She performs suspended above glaciers. In an environment where cold, wind, and exposure leave no room for error.
But in this episode of En tête-à-tête, recorded at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Sasha Galitzki doesn’t talk about performance the way we usually think of it.
A circus artist and aerial performer, she shares a path where art meets the mountains — as a space of presence, vulnerability, and quiet attention.
Through her performances on ice, Sasha explores another way of being in the mountains.
Slower. Softer. More attuned to the details.
She also reflects on her film Embers, shaped by the Jasper wildfires that deeply impacted her relationship to the land.
On what it means to create after loss. And how art can help us move through grief.
We talk about strength that comes from vulnerability.
About the balance between control and surrender.
And about this central question: can we experience the mountains beyond conquest?
Enjoy listening ✨
Chapters :
00:00 : Introduction
03:12 : The person behind the artist and athlete
05:14 : From circus to mountains
07:46 : Performing on a glacier
08:25 : Her film Embers and the Jasper wildfires
09:48 : Creating through grief
13:08 : Strength and vulnerability
15:58 : How to manage fear and security on a glacier
18:48 : A different story
23:04 : Final thoughts
Books quoted in this episode :
- The peace of wild things, Wendell Berry
- Waymaking, Lizzy Dalton
About Sasha Galitzki :
- Her films Embers & Wild Aerial
- Her Instagram accounts : Sasha Galitzki & Wild Aerial
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