Rinse
January 22, 2026 — January 24, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM — 9:00 PM
| Location: | Azrieli Studio - NAC 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada |
| Cost: | 15 |
What is it about the beginning that remains intoxicating…what makes the start of something so thrilling, violent, memorable, scandalous?
In Rinse, award-winning dancer and choreographer Amrita Hepi explores the romance of beginnings. Using playful satire, her irreverent monologue, co-written with Mish Grigor, recreates an origin myth on stage, recounting personal narratives in relationrelated to dance, art, feminism, desire, love, popular culture, and colonial history. Within a minimalist set design in icy blue and white, Hepi’s dance acts as history keeper weaving fact and fiction, memoir and ethnography. Rinse is an audience favourite wherever it is performed!
Amrita Hepi is a First Nations dance artist from Bundjalung (Aus) and Ngāpuhi (NZ) territories and trained at NAISDA Dance College and Alvin Ailey NYC. Her work crosses the boundaries of visual art, dance, and performance, and is critically acclaimed for its remarkable ability to bridge cultural divides. Director and co-writer Mish Grigor is an artist who works in performance across a range of collaborative formats. She is Co-Artistic Director of APHIDS and one-third of performance group POST.
Did You Know?
In 2018 and 2020, Amrita Hepi was the recipient of the People’s Choice Award / Keir Choreographic Award and was named in Forbes Asia 30 under 30.
Fun Fact
In her spare time, Hepi practices freediving and muay thai.
Rinse has been invited to the prestigious Festival d’Avignon for the summer 2025 edition.