Go Freely

6:00 - 6:15 PM: Senaqwila Wyss

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6:20 - 6:35 PM: Shadows Still Linger - Kimberly Ihekwoaba

Kimberly is a Nigerian-Canadian Multimedia Storyteller. Writing is a place that permits her to be soft, bold, and fearless. She brings honest and heartfelt emotions through the lens of nuanced perspectives. Her work has been showcased in theatre productions, prose, film, interviews, skits, and spoken word poetry.

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6:40 - 7:00 PM: Kasha Konaka

Kasha Konaka is an interdisciplinary circus artist and performer specializing in contortion with an extensive history performing in cabarets, festivals and productions both nationally and internationally. As a former gymnast who struggled to fit into the mold, circus has allowed her to continue to develop and express her flexibility and creativity to create new opportunities. 

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7:05 - 7:30 PM: Rowan Cyr

Rowan is an 18 year old singer/songwriter/musician from the Surrey area. She started singing and busking with her ukulele at 8 years old, saving enough money to buy her first acoustic guitar. She has expanded to electric guitar and keyboard. Her set list includes various genres from the 1940s to current, along with a number of originals. 

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7:35 - 8:00 PM: Sunny Daydream Chen

Born in Nanjing, raised in Langley, BC, Sunny Daydream moved to so-called Vancouver at 17 years old to pursue their dreams and escape a dark upbringing. A former party girl who worked door for after hours, the singer writes and performs alternative/electronic pop music in English and Mandarin. Sunny calls on the power of nature to stay connected to everything, and uses music, dance, words, film and more to spread their message of hope, healing and belonging.

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8:05 - 830 Are you going back to the woods? - Emmalena Fredriksson

Performers:  Hayley Gawthrop (they/them), Ailsa McFadyen-Mungall (she/her), Emmalena Fredriksson (she/her),

Costumes: Alaia Hamer (she/her)

Lighting Design: Kyla Gardiner (she/her)

Photography: Chieh Huang (she/her)

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8:35 - 9:20 PM - DJ Rita Spirit

DJ Rita Spirit  (she/her) is an internationally recognized, Ukrainian-born, Vancouver-based DJ and dancer with over a decade of experience performing across North America, Europe, and Asia. Deeply rooted in funk, hip-hop, and house, her artistry blends technical precision with cultural knowledge, musical depth, and community-centered values.

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8:35 - 9:20 PM - Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd and Friends

Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd is a Filipino-Canadian b-boy, dance artist, and an enthusiast of all things rhythmic and expressive. Sevrin’s approach to dance is recognized for his emphasis on musicality, concept creation, and for embracing movements uncommonly explored in breaking. His style reflects his deep passion for continental philosophy, and he often seeks to define a practice that bridges the gap between the movement arts and critical theory. With over twenty years of experience in Vancouver’s street dance scene, Sevrin has sought to support this community over the years through organizing a number of youth-oriented street dance battles with the City of Surrey as well as events in collaboration with Dance West Network and CADA/West. Sevrin has competed and performed in a variety of international street dance events in cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, Manila, Singapore, and Tokyo. He is an active member of Vancouver’s Now Or Never Crew, Scndrlz, and Think Twice Japan. 

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