wm2 company — Ashley Mae Johnston, Taylor MacLeod, Alèn Martel, Sarah Vander Ploeg, Elexie Tracy, Emily Fonda, Sierra Oszust, Reese Wilson, Sylvie Moquin lighting design — Matt Levesque audio design and technical support — Colin Barden
performed on May 23 + 24, 2025 at The Studio, Vertigo Theatre in Calgary, AB.
Synopsis
Sweet Strange Paradise examines the insatiable drive to embrace life in all its vivid and painful forms. Set against the shifting rhythms of the seasons, it delves into ecological grief and the tangled, often uneasy bond between humans and the natural world, exploring our role as both observers and participants in cycles of destruction and renewal. The work unfolds in a space where beauty and harshness coexist, where rebirth grows from decay and awe rises through ruin. It reflects on nature’s relentless, transformative flow and the brutal indifference of the world we are inseparably part of.