Welcome to the 2026 Community Moves Mainstage 1!

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | Shelby Richardson

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR | Giselle Liu

MUSIC DIRECTOR | Katherine Benny

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | Ray Morgan

PROGRAM

LAST BREATH

Choreography by Joquin Crespo Lopes

Performed by Miguel Nguyen

Last Breath traces a terminally ill individual’s emotional journey from fear and frustration toward reflection and acceptance. As vulnerability deepens, they recognize health as a form of love often taken for granted. In the end, peace emerges, grounded in connection and meaning—a meditation on gratitude, presence, and living fully before time slips away.

Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Miguel Nguyen is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and educator trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop. He studied at the National Ballet School of Canada and Goh Ballet, and performed internationally with Orlando Ballet II and the State Ballet of Georgia. A former Principal with Ballet del Centro del Conocimiento in Argentina, Miguel has worked across Canada and Latin America as a guest artist, adjudicator, and teacher, and co-founded Posadas Ballet Studio.

LONESOME

Choreographed by Tedd Robinson/Claudia Moore

Performed by Claudia Moore

Music - For No One (Paul McCartney/John Lennon sung by Rickie Lee Jones) and Ever Thus (composer/musician Laurel MacDonald)

Claudia Moore is a celebrated Canadian dancer active since the 1970s. A former National Ballet of Canada performer, she became a leading contemporary artist with Toronto Dance Theatre. Founder of Moonhorse Dance Theatre and Older & Reckless, she now lives in Kelowna, working as a performer, mentor, and community dance leader.

CIRCLE OF TRUST

Presentation by Cat Sivertsen & Shaya Dyble

Exhibition in Lobby

Las Mujeronas

Choreographed by Jhoely Triana

Performed by Jhoely Triana, Luiza Libardi, Jessica Oryall

Las Mujeronas [loss moo hair OWN us]. It means strong women.

Las Mujeronas brings together a group of immigrant women to explore the impact of immigration on identity, memory, and cultural expression.

Through rhythm, movement, and lived experience, Las Mujeronas invites audiences into a bold and intimate reimagining of home and heritage.

Jhoely Triana is a Colombian-born flamenco dancer and choreographer based in Vancouver. With a diverse dance background, Jhoely trained at the Goh Ballet Academy, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance from Simon Fraser University, and honed her flamenco skills at Al Mozaico Flamenco and Rosario Flamenco.