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Oraynu is pleased to co-sponsor a
SPECIAL HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK PRESENTATION
With Runnymede United Church
A BALLET DRAMATIZING EVENTS
OF THE WARSAW GHETTO
Narrated by Donna Greenberg
Excerpts performed by Ballet Espressivo
Saturday Nov. 4, 8:00 p.m.
Location: Runnymede United Church
432 Runnymede Rd., Toronto
(West side of Runnymede 2 blocks north of Bloor. Park in Runnymede
Public School on east side and closer to Bloor. Runnymede subway stop
on the Bloor line is between Keele and Jane).
Donna Greenberg narrates excerpts from her ballet Uprising performed by the dancers
of Ballet Espressivo under her artistic direction. Uprising dramatizes the events of the last
days of the Warsaw Ghetto, the largest of the ghettos created by the Nazis, where as many as 500,000 Jews were imprisoned within 1.3 square miles. One of the ghetto’s most inspiring stories, which only a few survived to tell, is that of the Jewish Fighting Organ-ization. This determined band of resistance fighters was organized in 1942 by the leaders of Warsaw’s Zionist youth movements. Despite impossible odds, they refused to succumb peacefully to the terrible future they foresaw. Armed only with honour and with smuggled and homemade weapons, and prepared to fight to the death, they waged their last battle against the Nazis for 28 days, which began on Passover, April 19, 1943. In poignant dances and narration, Uprising dramatizes their fighting spirit and comme-morates their devotion, courage and justice. Uprising is performed by Ballet Espressivo with grace, elegance and fire. Its thought-provoking and touching scenes will live with each of us long after the curtain has closed.
Also suitable for youth, aged 11+
No charge to attend
Please RSVP to Roby at: 416-385-3910 info@oraynu.org
WORLD PREMIERE OF MOSSANEN PRODUCTIONS'
TO OPEN MOVING PICTURES FESTIVAL OF DANCE ON FILM AND VIDEO
The first-ever film adaptation of Daniel Defoe's extraordinary 17th century novel
Written and directed by Moze Mossanen, choreographed by Roberto Campanella
Starring Greta Hodgkinson and Sheila McCarthy with Rex Harrington and Christopher Body
Mossanen Productions is pleased to announce that its latest dramatic hour-long dance film, Roxana, an adaptation of Daniel Defoe's extraordinary 17th century novel of the same name that explores the world of an ambitious courtesan, has been chosen to open Toronto's Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video. Scripted and directed by award-winning filmmaker Moze Mossanen and choreographed by the acclaimed Artistic Director of ProArteDanza, Roberto Campanella, this sumptuous production will have its world premiere, kicking off the festival, on November 2 at 8pm at the Gladstone Hotel's Ballroom, 1214 Queen Street West. Tickets are $10 at the door, available 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Roxana stars many leading performers in the film and dance worlds: Greta Hodgkinson, Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada and one of the country's most celebrated dramatic ballerinas; Sheila McCarthy, one of Canada's most respected dramatic and musical performers whose work has encompassed both film and theatre with numerous Gemini and Genie Awards to her credit including I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Best Actress Genie) and the television series Emily of New Moon (Best Actress Gemini); Rex Harrington, recognized as one of the finest and most electrifying male dancers of his generation who spent 21 years as a star of The National Ballet of Canada where he was recently appointed Artist-in-Residence; and Christopher Body, currently First Soloist with the National Ballet who performed in Twyla Tharp's Tony-Award winning Movin' Out on Broadway and the touring production of the hit Broadway show Contact.
Roxana is the first-ever film adaptation of Defoe's novel and Mossanen has transposed it into a 20th century setting. This sumptuous production stylishly integrates drama, music and dance to highlight the complex relationship between material ambition and sexuality. Beginning in the colourful and exotic world of the nightclub era of the late 1950s, it winds its way into the psychedelic costumes and settings of the 1960s.
In the film, Roxana (Hodgkinson) is a nightclub showgirl raising a seven-year-old girl on her own amidst a ramshackle existence. Roxana's friend, Amy (McCarthy), not only works at the same nightclub but also lives in the next apartment, allowing her a voyeuristic and secretive view into Roxana's carnal relationships. Over a period of time, Amy witnesses how Roxana manipulates these erotic affairs with increasing profit and success. Roxana's victory, however, comes at a great personal cost and inadvertently leads to the murder of a young woman.
