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Upintheair Theatre Presents Santana Berryman's

Lumbar 5, Thoracic 12

Survival stories

A woman sits in the dark with a head lamp on reaching up to adjust her light. A shadowy hand reached down from above
Dates: May 24 @ 7:45 pm May 30 @ 7:50 pm

SB’s father has broken his spine 4 times. Until now, they have never talked about it. In an attempt to get to know her quiet mountaineer father, SB follows him on a camping trip. Together, they brave several days in the bush in winter, facing cold temperatures, 20 hours of darkness, and a generation of silence between them.

Through recorded interviews, soundscape, shadow puppetry, and non-linear storytelling, Lumbar 5, Thoracic 12 tells a Northern father-daughter story about intergenerational divides and a deep need to connect.

 

Ariel Martz-Oberlander – Director

Santana Berryman – Writer/Performer

CJ McGillivray – Sound Designer

Ben Pilger – Puppeteer 

Anna Brew – Stage Manager

 

Development supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

 

santanaberryman.com 

Instagram @santanaberryman

 

 

Content Warnings:

Strobe Lighting, physical violence, mental illness, death

Venue

Greenhouse Studio
35 minutes
Local - Vancouver, BC
This Presentation is by Donation. Book your seat through the Cultch Box Office.

  • May 24 @ 7:45 pm Talkback
  • May 30 @ 7:50 pm Talkback

Festival Venue

The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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