Ultra Violets
Created by Alexandra Caprara
Through a physical exploration of the ways queer club culture, plant growth cycles, and sapphic intimacy intersect, ULTRA VIOLETS frames queer becoming as a cause for celebration. In this 55-minute dance-theatre work, an ensemble of queer dancers moves through phases of transformation on both individual and collective scales while inviting audiences to witness this process at hyper speed, moving through rot, rebirth, and everything in between. Set in a world that is part greenhouse, part underground dance club, the piece draws from disco aesthetics and ecology alike, unapologetically celebrating sapphic love and collective acts of resistance. With integrated design, plenty of disco balls, and dirt, ULTRA VIOLETS offers a glimpse into the process of becoming while asking one simple question: do you want to dance?
Artist Credits (Whole Team
Involved)
Director
/ Creator – Alexandra Caprara
Sound
Designer – Charlie Cooper
Lighting
& Set Designer – Alexandra Caprara
Stage
Manager – Claire Brown
Performers –
Sydney Bluck, Desiree James, Aisha Wewala, Natalia Martineau, Charlotte
Samuel
Rehearsal Direction –
Anna Wang-Albani
Costume
Creation – Anna Wang-Albani
Choreography –
Co-created by Alexandra Caprara, Sydney Bluck, Desiree James, Aisha
Wewala, Anna Wang-Albani, and Charlotte Samuel
Production
Manager – Gillian Hanemayer
Please note: this work also features ten community ensemble members, who will be cast locally from Edmonton closer to the festival.
Special Thanks
Erika
Latta, Rob Kitsos, Wlad Woyno, Arthi Chandra, School for the
Contemporary Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, and the
Expanse Festival team.
All tickets are Pay What You Will (PWYW). The suggested price is $35 but any amount is accepted.
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$35.00 -
22-March 27, 2026 -
55 minutes -
Fringe Theatre Arts Barns -
Westbury Theatre -
14A -
Heavy use of haze, strobe lighting, loud sounds, mature themes, and profanity.
