A powerful portrayal of a family impacted by the Mohawk Institute Residential School, The Mush Hole honours the spirit of the Survivors and their families, celebrating their resilience, courage, and strength.
The Mush Hole is performed by the internationally acclaimed Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and created by Santee Smith, a multi-disciplinary artist and choreographer from the Kahnyen’kehàka Nation, Turtle Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. Santee maintains an Onkwehon:we understanding of performance, that the body is a vessel to house our spirit during our earth walk. She views artists as storytellers and transformers. In Santee's own words, “The Mush Hole . . . offers a way to open dialogue and to heal, through acknowledgment and honouring the spirit of Survivors and families.”
Kanónnya wátstha The Mush Hole akaká:raton’ oh nahotiyà:tawen’ne’ ne ronteweyenhstà:nes tsi yonteweyénhstha rati’teronhtáhkwa ne Mohawk Institute. Yóhskats tahnon yo’shátste na’kakarò:ten. Kahsennakará:tats raonatonnhè:tshera nè:ne wahonatatèn:ra’ne’. Karihwanorónhstha tsi ní:yoht sahontkwatá:ko’, raoti’nikonhratshanì:tshera tahnon raoti’shatsténhtshera.