Performance
Around
Mar 26, 2014 |
Dancemakers Centre for Creation
CURATOR
Michael Trent
CHOREOGRAPHER
Michael Trent
Forty years of Dancemakers
Celebrating Dancemakers 40th anniversary, this new work mines all the ways we encounter ourselves and others in our pursuit of being human.
Working through the production of continuous and non-repeating image-making in groups of 1 to 10, the artists create a series of successive encounters between bodies, the environment and sound.
Through a process of emergence and dissolution, they reveal a space for the viewers’ imagination to take flight.
Choreography and set design by Michael Trent
Created with and performed by
Robert Abubo, Amanda Acorn, Ellen Furey, Lee Gelbloom, Andrew Hartley, Benjamin Kamino, Jolyane Langlois, Anna Mayberry, Simon Portigal and Riley Sims
Sound Score by Christopher Willes
Dramaturgy by Jacob Zimmer
Lighting by Kimberly Purtell
Costumes by Vanessa Fischer
Artists
Michael Trent
Michael Trent was the Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Toronto’s Dancemakers from 2006 – 2014.
Amanda Acorn
Amanda Acorn is a dance artist, researcher and choreographer currently based in Toronto, Canada.
Benjamin Kamino
Benjamin Kamino was a company dancer under the direction of Serge Bennethan and Michael Trent. In 2014, he transitioned into the role of Co-Curator alongside Emi Forster.
Ellen Furey
Ellen Furey is a performer, choreographer, facilitator, spiritual psychic and death doula.
Rob Abubo
Robert Abubo was a member of Dancemakers since September 2008.
Simon Portigal
I’m Simon Portigal, a Montréal-based contemporary dance artist with a research-based choreographic practice.
Chris Willes
Christopher Willes is a multidisciplinary artist, composer and dramaturge
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance does not include audio description.
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