i am an impossible thing

2025

i am an impossible thing is new 45-minute solo work from little house dance. Conceived and performed by Canadian choreographer Heather Stewart, the work had it’s World Premiere at The Vancouver International Dance Festival in March 2025.

Credits

Concept, Performance, Choreography: Heather Stewart

Original Music: Marc Bartissol

Original Music: Courtney Swain

Lighting & Technical Design: Harrison Pearse Burke

Stage Manager: Isabel Hunter

Outside Eye: Isabel Hunter

Created with the support of Art Factory Malakta in Malax, Finland & The Canada Council for the Arts.

Partially created while in residence at Hewnoaks in Lovell, ME.

i am an impossible thing seeks to make the marks that are left behind by addiction and recovery visible. The work traverses states of physical discomfort and duration and is deliberate in its expression of addiction and mental illness as an ongoing, unrelenting process. The sound design for the piece is a collaborative effort. It was partially developed by dull aka Marc Bartissol who passed away in 2019 and has been further expanded by musician Courtney Swain.