Artist in Residence
Tara Cheyenne Performance (Vancouver), led by Artistic Director Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, is known for bridging the divide between dance and theatre with humour, pathos, and cultural relevance. Cheyenne Friedenberg will experiment with a live version of the popular podcast The Talking Shit Show, combining dance-theatre, elements of stand-up comedy, vibes of late-night talk shows, and raucous daytime TV energy.
Since 2007, Tara Cheyenne Performance (TCP) has been creating and performing kinetic theatrical expressions through exquisitely realized characters, crafted choreography, a healthy dose of comedy, and lashings of tragedy. Bridging the divide between dance and theatre, we are known for our humour, pathos, cultural relevance and have been described as “a gateway drug to dance”. TCP is a leader in community engagement, audience and artist development, offering workshops, discussions, and mentorship opportunities with each project. They have been presented in Vancouver by The Cultch, The Firehall, The Dance Centre, The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts among others, and have toured extensively throughout BC. Artistic Director Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg’s choreography is a staple of the Arts Club Theatre Company, Bard on the Beach, and the PuSH Festival. Cheyenne also mentors in a variety of programs including the Riotous Youth, SFU Contemporary Dance, Modus Operandi, The Shoe Project and our own Startle Reflex residency program.
