Created by Kinoshita for Kjipuktuk/Halifax-based artist Jacinte Armstrong, this dance is a mature conversation between dancer and music, drawing on the structure of jazz standards while using contemporary movement vocabulary. Set to recorded music played by the iconic Canadian jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson, Kinoshita has crafted a rich work that moves Armstrong through both conflict and convergence. The piece’s approach to rhythm and improvisation is demanding and rigorous, with an intricate and musical physicality that is exhilarating for both performer and audience. The work beautifully showcases Armstrong’s maturity as a dancer and this project provides the opportunity for Halifax audiences to see it fully staged in the context of another international-calibre dance.