PROPHECY FOG // NOVEMBER 12 - DECEMBER 10, 2023

 

“...Light-hearted and gentle, [a] set-up for deep existential questioning… at this moment, feels essential.” — The Globe And Mail

THE COAL MINE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH PAPER CANOE PROJECTS PRESENTS:

PROPHECY FOG

Created and Performed by Jani Lauzon
Directed by Franco Boni

From award-winning artist, Jani Lauzon, Prophecy Fog begins with a journey into the Mojave Desert in search of Giant Rock, armed with the question: can a site still be sacred if it has been desecrated?

We encounter a girl in the mountains of B.C. with a pocket full of stones, the rainbow warrior’s prophecy, and a mysterious inscription that obscures our past.

“We come from the stars, we are star people.”

“I am humbled by the lessons I have learned from the stones who are more than my scene partners in Prophecy Fog,” shares Jani Lauzon. “So I asked them. “What do you think about presenting our ceremony in the new COAL MINE Theatre Space?” And they said “YES!”. Because similar to the leadership at the Theatre Centre and Nightswimming who truly understand what it means to support artists, the co-chief engineers, Diana and Ted have created a sacred space in which to present the ceremony we call theatre.” 

"I have known Jani for 40 years, and am thrilled to give our Coal Mine audience a chance to see one of my favourite artists spin her considerable magic. I love this show.”
– Ted Dykstra

CREATED AND PERFORMED BY

Jani Lauzon

CREATIVE TEAM


DIRECTED BY: Franco Boni
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: Melissa Joakim
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ASSOCIATE: Tim Lindsay
DRAMATURGY: Brian Quirt & Franco Boni
MOVEMENT CONSULTANT: Julia Aplin
CULTURAL CONSULTANTS: Pauline Shirt and Sadie Buck
STAGE MANAGEMENT: AJ Morra / Jennifer Newnham


PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: What by When 
PRODUCTION MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Wes Babcock
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER: Barry McCluskey


AWARDS

DORA AWARDS - INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION

NOMINATED - OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

NOMINATED - OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

NOMINATED - OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL

REVIEWS

Prophecy Fog at Coal Mine Theatre feels essential at this moment in time.”

The Globe and Mail

“Piercing the Prophecy Fog, Jani Lauzon shows us profound clarity and connection.”

SesayArts Magazine