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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

@nerdniteyeg.bsky.social Kicking off Queer Nerd Nite!!! 🌈❤️‍🔥☀️ #yeg

Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Save the date! ♿🎭🪩 Our full-length CRIPSiE showcase of integrated disability arts in #yeg 🌈 September 18-19, 2026 at the Fringe Arts Barns 🌈 We are a collective of disabled artists & allies who prioritize disability justice, accessibility & collaborative creation. #yegarts #yegtheatre #yegdance

Three photos of various movement artists dancing on stage. Some of the dancers use mobility tools such as walkers or wheelchairs.

Text reads:

What is CRIPSiE?

CRIPSIE (The Collaborative Radically Integrated Performers Society in
Edmonton) is an Edmonton-based collective of artists that include people who experience disability and their allies. We challenge dominant stories of disability and other forms of oppression through high-quality crip and mad performance art, video art, as well as public education and outreach programs.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Absolute🔥🔥🔥poster for this upcoming event! May 23 at ArtsHub Ortona❤️‍🔥 I'm performing my 🌶️ poetry as part of this nite featuring a panel, vendors, community groups, local artists! Authentic expression & honest conversation about modern love & relationships❤️‍🔥 Link in bio! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

Against a red curtain background, Sara Campos-Silvius is pictured from the head and shoulders upwards as she passionately delivers a spoken word performance. She is dressed in black and grips a microphone with one hand while raising her other hand in the air, her face in an expression of rapturous focus.

Text below picture reads name of event and date and location.

May 23, 2026
ArtsHub Ortona
9722 102 ST NW

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

So thrilled to share this gorgeous photo from our CRIPSiE performance Hive-Swarm at Motif Moves at The Roxy from earlier this year! Photography by Curtis Round Photography. Stay tuned for Hive-Swarm Part 2 this September! Check out my website for more photos! #yegarts #yegtheatre

A group of performers stands on a black stage in a crowd formation facing the audience while speaking loudly and gesticulating emphatically. They are illuminated by a warm overhead light and their clothes are various shades of black, pink, grey, and olive green.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

FANTASTIC show!! Sold out run too!! Huge congrats to the entire team. Powerful <3

A collage of photos of various cardboard-based puppet and mask creations being animated by performers on a black stage.

Text reads:

Fantasies in Trash: in eleven movements

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Truly a concert gem last night 💎 ambient ch0ir, presented by hundredmillionthousand Featuring Pro Coro Canada #yeg #yegarts #yegmusic

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Wonderful testimonials from audience and fellow artists to grace this beautiful photo by April Mac Killins from SkirtsAfire 2026! Thank you everyone for your support! I’m so grateful to be part of our vibrant arts scene! See you out there again soon 💖 #yegarts #yeg #Edmonton

Sara Campos-Silvius performs spoken word. The photo is a medium close shot, from the waist up. Sara stands on a black stage dressed in a lacy black outfit illuminated by a spotlight with a purple hue. She grips a microphone in one hand and raises her other hand above her head. Her expression is one of intense passion and focus.

Surrounding her photo are testimonials written in white text. Clockwise from top right corner the text reads:

“Sara’s work has me howling at the moon, chasing down witches by moonlight.” - Daniel Poitras

“Spellbinding”

“Rich with images, music, and mood. Her performance captivates the audience.” - Marco Melfi

“Evocative, playful, and a joy to witness”

Photo credit: April Mac Killins
Event: SkirtsAfire 2026

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This week in theatre! Join us for a full lineup of new plays and new works featured at Springboards 2026 brought to you by Workshop West! Be sure to catch yours truly & the Edmonton Playwrights’ Circle as part of our Five Alive cabaret on Saturday! See you there, pals! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

A collage of portraits of 20 different featured playwrights/performers of various ethnicities, ages, and genders. In the centre black text on a white background reads FIVE ALIVE: THE SPRINGBOARDS CABARET GOES ROGUE! MARCH 28

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Here backstage at SkirtsAFire and the house just opened! I love the energy of a live audience…there is nothing else like it🔥🔥🔥 #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

A plastic name card attached to a bright red lanyard lies on a grey counter. The card reads Artist and SkirtsAFire Festival.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Sharing this wonderful memory of our recent CRIPSiE performance “The Hive, The Swarm” at Motif Moves at the Roxy! Incorporating diverse performers, collaborative decision-making, ASL, captions, and audio description, our accessible piece explored themes of democracy and belonging. #yeg #yegarts

