Show Details
Tickets $28
Buy all 5 for the Hempy Experience Pass for $120 (a $20 savings)
Free for Students
Date
Sunday, January 17, 2027
2:00PM. Doors open 1:30PM
Location
SCA Theater
An intimate collaboration blending movement, poetry, and storytelling.
Join SCA Creative Fellows in this collaborative performance experience with movement educator Heather Winia (2026) and poet Alexis Cameron Stark (2027). The two performers will create an intimate atmosphere weaving together stories and sharing more about their practice–movement and writing; you’ll also learn about our unique SCA Creative Fellow program. Experience this energetic creative collaboration with Heather Winia’s “You-can’t-get-this-wrong” mindset and kick off the Hempy Series in the Lobby at the SCA! (More details to come!)
About Heather Winia
Heather Winia is a movement educator, facilitator, and creative guide whose work is rooted in the practice of flow—as a rhythm, a way of being, and a path toward deeper connection.
Heather is a Master Trainer and global educator with The World GROOVE Movement and a featured creator for Body Groove On Demand streaming app, where she inspires humans to engage with whole-person wellness. She is the founder of Positive Vibes, a community-centered practice dedicated to spreading joy, vitality, and embodied creativity through movement. From senior centers to college campuses, from yoga studios to open fields, Heather creates spaces where everybody is welcome to dance, play, and reconnect with the innate wisdom of their body.
In 2026, Heather’s Creative Fellowship with the SCA celebrated flow as both personal and collective—an ever-evolving exchange between people, place, and possibility. Through workshops and participatory gatherings, she invited our communities to experiment with movement as a form of creative expression, body awareness, and connection. Her practice encourages participants to tune in, try new things, and discover how embodied exploration can spark joy, presence, and a deeper sense of belonging.
About Alexis Cameron Stark
Alexis Cameron Stark is a journalist, poet, author, teaching artist, and storyteller whose work is rooted in the power of voice, reflection, and connection. A Metro Detroit native now based in Grand Rapids, she explores how storytelling can help us make meaning, honor lived experience, and better understand one another. As a teaching artist with The Diatribe and a journalist with School News Network, Alexis works alongside West Michigan schools and communities, creating space for young people, educators, and others to share their stories and discover the power of their own voices.
In 2027, Alexis’s Creative Fellowship with the SCA will explore Reflection through poetry, storytelling, workshops, and participatory gatherings. Her work aligns with the SCA’s belief that making and learning are inseparable and that a creative organization can be a home—a living, breathing ecosystem where artists and communities come together to listen, make, learn, and grow.
During the SCA’s 25th anniversary year, Alexis will help us look closely at the stories that have shaped our community while shining a light on the meaningful work happening in our schools and throughout the SCA that often goes untold.
Explore the Hempy Lineup
Check out individual Hempy shows for single event tickets, or get your Hempy Experience Pass to all five performances for just $120.
Thank You to Our 2027 Hempy Keyboard Series Sponsors
Platinum
Deann & Tom Baumann
of Cruise & Travel Experts
Gold
Jim Hundrieser + Mike Wright
