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Ballet Espressivo Presents
excerpts from
"Witness the battle between light and dark in this heart-wrenching ballet that tells the story of Mordecai Anielewicz, leader of the Jewish resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto, how he led his guerrilla warriors and fought back against Nazi brutality at the cost of many lives and in the face of impossible odds. Stalked by the shadow of death at every turn, these warriors triumphed in spirit and inspired others. Uprising takes us into the world of human perversity and the highest heroism."
Ashkenaz Festival -
Sunday September 3, 8 p.m.
Harbourfront Centre,
Studio Theatre
Junction Arts Festival -
Uprising and other works
Sat. Sept. 9, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Sun. Sept. 10 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Ballet Espressivo
http://www.BalletEspressivo.com
newton moraes dance theatre
Presents
September 14-16, 2006 1pm 8pm
Harbourfront Centre Theatre
231 Queen’s Quay West
Toronto
Choreographies:
“Xavantes”, “Batuque” and “Faces of Glass”
Choreographer:
Newton Moraes
Dancers: Newton Moraes, Rui Imizu, Amanda Paixao, Melissa Noventa, Elizabeth Kmiec, Patrizia Gianforcaro, Matthew Johnson, Byron Beckford.
Lighting Designer: Arun Srinivasan
Music: Brazilian Folk Music, Madre Deus, Xavantes Music, Caetano Veloso,
Set by: Newton Moraes
“A body language that wants to make aware of the situation of the society.” Potsdam Neuest Nachrichten/Germany
“His dance unfold slowly, allowing the audience time to absorb his images visually, intellectually and emotionally. Paula Citron-Globe and Mail
“Newton Moraes known for his fantastical dance of transformation.” Rebecca Todd-Eye Magazine-Toronto/Canada
In MEMORIES OF MY BRAZIL, Moraes returns to his roots with an homage to the power and beauty of Brazil. In this show, the company will perform Xavantes, Batuque and Faces of Glass three of the most poetic and successful works created by Moraes, guided by the heat and passion that represents the heart of Moraes homeland.
FACES OF GLASS will explore, how man, woman and children can live, eat, dream, pray and reflect about their own identity and try to keep being warm, fresh, spiritual and generous. It is a searching to find some of the ways why we are alive and how we humans can keep evolving without loosing our humanity and our sense of belonging…
Newton Moraes Dance Theatre is a company dedicated to the creation, performance and production of contemporary dance works that explore and maintain the link between the artistic vision and knowledge of founder/artistic director of Brazilian and Latin American cultures and new forms of contemporary artistic expressions.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE THEATRE
231 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto
September 14-16 at 8pm
September 14-15 at 1pm
Information and tickets: 416-973-4000
Single Tickets: Adults: $28 / $23 Students/Seniors/CADA: $20
Next Steps Series: Adults: $25 / $20 Students/Seniors/CADA: $18
Schools Matinee: $ 12 for each student
princess productions in association with DanceWorks CoWorks proudly presents
28 September – 30 September 2006 at the Winchester Street Theatre, 8pm
Founder Yvonne Ng programs her fifth annual festival of contemporary Canadian dance pairing emerging and established artists with an evening of Toronto premieres by the charismatic and upcoming choreographer Louis Laberge-Côté (Ontario) and the the exceptionally inventive Daniel Bélanger (Quebec City). dance: made in canada/fait au canada is princess productions’ noted platform for nurturing new choreographic talent through a mentoring experience, and hosting a venue for artists of other disciplines.
September 29 come for a pre-show chat with the choreographers at 7:30
$16 single Ticket in advance* -- $20 at the door (Cash Only)
$28 for two shows (IN(side)tiME and élémentale) in advance*
$14 Student, Senior, CADA members
Group rates available
*Advanced sales are entered into a draw to win prizes
Box Office: 416.366.7723 or www.stlc.com
5 October – 7 October, 2006 at the Winchester Street Theatre, 8pm
princess productions in association with Danceworks CoWorks proudly presents élémentale: made in canada/fait au canada , an evening of Toronto premiéres of choreographies and performances by the evocative and poetic Anik Bouvrette (Ottawa) and the Toronto’s hidden gem, Megan Andrews (Toronto).
