November 2009
PRESENTS
Canada’s oldest modern dance company, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers (WCD), returns to the national touring scene by spending part of their 45th season ON THE ROAD.
ON THE ROAD highlights the beauty, versatility and strength of WCD's company dancers in a 90 minute mixed repertoire show. These performances will feature the work of WCD’s current Artistic Director, Brent Lott, along side works by WCD’s Founding Artistic Director, Rachel Browne, and Fredericton’s Lesandra Dodson (a former WCD company dancer and choreographer).
Tuesday November 17th | 7pm
Alma Gallery, 133 Wyndham Street Downtown Guelph
Pay-what-you-can
Top StoriesA brief description of each of the dances to be performed in ON THE ROAD
All STRUCK photos
©2008 Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
and photographer Ryan Fennessy http://www.fennessy.ca/
As one of Rachel Browne's signature works and the oldest work on the program, 'Mouvement (1992) is a powerful solo that shows the choreographer’s scope of dramatic intensity.
Dancer: Kristin Haight
Edgelit confirms Rachel ‘Browne is an artist who has transcended all dance trends with a vision that is uncluttered, archetypal and authentic’. (Deirdre Kelly, The Globe and Mail, 2000)
Dancer: Lise McMillan
In Silence, by Fredericton's Lesandra Dodson, was created for WCD in 2002.
Dancers: Johanna Riley, Sarah Roche
BOXSTRUCK is a reworking of Brent Lott’s first full length work for Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers.
Original Music: Christine Fellows
Dancers: Johanna Riley, Sarah Roche, Kristin Haight, Lise McMillan
Between the Sycamore is a new work by Brent Lott that blurs the lines between sacred narrative and natural law. Between the Sycamore is performed in this program as an excerpt of the full length version that will premiere in Winnipeg in May, 2010.
Dancers: Sarah Roche and Johanna Riley
in other news...
"You too can Salsa" Workshop
A beginner workshop for anyone who ever wanted to dance Salsa (even if you decided you couldn’t)
All ages
No partner required!
A fundraiser for Rainforest Carbon Remove Society
and Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Saturday November 21, 2009
1–5 PM
First United Church
16 William St. W., @ King St., Uptown Waterloo
Adults $40 Students $20 Couples $60
*** BONUS: music CD and instructional DVD included. $30 Value! ***
Please register in advance by contacting Chantal Dufour at crimsonsoda@rogers.com
WCD performance recap
Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers will be performing twice in Guelph on Tuesday November 17th as part of their tour. The first performance is a CSA Nooner at 12 noon in the University Centre at the University of Guelph. They'll be doing a 45-minute presentation including a 20-minute excerpt from their 60-minute show and a 25-minute class demostration. This event is free of charge.
In the evening, they'll be performing the full 60-minute performance of 6 works by 3 choreographers at the Alma Gallery (133 Wyndham Street North) at 7pm, followed by a Talkback, drinks and mingling.
On Wednesday the 18th, Brett Lott (one of the choreographers) will be visiting two local high schools (Centennial and St. James) and one high school in Kitchener (Eastwood) to do 60-minute workshops with the students. Back to top
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