awaken your love productions presents

Title of "Her Whispers Were Always There"

Created & Performed by

Eli Matilda Ridley

Music and Sound Design Created by

Goddesscreak

Art Film Video Projections Created by

Eli Matilda Ridley

Lighting Designed by

Eli Matilda Ridley

Story Consultation and Dramaturgy by

Amelia Kriss

ABOUT THE SHOW

her whispers were always there follows a soul dispatched to Earth by the Limitless Light to help the world changeover from the Infinite Shadow to the Limitless Light. Upon traveling down to Earth in 1993, the soul is split by the Infinite Shadow. The hero must navigate profound disconnection, the introduction of the Trauma Spirit through childhood sexual abuse, the introduction of the Soul Consuming Succubi through porn addiction, and the destructive influence of the Infinite Shadow’s hold over the mind. 

To heal, the soul must transmute the grief of their current existence along three interwoven past lives, including a pagan Scottish family, and a pregnant Shaker girl, to ultimately find union with their missing half. 

Audiences can expect an experimental departure from traditional theatre, making this the perfect show for the Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival. The show combines elements of storytelling, layered with video art projections, to evoke the feeling of a bedtime story or fairy tale. Surrounding the audience is an auditory experience of its own with sound art pieces featuring poetic whispers and tantric breath layered over live loops of electric guitar and ambient keyboard synths. This show, combined with the ecstatic movement and character breathwork inspired by traditional Scottish and Shaker dance styles, is a show you will never forget.

Weaving together live music loops, poetic sound art pieces, video art projections, ecstatic movement and storytelling, this is an epic romantic spiritual fairy tale that is a holy unique, awe inspiring and moving theatrical experience.

WATCH THE TRAILERS

Thursday, March 19
06:00 pm
Friday, March 20
07:00 pm
Saturday, March 21
04:00 pm
Wednesday, May 14
06:15 pm
Friday, May 16
09:20 pm
Saturday, May 17
10:35 pm
Monday, May 19
06:05 pm
Wednesday, May 21
12:15 am
Friday, May 23
08:10 pm
Saturday, May 24
05:55 pm

WORLD PREMIERE

Thursday, March 19
06:00 pm
Friday, March 20
07:00 pm
Saturday, March 21
04:00 pm
Wednesday, May 14
06:15 pm
Friday, May 16
09:20 pm
Saturday, May 17
10:35 pm
Monday, May 19
06:05 pm
Wednesday, May 21
12:15 am
Friday, May 23
08:10 pm
Saturday, May 24
05:55 pm

NEXT PERFORMANCE

Thursday, March 19
06:00 pm
Friday, March 20
07:00 pm
Saturday, March 21
04:00 pm
Friday, July 31
07:30 pm
Saturday, August 01
06:00 pm
Sunday, August 02
06:00 pm
Monday, August 03
01:30 pm
Friday, August 07
03:00 pm
Saturday, August 08
09:00 pm
Wednesday, May 14
06:15 pm
Friday, May 16
09:20 pm
Saturday, May 17
10:35 pm
Monday, May 19
06:05 pm
Wednesday, May 21
12:15 am
Friday, May 23
08:10 pm
Saturday, May 24
05:55 pm

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Friday, July 31
07:30 pm
Saturday, August 01
06:00 pm
Sunday, August 02
06:00 pm
Monday, August 03
01:30 pm
Friday, August 07
03:00 pm
Saturday, August 08
09:00 pm

PERFORMANCE LOCATION

The Kinkonauts
BLOX Arts Centre
834 11th Ave SW Calgary AB

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Tickets & Fringe Buttons:

You can save $3 on your ticket if you also purchase 2026 Pittsburgh Fringe Button.

 
Parking:

There is free street parking on Penn Ave after 6pm Monday-Saturday. Sunday is free all day! Many of the residential streets around the area have 1 hour metered parking between 7am-7pm Monday through Saturday.

IN THE PRESS

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Photo of Eli Matilda Ridley. They are standing in front of a grey brick wall. They have long curly brown hair that is parted to their left side. The hair is flowing over their shoulder. The have a beard and mustache, as well as hairy chest and arms. They are wearing a pink thin strapped dress that looks a bit wrinkled. There is black trim on the dress and a black belt at the waist. Eli also has a turquoise bracelet on their left wrist and two large rings on their right hand.

About Eli Matilda Ridley  (Performer / Creator):

Eli Matilda Ridley is a Winnipeg-based filmmaker, actor, drama therapist, and musician who identifies as gender-fluid, embracing and flowing within the spiritual balance of feminine and masculine energies.

Eli found their passion for storytelling through the birth of their “first child”—a critically acclaimed therapeutic solo performance called Water Choke. Earning its stripes at the Toronto and Atlantic Fringe Festivals, the show played to intimate crowds, moving audiences to cry, think, love, and connect with their hidden parts. This profound experience inspired her journey into drama therapy. Today, she holds space for traumatized individuals to share their most vulnerable narratives, helping them experience deeper self-love by transforming trauma into transcendent stories.

When not holding space for others, he shares his own stories through the storytelling podcast RISK!, film, music, and with loved ones. He has written and directed two therapeutic short films alongside creating experimental art films. As a musician, he composes immersive scores for Modo yoga classes and writes viscerally cathartic folk music.

Questions for You

Have you met your twin soul?

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What is your soul purpose?

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