A gathering to honour the cycles of creation — reflecting back on the seeds we’ve planted, those that blossomed, and those that have returned to the land. Times Reflection is an evening of music, dance, and poetry that invites us to pause, remember, and witness what has moved through us.
Featuring
Ghostly Hounds, Ricardo, Babette Santos
MC
TBA
6:10PM - 6:20PM : Opening
6:25PM-6:45PM: Katia Asomaning - Queer Propoganda
Katia Asomaning (she/they/he) is a black genderqueer poet who writes about and for healing. Their work highlights our interconnectedness, the beauty of the natural world, the pursuit of collective liberation, and why we should all hate billionaires.
6:50PM - 7:15PM : Babette Santos
7:20 - 7:40PM : Sussan Yanez & Samay Taki
Samay Taki, Woman Guardian of the Jungle, Musician, and Ceremony helper. Born in the Province of Sucumbiós in the North of Ecuador, in the Aguarico river in the community Sarayaku.
7:45PM - 8:10PM: Ghostly Hounds
Ghostly Hounds is the folk project of Francesca Mirai, singer-songwriter-banjo player based in the Lekwungen territory colonially known as Victoria, BC. Often accompanied by Finn Letourneau on fiddle and vocal harmonies, Ghostly Hounds creates soulful folk and old-time music with a distinct, haunting sound.
8:15PM - 8:35PM: Ricardo, Sabrielle, Leo De Johnson
Ricardo is an artist, composer, and music producer based in Vancouver, BC. Born in Mozambique a few years after the civil war, Ricardo immigrated to Canada with his mother when he was just 5-years old. His music is an honest reflection of his journey, blending personal storytelling with boundary-pushing sounds, challenging the conventions of radio pop by weaving in layers of hip-hop, Afrobeat, Gospel, and R&B. From intimate Sofarsounds shows to festival main stages, his music invites you to join him on an unpredictable, unforgettable ride. Ricardo’s concerts are more than just a set—they’re an experience.
8:40PM - 9:00PM: Out of Oat Milk (Enable Arts)
Out of Oat Milk is a group of artists from Enable: Arts Society dedicated to spreading love, joy, and play through their multidisciplinary works. They aim to break open binaries and confront what it means to be in community. They are spreading seeds.
Performers: Franz Seachel, Alyssa Amarshi, Bryn Davies, Anjalica Solomon, Thelonious Lee Dexter, JD Muco
9:05PM - 9:25PM : Bryn Bridgen and Linnea Goldstrom
We are two emerging choreographers whose creative practice is deeply rooted in improvisation and sensation-based work, influenced heavily by our training in New York City. Our movement research explores internal dynamics, rhythms, and sensations to amplify and inform our physicality. Collaboration lies at the heart of our process, as we intertwine ideas to craft architecture, grooves, and scenes that feel intentional and organic. We approach creation as a personal quest to push the boundaries of our physical bodies, believing that leaning into what already exists within us—our instincts, emotions, and histories—can be transformed into something uniquely moving and resonant. Through this work, we aim to create art that invites connection and discovery for both ourselves and our audiences.
Dancers/Artists: Bryn Bridgen, Linnea Goldstrom, Elina Lucky, Rachel Lui
BILL J BARNES - Bonded Links – Chain Mail Making as a Queer & Collective Practice
“Bonded Links” is a hands-on workshop that explores chain mail as a metaphor for queer kinship, resistance, and the interconnectedness of community. Through the act of crafting wearable or functional pieces, participants will engage in socialized education—learning through shared knowledge, mutual support, and lived experiences rather than hierarchical instruction.
Participants will learn basic chain mail-making techniques while reflecting on the ways queer people build chosen families, subvert societal norms, and reclaim personal adornment as an act of visibility and empowerment. The session encourages skill-sharing, collaborative learning, and creative self-expression.
This workshop is not just about historical crafting—it’s about exploring identity through art and resisting isolation through shared learning. By centering queerness and socialized education, “Bonded Links” aims to be an empowering space where participants create both meaningful adornments and meaningful relationships.
Mosaic of Home: Creating Migrant Communities - Melicia Zaini & Jessamine Liu
Join Melicia (they/them) and Jessamine (she/her) in a collage workshop for im/migrants to create community and belonging in so-called Vancouver! We both have lived experience as im/migrants and would like this opportunity to engage with our community and remind one another of the hope and joy that can be found amidst even the most impossible situations. Our hope is that creating together and dreaming together as an act of resistance becomes a ritual of connection that lessens the disconnection and disempowerment that the immigration system often makes us feel.
SACHA OUELLET & GEM HALL - Invisible Dream Caravan ii
SEREN CLARK - The Body says LAND BACK
Created as a stand in body for protests.
AMY BAO - Jacob’s Ladder
This interactive kinetic artwork explores the mechanical properties of the Jacob’s Ladder — a toy made from flat wood blocks attached with ribbons. As the top block is flipped, all the blocks below follow, making satisfying clacking noises as they cascade down.
Here, four different paintings and a sculpture are combined into one artwork. Hanging columns of Jacob’s Ladders create a “kinetic canvas” with two resting orientations. In each orientation, two paintings are hidden while two others are shown. Visitors are encouraged to use the handles at the top of the frame to flip the Jacob’s Ladders and reveal the different paintings.
MARCELA J VILACA- land and labour
Land and labour is a large canvas that celebrates the joy and collective power of food: local, diverse, native, and shared.
RUSSNOOR SIHOTA - ਧਰਤੀ (Earth)
ਧਰਤਿ (Earth) is a series of four pieces comprising four elements of the Earth - ਹਵਾ (air), ਅੱਗ (fire), ਪਾਣੀ (water), and ਧਰਤਿ (earth). The pieces were constructed using predominately foraged and earth-based materials to explore a decolonized approach to our connection to the climate and nature. Materials included foraged rose petals, green matter, tea leaves, geru (ochre), henna, kohl, indigo, turmeric, and similar natural media. In choosing to work with organic, self-created inks and pigments, I wanted to convey a non-westernized approach to climate justice in contextualizing the Earth not as a commodity, but a symbolic representation of inherent creativity and artistry. I sought the Earth as inspiration, viewing the planet as a thriving soul, one whose interconnectedness can provide, shape, reform, and construct. I employed traditional print-making methods and painting techniques inspired by the Punjabi tradition of phulkari - a folk embroidery style that often conveys floral and organic motifs. In my exploration of these materials and using these canvases as a vessel for storytelling I aimed to understand nature as an evolving and changing spirit. As these are natural materials, I understood that fading and reshaping was an aspect of Earth's will, and to be a part of the Earth is to understand it on its own terms.
KIMOWIN
TOLU AYOKA
LUPO
