December 2010
Tickets for the 2011 Festival & Education Series now on sale
Looking to get a head start on finding the perfect holiday gift? Want your child(ren) to participate in lively, engaging and educational arts programming? If so, then the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival is your source.
Tickets for our 2011 Festival and Education Series (Arts Explosion Camps, Youth Dance Day &
Public Workshops) go on sale December 1st, 2010!
This month’s e-newsletter highlights the line-up for our 13th annual Festival and includes news about a thrilling addition to our Arts Explosion Camps. A quick click on the link below will take you to our refreshed GCDF website, providing you even more details about this year’s program offerings.
Top Stories2011 Festival Line-Up Announced
Prepare to be enthralled, moved and entertained! The Festival’s On the Stage A, B and new In the Studio
Series will showcase innovative and imaginative works and performances by celebrated Canadian and international dance artists, including: Anik Bouvrette, Tara Cheyenne Friendenberg, Roger Sinha, Billy Bell, Jenn Goodwin, Pulse and Puppet/Gabrielle Martin, Moonhorse Dance Theatre, Michelle Silagy and Lesandra Dodson. Youth Moves
will feature the charm, energy and creative ambition of eight groups of dancers under the age of 19. Performances will take place in the heart of downtown Guelph in the Co-operators Hall at the River Run Centre and in a more intimate setting at Temple Studios.
For a hands-on learning dance experience, don’t miss the Festival’s Workshops for the Public! Open to youth 13 years and older and adults.
MURIVA DANCE COMPANY will teach at the Arts Explosion March Break Camp and perform at In The Park.
For more details on the 2011 Festival schedule and to purchase tickets visit the GCDF website.
2011 Education Series
Arts Explosion Camps weave together the energy and curiosity of children and the skillful teachings of local professional artists to create a fun-filled, pressure-free exploration into the arts.
March Break Camp
March 14 - 18, 2011
*Full-Day Program (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM) | 6 - 13 year olds
Half-Day Program (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM) | 4 - 5 year olds
New! PD Day Camp
April 8, 2011
Full-Day Program (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM) | 6 - 13 year olds
Summer Camp
July 4 - 8, 2011
*Full-Day Program (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM) | 6 - 13 year olds
Half-Day Program (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM) | 4 -5 year olds
Activities include: dance, theatre, visual art and much more!
*Specialized Dance-focus stream for 10 - 13 year olds offered in the morning during our March Break and Summer Camps at Temple Studios.
Youth Dance Day
June 3, 2011
Launched in 2010, this unique program offers youth aged 14-19 the chance to immerse themselves in the field of contemporary dance for a day. Participants are stimulated, inspired and educated through activities including: viewing the In The Street performance, participating in a dance workshop, engaging in an artist talk-back session and attending the On The Stage B dress rehearsal as special guests.
Other Educational Activities
The GCDF offers Workshops in the Schools throughout the year and Workshops for the General Public during the festival dates, June 2-5th, 2011.
For more details on the 2011 Education Series schedule and to purchase tickets, visit the River Run Centre website.
CSA Nooner: Company Blonde Dance Projects
On November 16th, 2010, the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival launched its exciting 2010/2011 Performance Season with a Central Students’ Association (CSA) Nooner performance, featuring Toronto-based dance company, Company Blonde Dance Projects
. Co-presented by the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival and the University of Guelph Central Students’ Association, the one-hour performance will took place at the University’s Student Centre and was free to the public.
The CSA Nooner Series is the Festival’s effort to surprise, educate and delight audiences in their own backyards, as it were. The CSA Nooner gives students and staff of the University of Guelph the opportunity to get carried away by a contemporary art form.
Company Blonde Dance Projects presented two dance pieces for the event:
 Premiered in Toronto 2002, Ruby Venus, is a sculptural work of five identical women clad in long red hoop dresses, blonde wigs and masquerade masks they move to a symphony of heavy metal violins in a foreign land. Exploring their surroundings in childlike fashion, afraid to wander too far from the clan. The work featured Company members as well as highlighted by two local dancers, Sue Knox (who is also GCDF Board Member) and Lindsay Morris.
Awright Awright Awright premiered in Guelph in 2004. Clad in bright 70’s style one-piece snowsuits, this highly energetic piece was designed for the outdoors but has found its way onto many small stages. This unique looking trio of women “dance like no one is watching” with all their heart and it is nearly impossible to resist shakin’ it along side them.
Since its inception in 1999, Company Blonde Dance Projects has been dedicated to creating dance works that are accessible to a vast audience of all ages blending comedy and theatre with classical modern dance. Company Blonde strives to tell stories and share experiences that speak to their community and their culture, while always keeping the audience at the forefront of their work.
Approximately 200 people viewed the rousing CSA Nooner performance and there were smiles all around on the faces of audience members.
Sue Knox and Lindsay Morris performed magnificently in Ruby Venus, and they later wrote to us noting that participating in this work was an incredible experience and that they felt lucky to have been involved. A huge thanks to both of them for contributing their amazing talent to the CSA Nooner and for their continued support of the GCDF!
2011 Festival Supporters
The GCDF is funded in part by:
 
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