Mocean Dance Engages the Community at the Marigold Cultural Centre March 31 – April 5, 2019

NSTT’s 75th Anniversary Ambassadors, Mocean Dance celebrate creativity in Truro with their second creation residency series in the development of Sara Coffin’s Wild Within.

The residency runs from March 31- April 5 2019 at Marigold Cultural Centre in Truro, and culminates with an artist talk and community workshop. 

Throughout the residency, Sara Coffin, Georgia Skinner and Lydia Zimmer - past program alumnae, will be acting as ambassadors of the Talent Trust program, inspiring and informing young students, dancers and community members of the NSTT's scholarship program. 

Guests are invited into a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of dance and choreography. On April 4, the Truro community will hear a talk about Sara Coffin’s work-in-progress Wild Within. On April 5, students and community members are will partake in movement workshop, a short performance and a second artist talk focused on the creativity within Nova Scotia. 

Mocean Dance will also be hosting a benefit event on April 11 at Alderney Landing called “Heart of the Wild” in support of Wild Within. 

Mocean Dance is an award-winning contemporary dance company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. View their video compilation of past works.