2021
Lake Winnipeg (working title, work-in-progress), 2020-Present
Choreographed by Zorya Arrow in collaboration with Camila Schujman, D-Anne Kuby, Emma Beech, and Lake Winnipeg
Choreographed by Zorya Arrow in collaboration with Camila Schujman, D-Anne Kuby, Emma Beech, and Lake Winnipeg
Doughball, 2021
Filmed and Edited by Arne MacPherson
Performance by Zorya Arrow
Music by Beefdonut
Thanks to the frozen Assiniboine River, on Treaty 1 Territory
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Filmed and Edited by Arne MacPherson
Performance by Zorya Arrow
Music by Beefdonut
Thanks to the frozen Assiniboine River, on Treaty 1 Territory
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2020
2019
Faith’s A Thing, December 2019
Choreography: Zorya Arrow
Sound: Leif Norman and Zorya Arrow with assistance from Charlie Rae Walker
Music: Young Fathers
Text: Zorya Arrow
Dancers: Emma Beech, Alexandra Garrido, D-Anne Kuby, Camila Schujman
Commissioned and presented by Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers
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Choreography: Zorya Arrow
Sound: Leif Norman and Zorya Arrow with assistance from Charlie Rae Walker
Music: Young Fathers
Text: Zorya Arrow
Dancers: Emma Beech, Alexandra Garrido, D-Anne Kuby, Camila Schujman
Commissioned and presented by Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers
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2018
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SLEEP & SPRING, August 2018
Video installation
Sleep 1h30min, monitor
Spring 8min, projection
Sleep: This is when rest happens…when no change happens.
And, where is the rest in the waking?
Spring: Destruction and renewal is all around.
Relentlessness? What does it mean to move through the day?
Presented as a part of Video Pool Media Arts Centre's 2018 Media Arts Residency year end.
Technical Mentor/Consultant: Kayla Jeanson
Video installation
Sleep 1h30min, monitor
Spring 8min, projection
Sleep: This is when rest happens…when no change happens.
And, where is the rest in the waking?
Spring: Destruction and renewal is all around.
Relentlessness? What does it mean to move through the day?
Presented as a part of Video Pool Media Arts Centre's 2018 Media Arts Residency year end.
Technical Mentor/Consultant: Kayla Jeanson
2017
INTHEALLEYSWITHTHERATS, October 2017
Song by The Ineffable
Film by Zorya Arrow and Erin Buelow
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Song by The Ineffable
Film by Zorya Arrow and Erin Buelow
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much too much to say, September 2017
Presented by Company Link at The B-Zone
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Direction: Zorya Arrow
Performance: Arlo Reva, Arne McPherson, Bo van der Midden, Emma Beech, Zorya Arrow
Lights and Production Manager: Jaymez
Costume: Lisa Dyck
Music: Scott Joplin, the radio (live), original music written and performed by Bo van der Midden.
Text: Original poems by Bo van der Midden, other words generated by performers.
Wall art credit: Michelle Wilson
The sun sets. The colour red. Pink, orange.
Real life altering things happen, most often, we keep going.
Invited to witness humanity in the raw, this process based work speaks to audiences through intimacy, transparency and exhaustion. The dynamic cast of much too much to say has informed the work’s contents, developed around the concept of identity as a verb.
Big thanks to the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council for supporting this project. Thanks to Faye Thomson and The School of Contemporary Dancers’ Graduation Scholarship fund for supporting Emma Beech’s participation in this project. Thanks to Bunny of Pizza Boys and The B-Zone for hosting us here. Thanks to Leif Norman and Michelle panting for photographing, kayla jeanson for shooting. Thanks to the ushers and volunteers. Thanks to David McMurry Smith for instilling the concept of Identity as a Verb into my brain, to Arlo, Arne, Bo and Emma for offering their hearts to this process and to Jinx for being my big calm through this challenging year of grief. Thanks to my friends and family for supporting me in my life and work. Special thanks to Scott Leroux, my cheerleader in the sky.