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

COMING UP! I’m thrilled to bring my signature macabre and gothic poetry to SkirtsAfire 2026! Join us at the Off The Page cabaret on Wednesday March 11 for a night featuring an amazing selection of artists and disciplines. Can’t wait! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

SkirtsAfire 2026 event poster with dark grey background, grey map lines, and white text at top and bottom. Text at top reads: Macabre by Sara Campos-Silvius Text at bottom reads: OFF THE PAGE - LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE -WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 | 7:30 - 9:30 PM SKIRTSAFIRE FESTIVAL MARCH 5-15, 2026 In the centre of the poster is a performance photograph of Sara Campos-Silvius inside a red circle symbolizing a location marker on a digital map. Sara is a Latine femme artist with short brown hair and a medium skin tone. She wears a sparkly blazer, sparkly sunglasses, and grins while speaking into a microphone.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

OPENING NIGHT! Delighted to be part of Motif 2026! We at CRIPSiE are a diverse ensemble of disabled artists! Our collaborative piece “The Hive, The Swarm” integrates sign language, captions, & audio description! The access informs the art & the art informs the access 💜 #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

Several dancers stand on a black stage in single file facing forward with arms outstretched. They wear light-coloured clothing and are dramatically illuminated by a white light from below.

Text reads:

MOTIF MOVES 2026
PRESENTED BY ORCHESIS DANCE SOCIETY
JANUARY 30 + 31, 7 PM
FEBRUARY 1, 2 PM
THE ROXY THEATRE
10708 124 ST

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Rehearsal photo from The Hive, The Swarm A disability arts collaborative movement theatre piece Created by CRIPSiE We are thrilled to perform this new work with you this week at Motif Moves at the Roxy! January 30, 31 and February 1 Please be welcome to join us! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Happy to share that our short animated film “The Animal” received an honourable mention award at the Minute Madness Toronto 2025 Film Festival! Thank you to Minute Madness for screening our film and for the award! #yeg #yegarts #yegfilm #Edmonton #Toronto

Illustration of a golden laurel on a grey background. Black text reads: Minute Madness Toronto 2025, Honourable Mention. A stopwatch hovers above the text.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Congratulations to Broad View and all the participants, audience, and volunteers of this year’s fest! A pleasure to be part of the BIPOC Incubator Program and attend the film screenings and table reads! Thank you: Broad View Film Festival Edmonton Screen Metro Cinema #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

Large beige poster board with black text on a black metal stand in a brightly lit community league hall room. In the background are people sitting in chairs as well as a welcome table covered in a bright yellow tablecloth with event brochures, face masks, and a vase of orange flowers.
Names on poster appear with a small photo.

Text on poster:

Broad View International Film Festival

2025 Script Development Program

1st place: Virginia Abramovich & Katherine Andrews
2nd place: Alexandra Lazarowich
Honourable Mention: Sharon Lewis and Caleigh Bacchus

2025 BIPOC Incubator Program
Sara Campos-Silvius, Narges Noori, Angie Bustos, Shyanne Duquette

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

TOTALLY PACKED house last night at the Olive Reading Series! The energy was AMAZING! 💜 We had a blast sharing our poetry with you all 💜 Thank you: Olive Reading Series Writers’ Guild of Alberta Rooster Kitchen Fellow author Marco Melfi And our INCREDIBLE audience! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

A stack of chapbooks lie fanned out on a grey table top. The chapbooks have a white cover with black text reading: “Sara Campos-Silvius & Marco Melfi.” A marbled pink and purple abstract image is underneath the text.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Got my copy of Marco Melfi’s “Routine Maintenance” from @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social so I can get it signed at our reading! Tonight at 7 PM at Rooster on Whyte! I’ll bring the macabre vibes and Marco will bring insightful observations rooted in the everyday! #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites #Edmonton

Marco Melfi’s book “Routine Maintenance” has a light brown cover with an illustration of a grey wrench stretching across the front. The book sits front and centre on a wooden bookshelf inside a bookstore with shelves filled with more books to the sides and in the background. The plaque above the shelf reads “Local Authors.”

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

THIS WEEK! Join us at the Olive Reading Series to enjoy work from yours truly and fellow author Marco Melfi! Wed Nov 12 at 7 PM Rooster Kitchen on Whyte Brought to you by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Open mic afterwards! #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites #Edmonton writersguild.ca/the-olive-re...

Illustrated poster. A green olive hovers above a purple olive with a large ampersand interconnecting the two shapes. Poster has a light beige background.

