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Photo Credit: Evan DeRushie
Affect | Effect
JRIFTERS
October 2-4, 2026
Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement
Inspired by the urban landscape, Affect | Effect explores the tension between connection and isolation, visibility and anonymity, and the continuous loop between internal states and the external world. Living in a “concrete jungle,” the natural world and our interconnectedness are often obscured, even as they remain ever-present. Affect | Effect examines how architecture, proximity, and observation influence behaviour and perception. The work creates a shared space of reflection on connection, environmental influence, and our responsibility to one another.
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Photo Credit: Evan DeRushie (1,2) and Katrina Medalle (3)
Jen Hum & Sarah Kim
JrifterS is a collaboration between dance artists Jen Hum and Sarah Kim, exploring collective human experiences through movement shaped by cultural ancestry, diverse training, exploration in different planes, and lived experience. They debuted with Medium at AerTime in 2011 and went on to create works including Aerial Agents (2012), Me, Myself and I (2013), the dance film As We Unravel (2014), and Stuff and Nonsense (2015). After a hiatus to focus on family and individual pursuits, they returned in 2023 with renewed perspective, presenting in non-traditional venues including Bayside Gallery (Affect/Effect), Coin 8 Studios (Me, Myself and I(i)), and Fulton Fitness in St. Catharines (Stuff and (non)Sense) as part of the In the Soil Festival - Rhizomes. Future aspirations include manifesting their inner dragons.