MOMENTUM 2008
May 1 - 3 & 8 - 10, 2008
PROVERB (May 1, 2008)
Choreography & Direction: Julia Sasso
Music: Steve Reich, “Proverb”
Dancers: Annie Chen, Laura Corbeil, Alexander Coté, Paige Culley, Sean Dubs, Ellen Furey, Mairi Greig, Kaitlyn Kowalyk, Philippa Levey, Larissa Lynn, Larissa Mooij, Megan Navarro,
Megan Rosemary Navarro, Minae Omi, Meredith Page, Riley Sims, Stéphanie Tremblay, Sungmin Yoon
“How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life! If you want to go down deep you do not need to travel far.” - Ludwig Wittgenstein,1946 (from composer's notes on “Proverb”)
(Not Just) Anyone (May 1, 2008)
Choreography: Massimo Agostinelli
Music: Jeff Beal; Steve Lawler
Music Remix & Editing: Massimo Agostinelli
Rehearsal Direction: Patricia Fraser
Dancers: Meryem Alaoui, Irit Amichai, Rhonda Baker, Christine Birch, Cassie Derr, Sarah Fregeau, Tara Gaucher, Syreeta Hector, Peter Hessel, David Houle, Ruth Levin, Emily MacNeil, Nichol Magagna, Sarah McQueston, Pulga Muchochoma, Megan Nadain, Matt Owen, Erin Shand, Christy Stoeten, Kalene Ticknor, Corey Wournell
I would like to thank Patricia Fraser for this creative opportunity and the staff of the School of TDT for their magnificent support during my stay. Also, a huge heartfelt thank you to the dancers for their professionalism, hard work and the generosity they demonstrated during the creative process. They surpassed all expectations and then some! Thank you very much! - M.A.
Earth dance, wire dance (November 25, 2004)
Choreography: Sasha Ivanochko†
Music: Matmos
Original Costume Design: Lori Endes
Rehearsal Direction: Erika-Leigh Stirton†
Dancers: Amanda Acorn, Mor Bar-Zakai, Savannah Hoag, Emily Poirier, Krista Posyniak, Laurence Ramsay, Janine Sicotte, Andrew Taylor, Rose-Marie Thériault (May 1, 3, 9); Jelani Douglas, Christina Giannelia, Jasmine Graham, Shannon Leibgott, Christina Lilley, Whitney Mah, Emily Poirier, Debra Su, Andrew Taylor (May 2, 8, 10)
Earth dance, wire dance is a technically challenging piece, requiring the dancer to move with intense speed, precision and groundedness. The work was inspired by the very talented and driven second-year class that I originally set the work on. It's a joyous celebration of fierce movement, youth, and sexual energy. - S.I.
† member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists
a wish for something broken (May 1, 2008)
Choreography & Direction: Darryl Tracy
Music: Murcof
Interpreters & Movement Creation: Annie Chen, Laura Corbeil, Alexander Coté, Paige Culley, Sean Dubs, Ellen Furey, Mairi Greig, Kaitlyn Kowalyk, Philippa Levey, Larissa Lynn, Larissa Mooij, Megan Navarro, Megan Rosemary Navarro, Minae Omi, Meredith Page, Riley Sims, Stéphanie Tremblay, Sungmin Yoon
“A great weakness no doubt, for a person to consist entirely in a collection of moments; a great strength also; it is dependent upon memory, and our memory of a moment is not informed of everything that has happened since, this moment which it has registered endures still, lives still and with it the person whose form is outlined in it.”
- Marcel Proust, “Remembrance of Things Past”
This study/sketch began with the artwork of Marc Séquin (survol) and the writings of Proust and Anne Michaels. I am inspired by the dancers generosity and patience in this process. I thank them as well as Patricia Miner and Jeremy Mimnagh. - D.T.
Angel apart, assembling (May 1, 2008)
Choreography: Sasha Ivanochko†
Dancers: Meryem Alaoui, Irit Amichai, Rhonda Baker, Christine Birch, Tara Gaucher, Syreeta Hector, Peter Hessel, David Houle,
Nichol Magagna, Matt Owen, Corey Wournell (May 1, 3, 9);
Cassie Derr, Sarah Fregeau, Ruth Levin, Emily MacNeil,
Nichol Magagna, Sarah McQueston, Pulga Muchochoma,
Megan Nadain, Erin Shand, Christy Stoeten, Kalene Ticknor (May 2, 8, 10)
I work abstractly and intuitively, but certain physical themes and symbols have been consistently present in my work of late; hands and arms reaching forward or outstretched can be considered gestures of yearning and readiness; community; angels and birds. As well, I have questions about the use of music to support or create an emotional state for dance. Working in silence, I am challenging myself and the students to create melody and satisfying rhythm from the body alone. - S. I.
† member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists
Fruit Studies (May 1, 2008)
Choreography: Tedd Robinson
Music: Schubert
Original Costume Design: Normand Vandal
Rehearsal Direction: Andrea Roberts†
Dancers: Amanda Acorn, Mor Bar-Zakai, Jelani Douglas,
Christina Giannelia, Jasmine Graham, Savannah Hoag,
Shannon Leibgott, Christina Lilley, Whitney Mah, Emily Poirier,
Krista Posyniak, Laurence Ramsay, Janine Sicotte, Debra Su,
Andrew Taylor, Rose-Marie Thériault
These studies are a part of a larger collection to be performed at the Canada Dance Festival 2008, by the 55 graduating students of 5 professional programs in dance from Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City, and are dedicated to the leaders and teachers of these institutions who devote their lives to the cultural education of young adults. - T.R.
† member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists