Patterns of Wind

The School of Theatre as a part of the Indigenous Voices in the Americas series, funded in part by the BU Arts Initiative, presents a Booth production of this world-premiere convergence stories of lineage, legacy, and land developed and facilitated by SOT resident guest artist Ty Defoe in collaboration with guest designer Katherine Freer.

Interweaving Indigenous oral storytelling traditions and contemporary multimedia performance, Patterns of Wind is a process of creation and exploration. Students will deepen their own understanding of their relationship to lineage and migration through embodied techniques and Decolonial practice. Drawing from personal narrative and blood memory, the ensemble will devise an experience that uplifts the interconnectedness of all living things.

Patterns of Wind is a part of Boston University Arts Initiative’s Indigenous Voices in the Americas series. This interdisciplinary program series highlights the artistic voices of Indigenous people from both North and South America, running through the 2021/2022 academic year.
Created by: Arianne Banda, Caila Katz, Claire Gardner, Jayna Shoda Meyer, Julia Hertzberg, Katie McRae, Nderitu Gatere, Raymond Vasco, Ty Defoe, Siobhan Growing Elm Brown, Katherine Freer, Dayna Cousins, Sierra Hoss, Sienna Siciliano
Conceived by: Ty Defoe and Katherine Freer
Directed by: Ty Defoe, Siobhan Growing Elm Brown, Dayna Cousins, Katherine Freer