May 31 – Jun 2, 2025 /Xi Qu Centre / Ann Rabar never considered herself an outdoorsy person. Growing up in Houston, Texas, she felt more comfortable in urban environments. That changed drastically when, at the age of 26, she joined an all women’s climbing club and went on a camping trip outside Austin.  “I wasn’t especially seeking nature, but through climbing I learned how to be a part of it,” she says. Since then, climbing has headlined a list of physical and performative pursuits she developed throughout her life, including gymnastics and theatre. Though she pursued them individually, she never saw a path to merge all those disparate interests, until French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane asked her to participate in Corps Extrêmes – a show that brings together all manner of extreme sports, interpretive dance, acrobatics, high-lining and climbing. “Not since climbing did something feel so for me,” says the climber on the unique venture. “When I saw the diversity of the crew – the acrobats, athletes and dancers working together, and that I was …