Ana Claudette Groppler, Syreeta Hector in In The Abyss
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POLITICAL MOVEMENT was founded in 2015 out of a desire to create dance theatre through a socially conscious creative process. Part of Artistic Director Aria Evans’ personal mandate is to explore the ways intimacy connects us as humans. As the founder of the company, Aria is a multiracial, queer, interdisciplinary artist working within dance, theatre, and film. Collaboration is a key component of how the company works and the projects undertaken, with a focus on putting the artists before the work. Constantly asking “what is political?”, POLITICAL MOVEMENT tackles stories and themes that look at social, political, environmental, and relational experiences, including how intimacy and connection show up in our lives and in our collective narratives. Through performance and movement, the company fosters conversations about how we relate to one another and imagine a future shaped by shared humanity.
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"They masterfully use movement where words would fail." - Intermission Magazine (2022) "In terms of Aria Evans’s intimacy choreography and movement direction ... Those moments of choreography were wow moments, and the intimacy felt very maturely handled." - Intermission Magazine (2022) "... created by humanity, for humanity." - Mooney On Theatre (2019) "... emanating an absolute sense of identity and self-empowerment." - The Dance Current (2018) "Evans is an emerging interdisciplinary artist focusing on important and relevant cultural issues. If this is the work she is producing at the beginning of her artistic journey then it will be exciting to witness what Evans will produce throughout the rest of her career." - Mooney On Theatre (2016) "... powerful message and flawless execution ..." - Mooney On Theatre (2015) |
Artistic Director Aria Evans
Aria Evans, photo by Luis Mora
To view Aria's work as an Intimacy Professional please visit: www.intimacychoreographer.ca
To view Aria's other projects please visit: www.ariaevans.ca
To view Aria's other projects please visit: www.ariaevans.ca
POLITICAL MOVEMENT honours and acknowledges the ancestral caretakers of Tkarón:to (which translates to “Where The Trees Meet The Water” and is known as “The Gathering Place”) where the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haundenosaunee Confederacy and the Wendat First Nation have a Treaty relationship with Canada.
We also acknowledge Winipīhk (which translates to "Muddy Water") as the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Dakota, Dene, Métis, and Oji-Cree Nations; Treaty 1, the ancestral and traditional homeland of the Anishinaabe peoples and the Birthplace of the Métis Nation.
We share our gratitude to them and all other Nations who care for the land (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present and future caretakers.
We also acknowledge Winipīhk (which translates to "Muddy Water") as the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Dakota, Dene, Métis, and Oji-Cree Nations; Treaty 1, the ancestral and traditional homeland of the Anishinaabe peoples and the Birthplace of the Métis Nation.
We share our gratitude to them and all other Nations who care for the land (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present and future caretakers.
© Aria Evans | POLITICAL MOVEMENT 2026