Dancer balances his love for Tap with his desire to learn his familial heritage – Windspeaker.com
September 23rd, 2024
It’s the rhythms that linger. The tap dancing, the traditional dancing and even the waving of the grass in the fields.
But behind the dance rhythms are the questions of self-identification, self-realization and a question of what it means to live a decolonized life.
The documentary, Restorative Culture: Johnathan Morin, directed by Travis Knights is a journey of self-discovery as he balances his love for tap, a classic African American dance form, with his yearning to know his family’s Nehiyaw heritage in Alberta.
Morin, 33, identifies as Cree, is the founder, dancer, choreographer, and director of the Toronto-based Rhythm and Sound Dance Company. He didn’t intend on creating a documentary that explored his self-discovery when he first partnered with Knights.