Text reads:
Sara Campos-Silvius & Marco Melfi
Poetry and Prose
Open Microphone
Wednesday, November 12, 7 PM
Rooster Kitchen
10732 Whyte Ave

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED... To my upcoming poetry reading celebrating the mysterious, the macabre, and the morbidly marvellous! Thank you to the Olive Reading Series for inviting me to perform! See you there! Wed Nov 12 at 7 PM Olive Reading Series Rooster on Whyte #Edmonton #yeg #yegarts

White text on a shaded red and black background.

Poster reads:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED...
SARA CAMPOS-SILVIUS
POETRY OF THE MACABRE
Wed Nov 12 at 7 PM
Olive Reading Series
Rooster on Whyte
www.saracs.art

Photo of Sara Campos-Silvius. She wears an all-black outfit, lace dress, feather boa, and satin gloves. She perches on a red velvet couch and is illuminated by a soft glow of lamp light. She looks directly at the camera and gives the audience a mysterious smile.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

What a joy to be at the launch of CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ at EVO today! #yeg #yegarts @newestpress.bsky.social

A book and balloon on a glass table in a restaurant booth illuminated in shades of red, purple, and pink. Book cover reads

CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Always a pleasure to share my work! Thank you to The Rooster @writersguildab.bsky.social And all the folks in attendance at the WGA open mic! 🎤 Catch me next at: Olive Reading Series Wednesday November 12, 7-9 PM The Rooster (10732 82 Ave) See you there, pals! #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites

Sara Campos-Silvius performs poetry on a stage with a microphone. She wears a long black dress. A purple and yellow banner for the Writers Guild of Alberta is at the right side of the stage.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Happy to share I’ve been selected to take part in the Creatives Empowered IBPOC Creative Leadership Program! Thank you to Creatives Empowered for this opportunity! Looking forward to it!

IBPOC CREATIVE LEADERSHIP 2025 PROGRAM

Empower yourself to be a resilient storyteller & produce your own content + works

Embody your authentic creative leadership style

Gain capacity to have financial & creative control of your IP

WITH THE CREATORS OF THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL "BEAR GREASE" CRYSTLE LIGHTNING & HENRY CLOUD ANDRADE

AND Tonya Williams, Sable Sweetgrass, Reena Samra, Rochelle Grayson, & Soni Dasmohapatra

PROGRAM DATES OCTOBER 12, 19, 25-26

The poster features a photo of Crystle Lightning and Henry Cloud Andrade.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What are you doing this weekend? Folks of all generations are invited to 🎭 FEST: The Festival of Edmonton Seniors Theatre 🎭 October 3-4, 2025 Our disabled/accessible dance group CRIPSiE performs on Saturday with other artists! Come join the fun! geriactors.ca/event/fest/ #yeg #yegarts

A light red poster featuring images of seniors performing music, dance, and theatre.

Text reads

fest: festival of Edmonton seniors theatre by GeriActors

performance events
theatre workshops
and more

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Just picked this up @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social today and I already love it! Great book. So moving and current #yeg #yegarts

Red and blue paperback book cover superimposed with white letters reading:

I’ll get right on it

Poems on working life in the climate crisis

Edited by the land and labour poetry collective

Forward by Anjali Appadurai

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Pic from performing at the Verse Queer Reading Series & Open Mic! Awesome to have so many readers. Love hearing our queer & trans voices in a venue packed with support & love. Thank you to Verse & funders for providing this place for us to be seen and heard! #yeg 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Sara Campos-Silvius stands against a cafe wall speaking at a microphone. She is dressed all in black wearing a short-sleeve shirt, pencil skirt, and ankle boots. Her black-and-white heart-shaped earrings say “Sinner” in white lettering. Her arms are outstretched to her sides and she holds a brown leather notebook in her right hand.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

My horror chapbook public libraries & little libraries ubiquitous magpie dandelion pop-up nightmare ENJOY! #yeg #horror #poetry

A hand holds a chapbook in front of a metal newspaper dispenser on the street. The chapbook cover reads “Sword and Smoke” by Sara Campos-Silvius. The cover graphic is a purple and grey collage of the following images: a stoic female face smoking a cigarillo, a snarling black dog head with open mouth, three wooden crosses, and a bright red flame.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

POET TOOLS OF THE TRADE LET’S GOOOOOOOO 📓🖋️🍻 Here at the Verse Queer Poetry Night season launch! 🚀🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites

A light brown leather bound notebook sits on a wooden table beside a beer can. The beer can reads: Whistling Pig, Arcadia Brewing Co.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I absolutely LOVE this performance photo of me performing my macabre and horror-inspired poetry from a past CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS @milezerodance.bsky.social 📸 Mat Simpson Fall 2025 performance announcements coming up right away! #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites #yegtheatre

