Center for Indigenous Studies, Bard College Dance Program, and Fisher Center
with Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe (Tla’amin First Nation), choreographer in residence at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Brandi Norton (Iñupiaq), curator of public programs at Center for Indigenous Studies
Photo by Michael Osikoya
September 23
Before presenting the world premiere of šɛgatəm with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe (Tla’amin First Nation) visits Bard to present a lecture demonstration about this new dance work.
šɛgatəm: a lecture demonstration is co-presented by the Center for Indigenous Studies, the Bard College Dance Program, and the Fisher Center.
šɛgatəm
Description:
[shAY-ga-tum]: to lift someone up
Tla’amin Nation Elders are fiercely resilient and hardworking, and create a self-reliant community that understands when to ask for help. In this emotional premiere from Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, he draws on his traditional, contemporary, and ballet practice to share the story of a leader facing burnout who must learn the hard way to lean on his community.
Composer: Jeremy Dutcher
Lighting Designer: Andy Morrow
Dancers: Kyra Soo and Logan Savard
šɛgatəm is a co-commission between New York City Center and the Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies.
Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe (he/him) is a member of the Tla’amin First Nation. At three years old he started Ukrainian dancing in Vernon, BC. He was privileged to receive several years of training and performance with World Champion Hoop Dancer Dallas Arcand and studied Grass Dance with Elder Mollie Bono.
Since graduating from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School on the RWB Alumni Scholarship, he has performed with many companies including Dancers of Damelahamid at Kia Mau Festival, the Internationa lCervantino Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Festival, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and with the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada.
As a choreographer Fraser-Monroe has received commissions from the National Ballet of Canada, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet Kelowna, the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Aspirants, Artist’s Climate Collective, Transformation Cabaret at the Cultch, and both PULSE and Indigenous Day Live! on APTN. He continues to practice and present Hoop Dance.
For the past five years Fraser-Monroe has served as Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Summer Dance Collective, making dance more accessible in downtown Winnipeg. In 2022, he joined Ballet Kelowna as their first Artist in Residence for their 20th season. During the 2023-24 season, Fraser-Monroe joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet as their Choreographer in Residence.
Photo by Abigail Wiens
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