When Mossanen first read Roxana, he was struck by the psychological insights with which Defoe painted his subject. "Roxana is fascinating because we are not only repelled by her actions, we are also fascinated by the choices she makes and the consequences that befall her," says Mossanen. "She is a reflection of the much larger and corrupt world around her."
Also on the bill that evening, journalist Brian D. Johnson's Tell Me Everything as well as Pascal Marcotte's award-winning Revolver Tango will be screened. Visit movingpicturesfestival.com for further festival details.
Moze Mossanen is an award-winning director who has pioneered a unique art form he terms 'cine-dance': a mix of film, drama, performance and music. Some of his works include Dance for Modern Times, My Gentleman Friends, The Rings of Saturn, Year of the Lion (winner of 3 Gemini Awards) and From Time to Time, selected for competition at the prestigious FIPA festival in Biarritz in January 2005 and nominated for 3 Geminis. Roxana was also recently selected for competition at FIPA this coming January, 2007.
Roberto Campanella, the critically acclaimed Artistic Director and choreographer of ProArteDanza and a previous Soloist with The National Ballet of Canada, takes the reigns as choreographer to bring his brilliant, highly theatrical style to Roxana; a natural evolution for Campanella as he performed the lead in Mossanen's films Year of the Lion and From Time to Time.
Debra Hanson's marvelous costumes, Rhonda Moscoe's expressive production design and Michael Spicer's luminous cinematography shape Roxana's world. The original music is scored by the talented team of Alex Pauk and Alexina Louie.
Roxana is produced with the participation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.; Canadian Television Fund; Telefilm Canada; Bravo!FACT, a division of CHUM Limited; ARTV; CAVCO and Government of Ontario: The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.
Visit roxanathemovie.com for info and roxanathemovie.blogspot.com/ for an in-depth look at the making of Roxana.
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre in partnership with Indigenous Performance Initiatives in association with Indigenous Studies Department, Trent University present
an Evening of Indigenous Dance Theatre
Created by Artistic Director/Choreographer: Santee Smith
Co-Choreographer: Michael Greyeyes
November 2, 3, 4 at 8 p.m. & November 5th at 2 P.M.
NOZHEM: First Peoples Performance Space, Trent University
Enweying: First Peoples House of Learning and Gzowski College,
East Bank Trent University
Not suitable for Children under 13 years
Indigenous Performance Initiatives and Kaha:wi Dance Theatre are pleased and honoured to present two outstanding new dance theatre works. This program features the world premiere of The Threshing Floor by Santee Smith and Michael Greyeyes along with Indian Blue by Carol Greyeyes. Each of these works explores, from a variety of perspectives, Indigenous journeys – past, present and future.
The Threshing Floor is a breathtaking new work, a duet created, choreographed and performed by Santee Smith and Michael Greyeyes- two brilliant luminaries of dance and theatre. Set in an abandoned house, a couple re-explore their lives together on “love’s threshing floor.” Past and present collide, as they remember their journey into the emotional landscapes of ecstasy, betrayal and loss.
“Our duet represents the coming together of two separate paths, and…promises to explore the rich and relatively unexplored dynamic between men and women in our own communities”
Michael Greyeyes
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Artistic Director, Santee Smith is committed to sharing traditional and contemporary stories of her Indigenous culture, bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary worlds. Her major choreographic works include Kaha:wi (2004) and Here on Earth (2005). Santee presents her work nationally and internationally and established Canada’s inaugural Indigenous world dance festival, Living Ritual. Presently Ms. Smith is in development with new works A Story before Time and The Constellation of Bones.
