Prophecy Fog

Created and Performed by Jani Lauzon

Directed by Franco Boni

Stage Management: AJ Morra

Environmental Design: Melissa Joakim

From award-winning artist, Jani Lauzon, Prophecy Fog begins with a journey into the Mojave Desert in search of Giant Rock, armed with the question: can a site still be sacred if it has been desecrated?

We encounter a girl in the mountains of B.C. with a pocket full of stones, the rainbow warrior’s prophecy, and a mysterious inscription that obscures our past.

“We come from the stars, we are star people.”

“I am humbled by the lessons I have learned from the stones who are more than my scene partners in Prophecy Fog,” shares Jani Lauzon. “So I asked them. “What do you think about presenting our ceremony in the new COAL MINE Theatre Space?” And they said “YES!”. Because similar to the leadership at the Theatre Centre and Nightswimming who truly understand what it means to support artists, the co-chief engineers, Diana and Ted have created a sacred space in which to present the ceremony we call theatre.”

“The Coal Mine has been trying to get some shows “picked up” by other larger theatres, and though that hasn’t happened yet, we thought we should lead by example: take a great show that has only been seen by a small number of people and give a larger audience a chance to see it. Prophecy Fog is that show. I have known Jani for 40 years, and am thrilled to give our Coal Mine audience a chance to see one of my favourite artists spin her considerable magic. I love this show.” Ted Dykstra

Prophecy Fog weaves together the performance skills of veteran raconteur Jani Lauzon and the expertise of Environmental Designer Melissa Joakim, along with Director Franco Boni to elicit a conscious remembering of ancient prophecies that speak to rock teachings, star beings and earth changes.