NOMADA

Diana Lopez Soto is an award-winning multidisciplinary Mexican/Canadian artist, mother, land caretaker and producer. She has presented and exhibited her work nationally and internationally in France, Panama, Mexico, Costa Rica, the USA and Canada. She creates, co-creates and performs site-specific work, vertical dance, art installations and experimental film. Her interest in sustainable practices informs the direction of her collaborations and offerings. Some of her latest achievements are her participation at the Guapamacataro Art and Ecology residency, the Vancouver International Vertical Dance Summit and the ‘Ritual de las Aguadoras’ with the Tirindikua family from the Barrio de Santo Santiago Michoacan. Diana is the co-creator of 'Land Embodiment Lab' with Coman Poon, an artist associate of Vanguardia Dance Projects and collaborates with Hercinia Arts, Femme du Feu, Look Up Theatre and Victoria Mata.

Uarhi Creations is a centre for multi and inter-arts research, a generator of experiences, performances and offerings and an incubator of collective eco-initiatives. Uarhi Creations also serves as a conduit for sharing movement practices and alternative learning experiences. We integrate, support, and foster self-directed inquiries in sustainable practices through ritual, process-based work, and site-specificity. Artistic Director, Diana Lopez Soto, is committed to cultivating human and land relationships. She celebrates the reciprocity and restoration of our deep inherited connections to Mother Earth to reclaim ancestral wisdom.

Concept by Diana Lopez Soto

Dramaturgy and Rehearsal Director: Rebecca Carney

Script, Mentor, Director and Dramaturge 2017-2022: Alejandro Ronceria

Knowledge Keeper, Purepecha mentor and Regalia co-designer: Leonardo Martin Vargas Carrion

Ritual Performance Consultation: Coman Poon

Set Designer: Andy Moro

Pirekua Composer: Erandi Cuiriz Ramos

Composer (First Draft): Diego Marulanda

Composer (Final): Edgardo Moreno

Lighting Designer: Arun Srinivasan

Costume Design: Adriana Fulop

Projection Design: Samay Arcentales Cajas

Rigger Specialists: Rebecca Devi Leonard, Israel Barrera Hernandez

Movement Coach: Fernanda Leal, Ana Prada

Stage Manager: Taylor Zalik-Young

Production Manager: Patricia Levert

NOMADA is a co-production of The CanDance Network Creation Fund, Canadian Stage, DanceWorks, Crimson Coast Society, Public Energy Performing Arts, and PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.

Canadian Stage's New Work Development Department is generously supported by the Fabio Mascarin Foundation.