AUDIENCE TESTIMONIALS

Photo by Stoo Metz

"Joyful, spirited, moving, and extremely hopeful are just some of the words I would use to describe The Skeleton Dance. It's not often you see big topics like death handled with such care for young people. Emma and Ella create space for children to ask questions, explore feelings and laugh from the tops of their heads to the tips of their toes. I am so grateful that this show exists to show children that these roads can be walked together, that we can hold grief and joy in the same hands, and that sharing feelings with others is how we can make sense of our lives. This show is a true gift to children (and adults) everywhere."

HANNA WOLF

Photo by James MacLean

"The performance was very interactive, very child-friendly, high energy, and thoughtful. I think every member in the audience would have gotten something out of the performance whether it was catharsis, joy, learning, or comfort. They capture the subject of death with sincerity and a sensitivity while in no way shying away from the subject.

SHELBY KENNEDY - NSUPE PRESIDENT

Photo by James MacLean

"The show was fantastic. I was so captivated by their performance, taking something that can seem so large, and deep and scary like death, and turn it into something light-hearted, educational, and even fun. The concept is so unique. I’ve never seen anything like it before."

LAURA RAFUSE

Photo by Stoo Metz

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THE SKELETON DANCE

The Skeleton Dance began development in 2019 as a vocal masque assignment in theatre school between emerging artists Ella MacDonald (she/her) and Emma James (they/she). Thanks to the support of their faculty and many other community partners, The Skeleton Dance is able to take on new life while it explores death in a new way.

This project is possible thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

The creation, development, and presentation of The Skeleton Dance has taken place in K’jipuktuk, the ancestral and unceded land of the Mi’kmaq people.

Find us on Instagram: @theskeletondancehfx

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