Michael Greyeyes is an actor and dancer, choreographer and teacher who began his career with the National Ballet of Canada. In 1990 he was invited to join the company of choreographer Eliot Feld in New York City. Eliot Feld created two roles especially for Mr. Greyeyes as well, Mr. Greyeyes dance many featured roles in Feld works. Since 1994 Michael has moved from stage to film and television. He has appeared in such films as Dance Me Outside, Smoke Signals and Stolen Women: Captured Hearts for CBS and Skinwalkers for PBS. He also starred in the title role in the TNT Original Film Crazyhorse for which he garnered much critical acclaim. Recently Michael was commissioned by Red Sky to create a new dance theatre work, entitled Shimmer for the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Michael currently teaches movement for actors and ensemble creation at York University in Toronto.
Art Design for this piece is provided by Shelley Niro. Shelley is a well-known multidisciplinary artist working in the visual arts, film, and photography. With seven solo exhibitions and more than 15 group exhibitions to her credit – including the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s Reservation X – as well as several awarding winning films. Ms. Niro is considered one of Canada’s most important multidisciplinary artists.
Originally produced for the Fringe Festival in Saskatoon, Indian Blue played to critical acclaim and won the hearts of the audience. Indian Blue was conceived and is performed by Carol Greyeyes and directed and choreographed by Nicole Mion. Inspired by the speech spoken by Cree/Assinaboine Chief Poundmaker, Shakespeare’s sonnet, No 29 and the guidance of Grandmothers, this piece explores a solo journey that retraces the steps of ancestors; a man who shaped history, women who made choices and the ties that bind them. History, both public and personal, the land of the northern Plains Cree, and a rich cultural and spiritual inheritance figure prominently in this new work.
Carol Greyeyes is the former Artistic Director of The Centre for Indigenous Theatre and the founding principal of the Indigenous Theatre School in Toronto. She is a writer, actor, dancer and teacher. She wrote and co-produced a documentary film, For Love of the Land for SCN and CBC. She is currently working on the film adaptation of Indian Blue.
Nicole Mion, known for her highly theatrical and physical style, is a sought-after director and contemporary choreographer for various film productions, dance and theatre companies. Drawing on the fields of film, visual arts, new music, performance art, theatre and dance, her work with diverse collaborators crosses artistic and cultural boundaries.
November 2, 3, 4 at 8 p.m. & November 5th, 2006 at 2 p.m.
NOZHEM: First People Performance Space
Enweying: First Peoples House of Learning and Gzowski College
East Bank, Trent University
Tickets $10 recommended
Elders, Students and Underemployed donation at the door
Reservations, Tickets & Info
705.748.1011 x 7921
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and Indigenous Performance Initiatives gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage - Arts Presentation Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Indigenous Studies Trent University and Peterborough New Dance
JANAK KHENDRY Dance Company
In Association with Harbourfront Centre
Presents the World Premieres of
and also presents the Internationally and Critically Acclaimed
"Janak Khendry recreates the Mantra of Life
and captures the splendour of Gayatri."
- Indian Express, India
November 9, 10 and 11, 2006 - 8:00 PM
Tickets: $35 and $25
Premiere Dance Theatre
Harbourfront Centre
207 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
416-973-4000
Janak Khendry Dance Company presents CHANDRAKAUNS and DREAM of a DRUNKEN GOD, and also presents Internationally and Critically acclaimed GAYATRI, in association with the Harbourfront Centre’s NEXTSTEPS series. Janak Khendry Dance Company is an internationally renowned professional Indo-Canadian dance company dedicated to creating and presenting excellent Indian classical traditional and innovative dance works. Janak Khendry and his company are presenting the critically acclaimed Gayatri, along with two new works with their creative focus on establishing inter-cultural understanding.
CHANDRAKAUNS, the king of the Kauns family of Ragas, is one of the most beautiful Ragas in the Indian music system. The word Chandra means the moon. Chandrakauns has the gentleness and the brilliance of the full moon. We have given the Moon, the Moonlight and the Moon Rays, human characters and presented them in a dance work. The Moon, because of its beauty, is the envy of all gods. The Moon Light, his beautiful wife and Moon Rays his children, are the link between heaven and earth. They carry his light, filling the space and earth.
Choreography: Janak Khendry – Music: Ashit Desai.
DREAM of a DRUNKEN GOD, idea was developed from the work of Heinrich Heine. At the banquet of the gods, our god gets drunk and goes and falls asleep on a lonely star and in his dream crates the images of his imagination. When he wakes up, rubbing his sleepy eyes, he smiles and his creation sinks into oblivion, as if it never existed.
