On the Pow-Wow trail in Quebec, Aïcha Bastien-N’Diaye dances to reconnect with herself, her lineage, and her community. Of Wendat, Guinean, and Québécois descent, she moves through ceremony and collective memory, guided by rhythm and land.
OUSHATA’ means smoke in Wendat, and is the root of oushata’ ïohtih — brown, like smoke — echoing both the dancer’s skin and the stories held in her body.
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Aïcha Bastien-N'DiayeAïcha Bastien-N'Diaye is a multidisciplinary artist, Pow Wow dancer, writer, and content creator. Wendat from Wendake and of Guinean descent, Aïcha is using her intersectional voice to inspire her communities through her TikTok content and on stage. She uses movement in all its versatility to make dance a current medium of change and innovation.
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Jonathan GaudreauJonathan is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke, creating wherever life takes him.
Through his eyes, art lives in the everyday.
Filmmaking is always a part of his world and has become his path. A way to document, to connect, to feel, and to experiment.
Through years of travel and cultural immersion, he shaped a visual style rooted in honesty and presence, and authenticity.