Presented by DanceWorks in their Sweet Ephemera Double Bill

Franco Boni Theatre, The Theatre Centre

June 18 - 20 2026

Peel Me asks you to peel back your layers. Will you? Can you? What sits just under the surface? And then under that? Through a series of vignettes, Peel Me’s performers eat and destroy grapefruits and fortune cookies, using mess as an access for catharsis. This experimental Western contemporary dance work examines nuanced states of control, release, greed and care, all while building a truly sensory experience.

Peel Me

Choreography: Eilish 미정 Shin-Culhane

Performers: Morgyn Aronyk-Schell, Steph Harkness, Hannah Shikatani, Shona Kiyama, Barbara Simms

Composer: Aidan McConnell

Costume Designer: Charlotte Carbone

Stage Manager: Helin Gungoren

Lighting Designer: Hannah Kirby

Presented by DanceWorks in their Sweet Ephemera Double Bill alongside Jose Miguel ‘Miggy’ Esteban’s ‘pahinga ka muna’.

The Franco Boni Theatre, The Theatre Centre

June 18 - 20, 2026

With Support from the National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space Programme. With Research Support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council.

Two performers sit clad in pastels under a plastic tarp, embracing.

Photography Credits Kendra Epik