dance artist
- elizabeth hay
Born and raised on beautiful Unama'ki (Cape Breton Island) and now based in Consecon (Prince Edward County), Molly Johnson (she/her) is a dance artist and double gemini whose body of work imagines alternative ways to be inside late capitalist society. She has presented solo and collectively made texts, films, and dance projects at dance: made in canada, PS: We Are All Here, SummerWorks, Dancemakers, hub14, Festival of New Dance, Theatre Direct, the Cape Breton Regional Library, and Halifax Fringe Festival, among others. Molly has interpreted the work of artists including Nova Bhattacharya, Susie Burpee, Marie France Forcier, Emma Kerson, Sabina Perry, Riley Sims, and Heidi Strauss; spent a decade of summers dancing in public spaces with Dusk Dances; and originated choreography for the films of Phillip Barker and Naomi Jaye. From 2010 to 2017, she danced for the Tiohti:áke (Montréal)-based Le Carré des Lombes, performing the work of Danièle Desnoyers internationally. Consistently interested in our capacity for connection, Molly has an ongoing and evolving project with Tina Fushell and Meredith Thompson called what remains, that looks to map and amplify the impact of encounter. She has always danced and continues to do so and happily marries people and looks after animals in the space between.
© mj 2024