Presented by Company Link at The B-Zone
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Direction: Zorya Arrow
Performance: Arlo Reva, Arne McPherson, Bo van der Midden, Emma Beech, Zorya Arrow
Lights and Production Manager: Jaymez
Costume: Lisa Dyck
Music: Scott Joplin, the radio (live), original music written and performed by Bo van der Midden.
Text: Original poems by Bo van der Midden, other words generated by performers.
Wall art credit: Michelle Wilson
The sun sets. The colour red. Pink, orange.
Real life altering things happen, most often, we keep going.
Invited to witness humanity in the raw, this process based work speaks to audiences through intimacy, transparency and exhaustion. The dynamic cast of much too much to say has informed the work’s contents, developed around the concept of identity as a verb.
Big thanks to the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council for supporting this project. Thanks to Faye Thomson and The School of Contemporary Dancers’ Graduation Scholarship fund for supporting Emma Beech’s participation in this project. Thanks to Bunny of Pizza Boys and The B-Zone for hosting us here. Thanks to Leif Norman and Michelle panting for photographing, kayla jeanson for shooting. Thanks to the ushers and volunteers. Thanks to David McMurry Smith for instilling the concept of Identity as a Verb into my brain, to Arlo, Arne, Bo and Emma for offering their hearts to this process and to Jinx for being my big calm through this challenging year of grief. Thanks to my friends and family for supporting me in my life and work. Special thanks to Scott Leroux, my cheerleader in the sky.
How To Recreate Human Cremated Remains, April 2017
An experimental tutorial video by Zorya Arrow.
Thanks to Kayla Jeanson for her help editing.
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An experimental tutorial video by Zorya Arrow.
Thanks to Kayla Jeanson for her help editing.
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This Disposition, April 2017 (Phase Three)
Conceived & performed by Zorya Arrow at Poolside Gallery
Mentor: D-Anne Kuby
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Read FULL magazine's article about this work HERE.
Thank you to Young Lungs Dance Exchange for supporting my initial research for this work, The James Black Gallery for hosting my artistic residency throughout this process, and to the Winnipeg Arts Council for their support in the creation of This Disposition. Thanks to Kayla Jeanson my trusted videographer, the people of Video Pool for their support in hosting this event, and D-Anne Kuby for all the details. Thanks to my friends and family for supporting me in my life and work and special thanks to Scott Leroux, forever my sweet instigator and unwavering support.
Conceived & performed by Zorya Arrow at Poolside Gallery
Mentor: D-Anne Kuby
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Read FULL magazine's article about this work HERE.
Thank you to Young Lungs Dance Exchange for supporting my initial research for this work, The James Black Gallery for hosting my artistic residency throughout this process, and to the Winnipeg Arts Council for their support in the creation of This Disposition. Thanks to Kayla Jeanson my trusted videographer, the people of Video Pool for their support in hosting this event, and D-Anne Kuby for all the details. Thanks to my friends and family for supporting me in my life and work and special thanks to Scott Leroux, forever my sweet instigator and unwavering support.
Z is for Zorya: A work-in-progress, February 2017
A film by Ed Ackerman
Featuring Zorya Arrow
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A film by Ed Ackerman
Featuring Zorya Arrow
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This Disposition, January 2017 (Phase Two)
Conceived & performed by Zorya Arrow during her two week residency at The James Black Gallery in Vancouver, BC.
Zorya Arrow spent her residency crafting a play list, writing, and moving around on the gallery floor, preparing for a performance that marked the three month anniversary of her partner's unexpected death.
With a massive drop in energy levels, due to what grief apparently can do to a person, Zorya's performance project, which had been gearing up in the fall of 2016 to become a solo dance work, took a huge shift along with these new life circumstances. The work became about processing death and the reintegration into life.
With an audience of nearly thirty people to witness her, Zorya took the moment, giving shape to what it feels like three months into processing three and a half years of love, reshaped in an instant.
Conceived & performed by Zorya Arrow during her two week residency at The James Black Gallery in Vancouver, BC.
