Olivia C. Davies, Artistic Director
Vancouver, BC
Canada
O.Dela Arts gratefully acknowledges that our work is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
info@oliviacdavies.ca
https://www.oliviacdavies.ca/
https://matriarchsuprising.com/
Olivia Adams - Credits: Jade Ellis
O.Dela Arts values creativity, integrity, and kinship.
The mandate of O.Dela Arts Society is to support the creation and production of contemporary Indigenous choreography by women through community-engaged projects, creative collaboration across discipline and generation, new project commissions, and the annual Matriarchs Uprising Festival
O.Dela is committed to undertaking projects that support the research and creation of Artistic Director, Olivia C. Davies, artistic voice and support the development of production and touring of their choreography. O.Dela supports the development of educational workshops and community-engaged projects offered and developed by its artists.
Creativity. At the heart of all we do is the pursuit of creative storytelling through movement that carries out an honoring of individual expression and collective co creation.
Integrity. We strive to engage in reciprocal exchanges that are rooted in an honoring of our diverse natures while expanding the possibility for excellence.
Kinship. Our work is grounded in a passionate desire to uphold meaningful connections, nurture trust and offer mutual respect.
Our vision encompasses a future where dance can flourish in the arts ecology and live performance can take new paths to reaching a widening circle of witnesses.
Learn more about O. Dela Arts here.
Matriarchs Uprising Festival
O.Dela Arts has successfully produced the annual Matriarchs Uprising festival in Vancouver, BC on unceded Coast Salish territory since 2019. We have presented over 20 different live performances of Indigenous women’s works in Contemporary Indigenous dance and presented over 20 different short dance films through our Indigi-Dance on Screen digital program. We are excited to partner with other regional and national arts organizations to bring the Matriarchs Uprising series of performances, masterclasses, workshops, and circle conversations to a broad range of communities with fresh curatorial perspective and an honoring of our diverse backgrounds and cultural heritage.
Learn more about Matriarchs Uprising Festival here.
Sophie Dow & Beany John - Credits: Michael Lindon
Bella Waru - Credits: Chris Randle