Dancer and Artistic Director of Samqwan, Sarah (Sali’j) Prosper is a 22 year old L’nu woman (she/her) from Mi’kmaq First Nation community Eskasoni (Wekwistoqnik ~ land of the fir trees). She has a B.Sc. in Therapeutic Recreation and is ADAPT-Certified. 

An accomplished creator and leader in the arts, dance, and culture, Sarah has performed, collaborated, co-created, co-produced, and consulted in Indigenous-inspired multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational productions, most recently: Koqm (shalan joudry), Nutuwiek? (NS Choral Federation), Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers (co-presented with Symphony NS), Fluid Forms ~ Utawtiwow Kijinaq (Mocean Dance & Sara Coffin), Ki’kwa’ju: Reimagining Prokofiev’s Peter & the Wolf (Fountain School of the Performing Arts, Christina Murray & Shelly MacDonald), and Lost Soul Rodeo (George Woodhouse & the Public Service).

Sarah creates and moves through topics of intergenerational healing, history, health, wellness, and truth and, through these elements and stories of our history and the land, uplifts contemporary Indigenous artistry with an approach that is guided by Mi’kmaq spirituality. Sarah hopes to incorporate Indigenous creativeness in movement of all forms and help others find their inherent ability to move freely with Ms~t No’kmaq (All My Relations).