Sara Campos-Silvius stands illuminated against a totally black curtain and stage background. She has a microphone in her hand and points directly at the camera with wide eyes and an intense expression. She wears large glasses, black pants, and a sparkly green blouse.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A couple of years ago my short film POWER CHORD screened at EIFF the Edmonton International Film Festival, among others! #yeg #yegarts #yegfilm #Cdnfilm #femalefilmmakers #canadianfilm #ABfilm

Three women look at the camera with expressions of determination and attitude. The drummer in the centre is seated at the drum kit and her shirt reads No Flowers for White Powers. The heading of the poster reads Power Chord: A Short Film By Sara Campos-Silvius

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

We had a great time in the AWCS poetry workshop! Thank you to facilitator @marionlougheed.bsky.social for the fun!

An illustration of a blue sky and a blue butterfly perched on a twig. The text reads: Poetry is Everywhere with Marion Lougheed.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Fabulous turnout tonight for the inaugural Edmonton Queer Writer’s Collective meetup and the August @writersguildab.bsky.social monthly event!

A small bar stage. A yellow banner with blue text reads: Here for Alberta Writers with logos of arts organizations underneath.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

YEAH ALCOHOL GO BACK TO THE SHADOW #yegfringe

A sign reads BREW SHALL NOT PASS: NO ALCOHOL BEYOND THIS POINT PLEASE in black letters on a white background above a graphic of beer bottles crossed out by a red line and circle.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Mark your calendars for our upcoming CRIPSiE season launch! We are a collective of artists that include people who experience disability and allies. ASL interpretation is provided. Everyone is welcome! Come find out what our new season has in store! #yeg #yegarts #yegdance #yegtheatre #yeg

White text superimposed on a picture of a blue theatre curtain reads:

CRIPSIE 2025/2026 SEASON LAUNCH PARTY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
8426 GATEWAY BLVD NW
DOORS OPEN: 9:30 AM
CONTACT REBECCA@CRIPSIE.COM

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Thank you so much to @milezerodance.bsky.social for the great dance classes & dance films all these past two weeks! The Reeling festival has been such a blast! 🪩💃🏿🌈

A brightly lit dance studio with wood coloured flooring, white walls, and a black curtain. Chairs and a music speaker line one of the walls.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

All smiles 🤩🤩🤩 an author with her fellow writers & publishers! My work has been featured in publications such as Hungry Zine 06: Hot & Spicy 🌶️💘 Photo from Edmonton Poetry Fest 2025! Thank you to Hungry Zine and EPF for supporting local authors! #yegarts #yegwrites #CanLit

Four smiling people stand in front of a merchandise table with books on it. Sara Campos-Silvius is on the far left. She wears a black dress and holds up a copy of the zine containing her poetry. The zine cover is red and reads Hungry Zine.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Today’s share! A fabulous performance photo from 2022. Our CRIPSiE & Peggy Baker collaboration presented by Good Women Dance 💕 Who is CRIPSiE? We’re an integrated dance organization fostering accessible art for artists and audiences! 📸: Mat Simpson #yeg #yegarts #yegdance #yegtheatre

Sara Campos-Silvius stands facing forward in the centre and foreground of a brightly illuminated black box theatre stage. She wears a bright pink blazer and her hands are stretched wide as she engages the audience. Behind her are six dancers in seated and standing ready positions. Some dancers use mobility tools such as walkers and wheelchairs. All dancers wear clothing in various shades of pink, blue, and black, as well as face masks.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This year I was thrilled to be part of the @edmpoetryfestival.bsky.social and had a blast sharing my macabre and horror-inspired poems at the Local Publishers Showcase! More writing announcements coming this fall! #yeg #yegarts #yegwrites

Sara Campos-Silvius stands in front of an audience performing poetry in a dramatic manner. She wears a black dress and holds a leather bound book. A banner to her side portrays the words: Edmonton Poetry Festival.

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Sara @sarasupernova.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I was an Alberta Playwrights’ Network IBPOC Playwright In Residence in 2023-24 where I wrote my new play “Besties & Besitos: A Queer Romantic Comedy” 🏳️‍🌈💕 It had 3 readings this year at Script Salon, Expanse Festival, & Springboards Cabaret! More news to come about the script! #yegarts #yegtheatre

The poster is a set of pink lips on a pink background. A cartoon speech bubble emerges from the lips. Inside the speech bubble are the words: Besties and Besitos: A Queer Romantic Comedy by Sara Campos-Silvius

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