Is Deaf dorsality an answer to toxic masculinity? Is it a way to navigate disagreement and overcome purity politics? Can it be a form of mutual support and a stepping stone toward true solidarity?

Through the bodies and hands of Cai Glover and Connor Yuzwenko-Martin, Deaf dorsality is portrayed as a rare and necessary deconstruction of Deaf, Queer, and masculine identities. Join them and consider: how do we have each other’s backs?

DORSAL TRACES

© Steffie Boucher, 2025

Artistic and Technical team
Choreography | Connor Yuzwenko Martin and Cai Glover
Performance | Connor Yuzwenko Martin and Cai Glover
Deaf dramaturgy | Jan McCarthy
Dance dramaturgy | Ainsley Hillyard
Lighting design | Trent Cosby

Presentation
Convergence 2026 - Good Women Dance Collective - Edmonton AB, 2026 (CA)
C3 Conversations on Solidarity - Edmonton AB, 2026 (CA)

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