Phantom Limbs
Created by Kristi Hansen with Moment Discovery
“Phantom Limbs” is a glitch in the machine. A dance with the past. A memory play that may or may not remember correctly.
Part performance, part technological misfire, Phantom Limbs explores what the body remembers even when something is no longer physically present. Through movement, body-based technology, and layered memory, Kristi Hansen plays with absence, sensation, and the poetic tension between what once was and what remains.
Artist Credits (Whole Team Involved)
Creator
/ Performer – Kristi Hansen
Body-Based
Technology Direction Collaborator – Pamela Anthony
Dramaturgy
Collaborator – Mũkonzi wa Mũsyoki
Movement
Collaborator – Ainsley Hillyard
Environmental
Design Collaborator, Production Manager & Stage Manager –
Tessa Stamp
Show Control Collaborator – Jonah
Badger
Sound Design Collaborator – Charffy Wang
Sound
Design Mentor and Collaborator – Aaron Macri
Body-Based
Technology Consultation & Collaborator – Will Bauer
Testimonial
Contributor – Mona Sahi
Voice
Artists – Tyson Tsholo Khalema, Mona Sahi, Tabitha Biel Luak,
Stanislav Zhurbenko, Lebogang Disele, and Kristi Hansen
Audio
Recording Engineer – Sheldon Elter
Special Thanks
Thank you to the entire Moment Discovery team for their trust,
investment, and belief in the Phantom Limbs project. And a huge thank
you to the original 2022 research collaborators—Carly Neis, Sissy
Thiessen Kootenayoo, and Chris Dodd—who helped explore the concept of
phantom limb and the poetry that exists within what our bodies
remember.
A large portion of Phantom Limbs draws from Woody: a 2005
commission from the Manitoba Council for International Collaboration
with original direction by Sheldon Elter, Sound and Video Design by
Clinton Carew, revival direction by Murray Utas and revival dramaturgy
by Steve Pirot in 2012.
The Expanse 2026 production of "Phantom
Limbs" has been created with the support of the Canada Council for the
Arts, the Edmonton Arts Council, and the Alberta Foundation for the
Arts.
Where to Find the Artist
Website: www.kristihansen.ca
Instagram: @kristi.hansen77
Accessible Performance March 29: ASL (American Sign Language) Interpreted
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All tickets are Pay What You Will (PWYW). The suggested price is $35 but any amount is accepted.
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$35.00 -
21-29 mars 2026 -
65 minutes -
Moment Discovery -
Moment Discovery -
14A -
The performer will be working without a prosthetic limb and dancing on their amputated limb (or stump). They are safe and not in pain. Discussion and images of past and present-day world conflicts. Internalized ableism. Projected video with motion.
