Patterns of Wind

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre presents the world premiere of a new devised work in Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. Interweaving Indigenous oral storytelling traditions and contemporary multimedia performance, Patterns of Wind is a part of Boston University Arts Initiative’s Indigenous Voices in the Americas series.

Interweaving Indigenous oral storytelling traditions and contemporary multimedia performance, Patterns of Wind is a process of creation and exploration. Students have deepened their own understanding of their relationship to lineage and migration through embodied techniques and Decolonial practice. Drawing from personal narrative and blood memory, the ensemble has devised an experience that uplifts the interconnectedness of all living things.

Conceived by

Ty Defoe and Katherine Freer

Directed by

Ty Defoe, Siobhan Growing Elm Brown, Dayna Cousins, Katherine Freer

Created by

Arianne Banda, Caila Katz, Claire Gardner, Jayna Shoda Meyer, Julia Hertzberg, Katie McRae, Nderitu Gatere, Raymond Vasco, Ty Defoe, Siobhan Growing Elm Brown, Katherine Freer, Dayna Cousins, Sierra Hoss, Sienna Siciliano

Design & Production Team

Alyssa Jewell & Marc Andrea Vento • Scenic Designers
Danielle Bazan • Costume Designer
Daniel Vigil • Assistant Costume Designer
Eduardo Ramírez Kortright • Lighting Designer
Mackenzie Adamick • Sound Designer
Patrick Meade • Assistant Sound Designer
Katherine Freer • Projection Designer
McKenna Ebert • Assistant Projection Designer
Sarah Lloyd • Props Master

Program & Credits