A World Without Them - World Premiere

What do we lose when someone disappears — a species, a culture, a language, a voice?

A World Without Them is a visually immersive and emotionally powerful new work that explores extinction in its many forms - not only of the natural world but also of identity, community, and expression. Told through a series of original, cinematic vignettes, this world premiere invites audiences into a realm where bodies become language and survival is a deeply creative act.

Co-created by Deaf artist and trailblazing Dora-nominated performer Landon Krentz and Ghost River Theatre’s Eric Rose, A World Without Them fuses physical theatre and the striking precision of visual vernacular, a performance technique rooted in Deaf expression that combines gesture, rhythm, facial expression, and role-shifting to tell stories in pure visual form.

Designed to transcend cultural and language barriers, this is a theatrical experience in which gesture replaces dialogue and movement becomes meaning. Time stretches. Bodies transform.

At its heart, A World Without Them is both intimate and epic: a love letter to those who came before, and a defiant stand for those still here. It is a bold act of reclamation, a celebration of Deaf artistry, and a call to imagine new futures where no one and no story is left behind.

Friday, February 6 at 7:30 PM (Opening Night)

Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 PM

Sunday, February 8 at 2 PM

Thursday, February 12 at 7:30 PM

Friday, February 13 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 14 at 7:30 PM

Sunday, February 15 at 2 PM

The performance is approximately 60 minutes long with no intermission.

Conceived & Created by Landon Krentz and Eric Rose

Landon Krentz, Performer

Eric Rose, Director

Alexandra Prichard, Lighting Designer

Orlando Retana Porras, Composition and Sound Design

DeNeane Osmond, Design Assistant and Costume Design

Aaman Merali, Technical Director

Tonisha Kroeger, Stage Manager

Photos: @HarderLee, All Rights Reserved

Videography: Matt McKinney, 2150 Creative

Thank you to Inside Out Theatre.

A World Without Them is made possible by The Canada Council for the Arts and Calgary Arts Development.

ghostrivertheatre.com/aworldwithoutthem

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