The Art of Letting Go
August 3, 2025
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What if the emotional baggage we carry had a physical form? This performance invites audiences to witness pop-up performances where solo artists and pairs appear unexpectedly across Port Moody, each carrying helium balloons that symbolize their personal burdens. Through stylized physical theatre, performers embody narratives unique to their characters—stories of loss, fear, overwhelm, control, and the struggle to let go. These spontaneous appearances build toward a culminating group performance in a shared space, where all participants gather and, in a final gesture, attempt to release their balloons—an act of communal letting go. Ideally, the final performance space will double as an interactive installation where members of the public can write down something they wish to let go of, attach it to a balloon, and add it to a growing sky of balloons. Over (potentially) the weekend, the space will transform into a collaborative artwork built by the community—an ever-shifting sculpture that reflects the baggage we carry around with us in our everyday lives. This work brings together art, theatre, narrative, and participation to ask: What do we carry? And what happens when we choose to let go?
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Cydney Uffindell-Phillips
Cydney is a British-Canadian director, choreographer and movement coach.
Cydney’s credits include: As Choreographer/ Movement Director: Carmen (Vancouver Opera), Macbeth (NTUK tour), The Borrowers (Theatre by the Lake), Jekyll and Hyde &Cabaret (The English Theatre Frankfurt), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (NYMT, The Other Palace), The Soldier’s Tale (BBC Proms), Our Country’s Good (Ramps on the Moon), Symphonie Fantastique -Aurora Orchestra (BBC Proms), L’enfant et Les Sortilèges (Teatro Nacional de São Carlos), Bleak House, Peter Pan & A Christmas Carol (Creation Theatre), The Revenger's Tragedy (Nottingham Playhouse) As Associate Choreographer: wonder.land (National Theatre & Théâtre du Châtelet), Cabaret (UK tour).
As Associate Director: The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Parco, Tokyo), The Snow Queen (Creation Theatre),and The Wedding Singer (UK Tour & Daegu Festival). As Director: Pippin (Institute of Arts Barcelona)
Television credits include: As Choreographer: Me & Mrs Jones (BBC - Hartswood films), Campus (Channel4 - Moniker Pictures), Green Wing (Channel 4 - Talkback Productions).
Film credits include: As Associate Choreographer: London Road (BBC - National Theatre - Cuba Pictures). As Director/Choreographer: Thin Air - VR 360 Short Film (Khaki Films).
Commercial credits include: As Choreographer: Foxy Bingo (Duke), Easyjet Slapdance (Believe Media), Give it Some Heart (Heart FM - Kream), Flashmobbed (E4), 80’s Season(Film 4).