09/03/2026
Lighting the Dark is a bold new work by Chris D**e, a Kaurna (Adelaide) based dancer and choreographer living with Down syndrome.
Watching this amazing show this afternoon and truly enjoyed every moment of it. In between wrangling Gisella as she danced up and down the stairs and happily made new little friends, I found myself with a few tears in my eyes.
Seeing Chris on stage made me think of my cousin Nat. In a way, it felt like I could see him up there too, living on in spirit. It brought that quiet thought to my mind; the “what if.” What if he had lived a different life and was still here with us? Could he have been up on that stage as well?
Moments like that remind me how much the people we love stay with us, even when they’re gone. 🤍