Wanna a taste of what you may have missed in June? Here are a few of the dancers snapped up in this video from the New Waves Festival at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts: Lucy Rupert, Valerie Calam, Kate Alton, Andrea Nann, Brendan Wyatt, Kate Stashko, David Cox. And there were many, many more. This wild (and free) event took place during Toronto's Luminato festival, and was described as "an artistc treasure hunt":
"Under the leadership and inspiration of the Young Centre’s 12 Resident Artists, hundreds of Toronto’s established, emerging and youth artists come together under one roof for a multidisciplinary explosion of original works and creative happenings. Artistic disciplines, cultures, and generations blur as Toronto audiences and artists share their creative spark. Ranging from choreographed pieces inspired by simple, everyday tasks, to vocalists disguised as architectural wonders, to bedtime stories and site-specific theatre, New Waves offers something for all ages and interests."
For more information, check out the New Waveswebpage.
Last weekend, Luminato spoiled Toronto with an intoxicating performance by Nederlands Dance Theatre. Here is a glimpse of one the pieces that graced the stage. Stay tuned for their 2009/10 touring schedule on their website.
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Arts Alive is proud of Canada's vibrant dance scene and all the styles, philosophies and techniques that our artists bring to the table. In their notes on Watching Dance, they remind us that it is perfectly normal (and wonderful) that we may feel various emotions, stirring up images and memories. Go for the ride with open minds, imaginations and emotional responses.
Seeing as we missed the fun at Luminato's Light On Your Feet: Disco Night at Yonge-Dundas Square, meet Jessica of the vlog Acid City Magazine. Toronto likes the burn! Be sure to check out Jessica's site as she too has an interest in arts in Toronto.
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The Dance Consortium has served up an interesting article on their blog entitled Contemporary Dance: Always changing. They offer a quick overview of contemporary/modern dance and, by the end, are encouraging you to take critic Edwin Denby's advice and "get drunk" on a performance!
A free closing weekend celebration during Luminato.
June 6th - 2pm to 10pm
June 7th - 2pm to 7pm
June 12th - 7pm to 10pm
June 13th - 2pm to 10pm
June 14th - 2pm to 7pm
Location: Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill St, Bldg 49, Distillery Historic District, Toronto
Admission: FREE
Information: www.youngcentre.ca or www.luminato.com
Young Centre for the Performing Arts presents the New Waves Festival as part of the free opening and closing weekend celebrations of Luminato, Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity.
A free opening weekend celebration during Luminato.
June 6th - 2pm to 10pm
June 7th - 2pm to 7pm
June 12th - 7pm to 10pm
June 13th - 2pm to 10pm
June 14th - 2pm to 7pm
Location: Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill St, Bldg 49, Distillery Historic District, Toronto
Admission: FREE
Information: www.youngcentre.ca or www.luminato.com
Young Centre for the Performing Arts presents the New Waves Festival as part of the free opening and closing weekend celebrations of Luminato, Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity.
Luminto offers so many free and ticketed events over the next two weeks, make sure to catch some! June 13-15 artists under the age of 30 are being celebrated in the Distillery District. Below is a clip from Axe Capoeira, who will be a part of Street Dances / Dancing in The Streets at The Ledge at Parliament and Distillery Lane.
Here is a preview of Mozart Dances by the Mark Morris Dance Group. This renowned American company is presented by Toronto's Luminato Festival June 6th to 8th at the MacMillan Theatre (80 Queen's Park).
Here's what they're saying:
"Three of Mozart's works for piano and orchestra - the Concerto No. 11 in F major, the Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, and the Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major - are the inspiration for this acclaimed evening length work by one of the world's most celebrated dance troupes. Recurring motifs link the three pieces: "Eleven", danced mostly by the women; "Double", in which the men come to the fore; and "Twentyseven", in which all 16 performers unite in an exuberant finale.
Members of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, conducted by Jane Glover, and pianists Ursula Oppens and Amy Dissanayake provide the live accompaniment as the endlessly inventive patterns of Mark Morris' choreography - by turns playful, fantastic, ritualistic, reflective and enigmatic - unfold against the bold backdrops of British abstract artist Howard Hodgkin."
Fri June 6 7:30PM
Sat June 7 8:00PM
Sun June 8 2:00PM
Luminato (Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity), is drawing near! The Festival runs June 6th through 15th, and boasts a great variety of works from both local and international artists. Below is an excerpt of Slow Dancing by photographer David Michalek.
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity 2008, will have a fun photography exhibition, Mille Femmes, that celebrates Toronto's great creative women. This video shows a behind the scenes of the project. Look out for some dance artists you may know!