October 6 there will be a post show dance chat with the artists
$16 single Ticket in advance* -- $20 at the door (Cash Only)
$28 for two shows (IN(side)tiME and élémentale) in advance*
$14 Student, Senior, CADA members
Group rates available
*Advanced sales are entered into a draw to win prizes
Box Office: 416.366.7723 or www.stlc.com
MOonhORsE dance theatre presents the world premiere of
A dance journey into Shakespeare by choreographer Claudia Moore
Running in rep with Soulpepper's production of King Lear
7 Performances Only!
Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13 at 8pm
with a matinee Sat. Sept. 30 at 2pm.
at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts,
Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street, Building 49
Tickets: $25 ($20 Students/CADA/Seniors and groups);
$10 Special for Sat. Sept. 30 matinee (cash only at the door).
Call the Box Office for tickets: 416-866-8666 - INFO: www.youngcentre.ca
MOonhORsE Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Ever Thus, a dance journey into Shakespeare created and choreographed by Artistic Director Claudia Moore, opening Thursday September 28 through to October 13 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, running in rep with Soulpepper's production of King Lear in the same theatre.
Lady Macbeth, Hamlet, Ophelia, and Queen Katherine will be danced to life by MOonhORsE Dance Theatre performers Claudia Moore, Miko Sobreira, Jennifer Dick and guest artist Heidi Strauss while Soulpepper founding member William Webster conjures King Lear. This daring and visceral interpretation of the Bard runs in rep with Soulpepper's production of King Lear, with Webster doing double duty as Lear in both productions. Ever Thus will be performed on a "thrust" stage. Constructed especially for Soulpepper's King Lear, this stage will allow the audience an unusually intimate view of dance.
Ever Thus is phase two of Moore's on-going physical investigation of Shakespeare's classic characters. After choreographing a number of ballroom scenes for productions of Romeo and Juliet, including one at the Stratford Festival, Moore was inspired to "dance" Shakespeare's characters, expressing their emotions and stories through movement and voice in a non-sequitor, dreamlike fashion. Ever Thus builds upon MOonhORsE's 2005 production, This Castle, directed by Patti Powell and marks a continuation of Moore's dance theatre exploration of Shakespeare.
The five performers in Ever Thus portray a traveling troupe of actors on a seemingly endless tour of Shakespeare's works. Arriving at the next theatre, they attempt to rehearse their classic roles before the curtain rises. The attempt fails dismally and we see that their roles and real lives are inseparably entwined. As players within a play, the actors become the mirror images of their characters with text and movement reflecting the parallels between their on- and off-stage lives. The performers portray their characters' dilemmas through movement as well as in excerpts from Hamlet, Macbeth, Henry VIII and King Lear, highlighting Shakespeare's gift of telling universal stories about the human condition that still ring true today.
Choreographer, performer and Artistic Director of MOonhORsE dance theatre, Claudia Moore has been creating and performing movement for theatre, film, multi-disciplinary collaboration and her own dance theatre productions since the late 1970's. Her recent work also includes by Night (2004) CASA (2003), on earth (2002), Small Midnight (2001) co-choreographed by Moore and Tedd Robinson, and the Dora-Award-winning wishes (1997). Box Pieces, her first dance film, was commissioned by director Paul Carriere from Canada's BRAVO! Moore also choreographed the award-winning film Exotica by Atom Egoyan.
Ever Thus features an original score composed by Laurel MacDonald, lighting design by Kevin Lamotte and choreography by Claudia Moore, with dramaturgy/rehearsal direction by Mark Christmann. David Duclos is the set designer and production stage manager.
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