Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre (KDT) is a Canadian dance company described as a Rotinohnsyónni-led organization that explores the intersection of Indigenous and new performance through resurgent process, practice and embodiment. The company supports the research, creation, production and dissemination of work by its founding Artistic Director, Santee Smith Tekaronhiáhkhwa, along with a roster of visionary collaborators. Its creative and company work is grounded within the treaty lands of the Six Nations of the Grand River, which it calls its community home, and within the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee, Mississaugas of the Credit and the Huron-Wendat in Tkaronto (Toronto), its urban home. The company's practice is framed by Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, known as "the words that come before all else," a foundational teaching of the Rotinonhshyón:ni (Haudenosaunee) that is recited in the morning and evening and before all events and gatherings to focus minds and hearts toward unity, thanksgiving and peaceful co-existence with creation. KDT presents upcoming events and maintains an active public presence through its official website. It operates as a dance theatre brand within the Canadian performing arts sector, with a distinct identity rooted in Indigenous resurgence and contemporary performance.

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre is a Canadian dance company that identifies itself as a Rotinohnsyónni-led organization. It was founded by Santee Smith Tekaronhiáhkhwa, who serves as its founding Artistic Director. The company's work is grounded within the treaty lands of the Six Nations of the Grand River, which it describes as its community home, and within the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee, Mississaugas of the Credit and the Huron-Wendat in Tkaronto (Toronto), its urban home. KDT's creative practice is framed by Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, which is recited before all events and gatherings and is intended to focus minds and hearts toward unity, thanksgiving and peaceful co-existence with creation. The company supports the research, creation, production and dissemination of work by its founding Artistic Director and a roster of visionary collaborators, exploring the intersection of Indigenous and new performance through resurgent process, practice and embodiment. It maintains an active public presence through its official website, where it lists upcoming events.

A Rotinohnsyónni-led dance theatre exploring the intersection of Indigenous and new performance through resurgent process, practice and embodiment.

• Indigenous and new performance productions

  Dance theatre works created through resurgent process, practice and embodiment.

1. 1KAHA:WI DANCE THEATREkahawidance.org
2. 2ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS — KAHA:WI DANCE THEATREkahawidance.org
3. 3Kaha:wi Dance Theatrewikidata.org