SHION SKYE CARTER

Shion Skye Carter (she/they) is a dance artist originally from Gifu, Japan, who lives and dedicates time to their artistic practice in Vancouver, Canada on the unceded, traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples. Through choreography hybridized with heritage art forms such as calligraphy interacting with objects and design, Shion’s work utilizes a sensitive intensity to navigate identity and the body’s complex internal and external worlds through performance. Recent presentations of Shion’s performances include Tangente (Montréal), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Live Art Dance (Halifax), b12 (Berlin), and L’AiR Arts Atelier 11 (Paris). As a performer, they have worked with artists such as Anya Saugstad (Furious Grace Dance Theatre), Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance), Wen Wei Dance, plastic orchid factory, and Ziyian Kwan (Odd Meridian Arts). Shion holds a BFA in Dance from Simon Fraser University, and is the recipient of the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award (2022) and the Chrystal Dance Prize (2023).