A dancer and choreographer, Troy Emery Twigg is also known as a performer, teacher and mentor whose love of the art of dance began at an early age. Speaking to Calgary Arts Development’s Sable Sweetgrass outdoors at Writing-On-Stone/Áísínai'pi Provincial Park, where they are surrounded by hoodoos and the sounds of nature, Twigg reflects on his interest in dance.
“I’ve always known I wanted to do (dance). I don’t know why I was so fascinated with movement in the body, and how expressive that was. I was raised in Old Agency, which is a section of the reserve, on the north section of the Blood Reserve. We only had two stations — one of them was CBC, so I used to get excited when the Royal Winnipeg Ballet would come on to do the Nutcracker. I was really excited to see it and I geared up for it… I just really liked the expressive body.”
Tune in to hear more about Twigg’s exciting career in the arts.
