Teajai Travis presents a sound performance, A Sonic Solstice for Pelee. Travis is a Windsor-based artist and educator working locally and abroad. As an artist, Teajai works in the spirit of the Ancestor, guided by the influence and light of their legacy. Using spoken word and abstract rhythmic sound art, Teajai explores existence, consciousness and humanity as a bubbling manifestation of sensations. He meditates on questions of reality and illusion and muses on the presence of naturally occurring patterns found in the universe. He mindfully incorporates these themes into his work.
As a curious collector of stories, Teajai founded Sacred Story Studio in 2023, and launched the storytelling series “A Blaze of Story”. From 2022-2024, Teajai served the City of Windsor as the first appointed Multicultural Community Storyteller, while also serving as the executive director for a non-profit artist-run centre. For 2025, Teajai is excited to launch a new project that will bring the first storyteller festival and gallery to the City of Windsor. His upcoming project is thanks to the success of “A Blaze of Story”, which he will be touring this summer with the support of Black Tourism Ontario. As always, he is thrilled to return to the island for another dose of Stone and Sky.

Nicole Daignault, a.k.a. Coco, did her first yoga practice in her early 20’s and knew that her life would be different. In 1999 Nicole made her first trip to the source of yoga: Mother India. She did her Teacher Training under the guidance of Sunil Kumar, of the Yoga Training Center and was certified by the All India Yoga Society. For many years, she travelled the world, practicing and teaching yoga in the Himalayas, on top of pyramids and on island beaches. As her love of yoga and her understanding and fascination of the body grew, Nicole became a Myomassologist and subsequently spent a year in Thailand learning Thai massage as well as shamanic healing practices. Nicole believes that no matter what brings one to yoga, whether a desire for less physical pain or increased mental clarity, a dedicated practitioner is already free.

The Soul Delegation: 10-piece Funk, Classic Soul and R&B band based in Windsor, Ontario.

Bruce J. G. Kotowich completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati where he also received his Masters of Music. He received his Associateship of Music in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including awards from the Canada Arts Council, Manitoba Arts Council, University of Cincinnati, and the Archdiocese of St. Boniface Heritage Award. His choirs have performed in Carnegie Hall, New York, and toured throughout Canada, the United States and abroad.

Pamela Cole was intrigued with classical sacred music and vocal performance when she was a young member of the St. Alphonsus Choir downtown Windsor. She began studying classical voice has a hobby at 14 years old and continued training intermittently and performing until her early 30’s. Beyond singing, Pamela loves to explore humanity, change, and connectedness through her writing. Pelee Island is one of her favourite places in the world and therefore she feels honoured and blessed to create and perform in The Quarry.

Carlinda D’Alimonte Carlinda D’Alimonte is author of three books of poetry published by Black Moss Press – Now That We Know Who We Are (2004), Other Living Things (2009), and Morning Song (2018). She was one of seven collaborators on the collection, Because We Have All Lived Here: Poems Along the South Shore (2017).  Her poetry has appeared in a number of anthologies, most recently In the Middle Space: Windsor’s Public Art (2023). Her work has been printed in literary journals including Contemporary Verse 2, The Missouri Review, The Windsor Review. She taught high school English and Creative Writing for twenty-five years. Prior to her teaching high-school, she worked as both a sessional instructor and multi-media producer at the University of Windsor and a researcher and writer for CBC television. She lives in Tecumseh, Ontario.

Michael Karloff Trio
Michael is one of Windsor’s major musical artists. He is the piano anchor and arranger for the Mackenzie Hall Jazz Series now in its seventh year. Michael has been a University of Windsor music faculty member since 2012 and has been the music director of the St. Clair College Music Theatre Program since 2008. Recent performances with WSO include Holiday Pops, and Fiery Tango Nights featuring music by Astor Piazzolla. Michael also performs regularly with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He also works regularly with Detroit Opera as repetiteur and performance pianist. In 2023, Mike assumed artistic directorship of Jazz in the ‘Burg, and became an associate member of Stone & Sky, under who’s umbrella the series operates.

Teajai Travis is a Windsor-based artist and educator working locally and abroad. As an artist, Teajai works in the spirit of the Ancestor, guided by the influence and light of their legacy. Using spoken word and abstract rhythmic sound art, Teajai explores existence, consciousness and humanity as a bubbling manifestation of sensations. He meditates on questions of reality and illusion and muses on the presence of naturally occurring patterns found in the universe. He mindfully incorporates these themes into his work.
As a curious collector of stories, Teajai founded Sacred Story Studio in 2023, and launched the storytelling series “A Blaze of Story”. From 2022-2024, Teajai served the City of Windsor as the first appointed Multicultural Community Storyteller, while also serving as the executive director for a non-profit artist-run centre. For 2025, Teajai is excited to launch a new project that will bring the first storyteller festival and gallery to the City of Windsor. He upcoming project is thanks to the success of “A Blaze of Story”, which he will be touring this summer with the support of Black Tourism Ontario. As always, he is thrilled to return to the island for another dose of Stone and Sky.

Audrey Gaussiran is a dancer and choreographer trained at the Conservatoire de danse de Montréal (2007), with additional training from masters in Brazil, Cuba, New York, and Spain. She gained early experience performing and choreographing, notably working with DJD in Calgary (2012–2016), adapting Anna Halprin’s Blank Placard Dance(2014), and serving as a performer and co-choreographer for ZEUGMA DANSE (2017–2021). As an independent choreographer, Audrey created Le 2e sexe (2014), Corrida (2017), and Portraits dansés (2017), which was nominated for CALQ’s Work of the Year in 2019. Her later works, including Fisheye (2020), CTRL:N (2019), and MOSAÏCO (2024), explore the integration of digital technology and social reflection. In 2024, Audrey’s innovative work and growing impact were recognized with a nomination for “Artiste Relève” of the Year by Culture Laval, highlighting her as a rising force in the dance community.

LOOP – Loops of rhythm and dance echoing our climate crisis. Climate urgency becomes movement in a performance where sound loops transform through digital technology. Blending flamenco, urban, and Latin dance, two dancers explore global warming with humor and reflection. An immersive experience to rethink our collective future. Zapateo flamenco, Latin, and urban dance—get swept up in a whirlwind of humorous climate chaos! Sounds, movements, and even your voice are transformed into a living musical score through digital technology. Seeking a way out—not doom, not gloom, but a future in full bloom!

Pianist Miki Sawada‘s performance made The Boston Globe’s list “The classical concerts that made me fall in love with live music again.” As the founder and director of Gather Hear, Miki travels across the 50 states with a piano in a van to perform in community gathering spaces with a mission to connect with Americans across socioeconomic and political divides. Gather Hear has so far given 90+ free performances in 7 states and created three films. Miki has been featured at venues such as: Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, The Arctic Philharmonic (Norway), Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater (NYC), Portland Ovations, and Roulette (Brooklyn). She recently made her soloist debut with
the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. She has served as a faculty member of Heifetz Institute. Miki holds degrees from Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Northwestern University.

Kristopher Tong has been hailed as a performer of “exceptional insight and creative flair” (Boston Globe). As second violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet, he has performed in hundreds of concerts across the United States and around the world to critical acclaim. Recent engagements include appearances at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, including premieres of works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Sebastian Currier. Kristopher Tong began his violin studies in a public elementary school program in Binghamton, New York. B.M., Indiana University in Bloomington. M.M., NEC. Studies with Franco Gulli, Yuval Yaron, and Miriam Fried. Former faculty of Harvard University, where he received a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Former faculty of NEC’s Preparatory School.