Bodies Under Siege: New works by Allison Cummings & Kate Story
Kate Story and Allison Cummings with Christy Stoeten
DANCE / THEATRE
A double bill of dynamic dance and storytelling inspired by shared experiences with cancer diagnoses
Venue: The Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (140 Charlotte St, Peterborough) Market Hall venue guide available here
Date: November 19, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: Available through the Market Hall Box Office.
Pricing*: $20-$50 + Fees
*Sliding scale tickets make our shows affordable for all.
Run time: Approximately 70 minutes
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible seating available at the ground level, accessible washroom available. Please reach out to eva@publicenergy.ca with accessibility questions, requests, or to save a seat that’s accessible to you.
Venue:
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough
This double bill features two vastly different yet highly complementary new works dealing with reactions to cancer diagnoses. Renowned local multi-disciplinary artist and writer Kate Story’s humorous, erudite and poignant work Hysterical uses movement and storytelling to get to heart of their experience, whilst also tackling the wider questions of bodies with uteruses and their position in the medical establishment. Allison Cummings’ pure dance work approaches the subject from a more visceral place. Told through the lens of survivors Cummings and locally-born and raised dancer Christy Stoeten who performs the piece, Opponent explores their shared experiences with diagnosis, treatment, and the permanent impact Breast Cancer has had on their lives, bodies and creative selves.
Workshop: Allison Cummings & performer Christy Stoeten will offer a creation workshop for community members. Details TBA