Choreography: Janak Khendry – Music: Timothy Sullivan.
GAYATRI, a Mantra from Rig Veda, the oldest Indian scripture from 1500 B.C. is about life, light and creation. It is an epithet to the Goddess Durga or Shakti – the supreme power. Gayatri has been the conscience of Indian people for the last three thousand five hundred years. Because of its importance and potency it has permeated the Indian psychy for many centuries. The ancient scriptures describe Gayatri as Chaturanga or having four limbs. Based on that information the work has been developed for four dancers. Gayatri was originally choreographed in 1998 and has had twenty-six performances to date.
Choreography: Janak Khendry
Mi Young Kim Dance Comapny presents
A Harbourfront NextSteps Series Event
November 23rd, 24th, 25th, 2006, 8 pm
Students/Seniors/Groups : $23 General: $28
Premiere Dance Theatre - 207 Queens Quay Way - 3rd floor, inside the
Queens Quay Mall/Terminal
BOX OFFICE number 416 973 4000
WEB PAGE address www.koreandance.net
Featuring over fifteen professional dance groups and up to ninety dancers from both Canadian and international backgrounds, the festival is now in it’s fifth year and is under the creative direction of the Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada.
The SooRyu Dance Festival showcases exceptional Canadian dance that celebrates the country’s diverse roots. This year, around the theme of Historic Story, performances exemplify the creative fusion of traditional forms and cultural inspiration with contemporary dance.
Featuring over fifteen professional dance groups and up to ninety dancers from both Canadian and international backgrounds, the festival is now in it’s fifth year and is under the creative direction of the Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada. SooRyu Dance Festival will be holding this year a school matinee on November the 21st.
Some of the confirmed artists for this year’s event include: Little Pear Garden Collective, Sampradaya Dance, Sensui Kozakura, Ballet Espressivo, Chinese Arts of Dance, the Mi Young Kim Dance Company, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and Ida Meftahi (Iran) among others.
The Mi Young Kim Dance Company will be presenting the world premiere of “Dae Jang Geum!”, based on the story of a real historical figure, Jang-geum, who was the first and only woman to serve as head physician to the king in the rigidly hierachical and male-dominated social structure of the Joseon Dynasty in Korean history.
November 23rd, 24th, 25th, 2006, 8 pm
Students/Seniors/Groups : $23 General: $28
Premiere Dance Theatre - 207 Queens Quay Way - 3rd floor, inside the
Queens Quay Mall/Terminal
BOX OFFICE number 416 973 4000
WEB PAGE address www.koreandance.net
CONTACT PERSON and PHONE NUMBER Adriana Sabogal - Dance Umbrella of Ontario
416 504 6429 ext 27
Company Blonde Dance Projects
Presents
Friday, November 24, 2006 – 8pm
At the Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West
For tickets call 416.767.2842
Or email: theblondes@companyblonde.com
Tickets $15
Sans costume $17
Join Company Blonde at their infamous Masquerade Ball & dance the night away with a wicked DJ, fun games, contests, Taro reader, silent auction & performances by the Blondes and guest artists.
Company Blonde
Michelle De Bower
Monica Dottor
Sunny Horvath
Nicole Rush
info@companyblonde.com
SERIES 8:08
METRO-CENTRAL YMCA
20 GROSVENOR ST.
(North of College, West of Yonge)
November 25th @ 8:08 PM
$8.00
Series 8:08 is a monthly performance workshop showcasing new dance ideas, works in development and newly completed works choreographed by professional and emerging Canadian choreographers. The audience becomes a part of the exciting creative process by giving the artists written feedback about the works they see. An open-dialogue between the choreographers and the audience is encouraged at our post-performance meet and greet.
This months’ Series 8:08 choreographers: Noriko Caisse, Darryl Tracey, Jennifer Dallas, Lina Nykwist, and Teoma Nacaratto.
Info. Line (416) 504-6429 x 40, www.series808.ca <http://www.series808.ca/>
'Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History'
HOWDARESHE Productions
t_girl@sympatico.ca
416.538.3641
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