The Hearth Arts on Bowens Presents: WAIL- a choreographic poem for our fractured moment. 

Six performers move through a shifting landscape of sound, light, and breath, their bodies echoing the patterns and distortions of the natural world. Drawing from botanical forms and auditory illusion, the work becomes a living ecosystem where motion and vibration feed each other—fragile, unruly, and alive.

WAIL immerses audiences in a multi-sensory meditation on coexistence. Amid contrast and chaos, the work finds its rhythm in the act of collective joy: a wail that is both grief and celebration, a sound that gathers us back into the body of the world.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Saturday, feb 7th, 2026

Artist Talk 6:45pm

Performance 7:30pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON

Conceived and Directed by: Vanessa Goodman/Action at a Distance
Co-authored with performing artists:: Anya Saugstad, Ryan Jackson, Shion Skye Carter, Marisa Gold, Hayley Gawthrop, Eowynn Enquist, Allison Lang
Sonic Mentor: Brady Marks
Lighting Designer: James Proudfoot, Jack Chipman, Vanessa Goodman
Dramaturge: Fay NassTechnical Director: Jack Chipman
Co-producers: The Dance Centre, Music on Main + PuSH International Arts Festival 

Photos by David Cooper