Zorya Arrow spent her residency crafting a play list, writing, and moving around on the gallery floor, preparing for a performance that marked the three month anniversary of her partner's unexpected death.
With a massive drop in energy levels, due to what grief apparently can do to a person, Zorya's performance project, which had been gearing up in the fall of 2016 to become a solo dance work, took a huge shift along with these new life circumstances. The work became about processing death and the reintegration into life.
With an audience of nearly thirty people to witness her, Zorya took the moment, giving shape to what it feels like three months into processing three and a half years of love, reshaped in an instant.
2016
This Disposition, October 2016 (Phase One)
Performance research conceived and presented by Zorya Arrow, through Young Lungs Dance Exchange's Research Series
Mentor: D-Anne Kuby
Performance research conceived and presented by Zorya Arrow, through Young Lungs Dance Exchange's Research Series
Mentor: D-Anne Kuby
She Speaks the Night, September 2016
A Nova Dance Collective performance by Alexandra Garrido and Zorya Arrow with direction from Janelle Hacault.
Performed as a part of Nuit Blanche Winnipeg
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Speciation Dance, 2016
Director: Michelle Wilson
Dancers: Alexandra Garrido and Zorya Arrow
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Director: Michelle Wilson
Dancers: Alexandra Garrido and Zorya Arrow
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Hue Quilted Windowpane, August 2016
Director: Lasha Mowchun
Staring: Zorya Arrow and Jean-Jacques Javier
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Director: Lasha Mowchun
Staring: Zorya Arrow and Jean-Jacques Javier
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Not Potatoes, March 2016
Choreographer: Zorya Arrow
Dancers: Alexandra Garrido, Janelle Hacault, Rachelle Bourget, Kelsey Todd, Sarah Helmer, Zorya Arrow
Music: Scott Leroux and Julia Tchira
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Read The Uniter's article about this work HERE.
Choreographer: Zorya Arrow
Dancers: Alexandra Garrido, Janelle Hacault, Rachelle Bourget, Kelsey Todd, Sarah Helmer, Zorya Arrow
Music: Scott Leroux and Julia Tchira
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Read The Uniter's article about this work HERE.
Boxes (The Genetics Project), September 2015-September 2016
Installation by Zorya Arrow and Robert Pasternak
Photos by Zorya Arrow
Slide show presentation about this project: PetchaKucha 20x20
Installation by Zorya Arrow and Robert Pasternak
Photos by Zorya Arrow
Slide show presentation about this project: PetchaKucha 20x20
2015
The Genetics Project, September 2015
Creator: Zorya Arrow
Performers: Robert Pasternak and Zorya Arrow
Music: Dave Sweatman
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Creator: Zorya Arrow
Performers: Robert Pasternak and Zorya Arrow
Music: Dave Sweatman
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Stacy and the Hemoglobins, performing at Soupstock, October 2015
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Lobotomies, August 2015
Written and Performed by Zorya Arrow, featuring Cathy Tat
Shoot and Edited by Erin Buelow
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Written and Performed by Zorya Arrow, featuring Cathy Tat
Shoot and Edited by Erin Buelow
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2014
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A Cabaret, March 2014
Performance works included Mack, Gwylan Speaks, and Normal Developmental Turmoil
Created and Performed by Zorya Arrow
Songs by Anne-Marie Williot
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Read Spectator Tribune's article about this work HERE.
Performance works included Mack, Gwylan Speaks, and Normal Developmental Turmoil
Created and Performed by Zorya Arrow
Songs by Anne-Marie Williot
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Read Spectator Tribune's article about this work HERE.
2013
The Laundry Room, November 2013
Director: Isabelle Kirouac
Performers: Isabelle Kirouac and Zorya Arrow
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Director: Isabelle Kirouac
Performers: Isabelle Kirouac and Zorya Arrow
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Normal Developmental Turmoil, July + August 2013 Creator and Performer: Zorya Arrow |
Good Morning and Good Night, February 2013
Creator and Performer: Zorya Arrow |
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2012
