This week on MorningFile, Campus Media Content Coordinator George Elchuk speaks with Skye Rogers, artistic associate at Aeris Körper and community outreach lead for the upcoming Here&Now dance festival, taking place June 6 and 7 at McMaster’s L.R. Wilson Hall.

Here&Now brings together choreographers from Hamilton and across Canada at different stages of the creative process, with a focus on audience connection and conversation. The festival features fully realized performances, dance workshops and six Hamilton-made works-in-progress that invite audiences into the development of new dance pieces.

In this episode, Rogers shares what audiences can expect from the festival, what Here&Now aims to create, and why community connection is central to the event. She also discusses her passion for dance, her own creative process and the local dance community behind the festival.

Tickets and festival information are available at aeriskorper.com/herenow.