You will be lead through Exhibition Park where professional choreographers will showcase works that use the space—the grass, the trees—to tell their stories. A delight for all members of the family!
May 31, 2012 | 7 pm
June 2, 2012 | 12 pm
June 3, 2012 | 12 pm
No inclement weather location.
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Photo by Celia Spenard-Ko.
WANTS&NEEDS DANSE Montréal, Canada
Chorus Two(Premiere)
Chorus Two takes inspiration from the swaying and prayer known as davening that is performed by Jewish men during religious rituals. The music for Chorus Two is created and performed by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, a musician and performance artist who grew up in a deeply religious Muslim family in Lebanon. Chorus Two is inspired by an idea of movement that is an integral part of prayer; movement, in short, that is spiritual and in so being seeks a connection to some greater power. In 2011, the choreography was awarded the Studio 303 Flexi Prize for Best Choreography.
Evocation—gentle rain falling (music by Mark Duggan) is a meditation on the eternal oneness of the source of all things. The work takes the audience on a journey through different imaginative landscapes, weaving through space with various qualities—fluid, quick, aggressive, delicate—culminating in slow prayer-like movement, as if “a river flowing home to the sea.”
BOB is a dark and comedic aerial dance duet that tells the tale of two gals on a casual boating trip … when suddenly the boat capsizes and the adventure takes a different turn. The dancers struggle to stay afloat, to search for shore or help, but their desperate efforts are in vain. The boat eventually sinks and the girls give into their fate and drown together.
