CO-WORKS 26/27
Photo Credit: Evan DeRushie
Affect | Effect
JRIFTERS
October 2-4, 2026
Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement, 225 Sterling Rd, Unit 103
Affect | Effect explores agency and the invisible forces that shape how we move through the world. Inspired by the urban landscape, the work examines how our environments influence consciousness, behaviour, relationships, and our sense of self and asks how independently we can truly act within those forces.
Living in a “concrete jungle,” our connection to the natural world and to one another can feel obscured, even as it remains ever-present. Through movement, space, proximity, and observation, Affect | Effect explores the tension between connection and isolation, visibility and anonymity, and the continuous feedback loop between our internal states and the world around us.
The work invites audiences into a shared space of reflection: What affects us, and what effects do we have on the spaces and people around us? How do we negotiate our sense of self while constantly influencing and being influenced by others?
Blending physicality, musicality, a bit of humour and absurdity, Affect | Effect offers a sensorial and contemplative dance experience that invites us to consider our interconnectedness and our responsibility to one another.
Ticket are sliding scale $25, $35 and $55.
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.