Ballet Kelowna presents Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn May 1 + 2, 2026 Friday at 7:30 PM / Saturday at 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM

Ballet Kelowna gratefully acknowledges our 2025/26 season sponsor:
The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation.

Choreography: Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe
Composer: Cris Derksen
Projection and Lighting Design: Andy Moro
Costume Design: Asa Benally

Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe returns with his newest work for the company, Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn, a full-length contemporary narrative ballet that blazes across time and tradition and is set to original commissioned music by Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen. Projections by Euro/Omushkego Cree artist Andy Moro will bring to life sterile cities and scorched forests, while costumes by Navajo/Cherokee designer Asa Benally layer each character with rich histories.

Set in a dystopian future where wildfire season has no end, a young Indigenous firefighter’s beliefs are challenged when he meets Mothkʷ, a fierce protector of ancestral knowledge who carries out cultural burns.

The word cikilaxʷm [tseekiLAHkwum] means “prescribed fire” in nsyilxcən, the language belonging to the syilx (Okanagan) People. It relates to traditional burning practices that nourish the land and community, bringing healing and rejuvenation.

“This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance.
Of memory that survives and endures.
Of land that remembers how to heal.”
- Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe

Co-produced by the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund
Commissioning Partner: UBCO’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Other Partners Include: BC Arts Council’s Arts Impact program, Deux Mille Foundation, The Hamber Foundation, Troy Life & Fire Safety LTD., and Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.

Ballet Kelowna tickets and their applicable fees are non-refundable.

Thanks to the generous support of Odlum Brown, Ballet Kelowna will offer 150 accessible “Pay-What-You-Wish” seats at each performance of Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn. The “Pay-What-You-Wish” ticket type can be accessed by selecting a seat in section C

All My Relations $18 Ticket

Ballet Kelowna would like to extend an invitation to the Indigenous community, welcoming all to our performance with open arms. We walk this journey together and wish to nourish and support those who walk with us.

To purchase All My Relations tickets, choose your showtime and seat (sections A and B, and Accessible Seating) and select the 'Indigenous Ticket' option for any eligible guests!

This ticket price is reserved for all Indigenous community members. This $18 ticket is inclusive of all taxes and fees.

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Pricing

Section A
Adult $85.50 base price + $2.10 CIF + $9.45 service charge = $97.05
Senior $76.21 base price + $2.10 CIF + $9.45 service charge = $87.76
Student/Child $32.78 base price + $2.10 CIF + $7.35 service charge = $42.23
Indigenous Ticket $13.01 base price + $2.36 CIF + $2.63 service charge = $18.00

Section B
Adult $73.43 base price + $2.10 CIF + $9.45 service charge = $84.98
Senior $65.12 base price + $2.10 CIF + $8.40 service charge = $75.62
Student/Child $32.78 base price + $2.10 CIF + $7.35 service charge = $42.23
Indigenous Ticket $13.01 base price + $2.36 CIF + $2.63 service charge = $18.00

Section C
Adult $62.73 base price + $2.10 CIF + $8.40 service charge = $73.23
Senior $54.40 base price + $2.10 CIF + $8.40 service charge = $64.90
Student/Child $32.78 base price + $2.10 CIF + $7.35 service charge = $42.23
Accessible seating/Companion $32.78 base price + $2.10 CIF + $7.35 service charge = $42.23

“Pay-What-You-Wish”
$10.00 + $2.10 CIF + $1.55 service charge = $13.91
$15.00 + $2.10 CIF + $1.80 service charge = $19.16
$20.00 + $2.10 CIF + $2.05 service charge = $24.41
$25.00 + $2.10 CIF + $2.30 service charge = $29.66

All above prices include GST.

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Senior - age 65+, Student must have valid ID, Child is 12 and under.

Kelowna Community Theatre event tickets include a $2.00 Capital Improvement Fee (CIF) and 5% GST.

A service fee is added for box office costs, card processing, and taxes. Ballet Kelowna Restless Balance tickets and their applicable fees are non-refundable.