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Cinderella
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Canadian choreographer James Kudelka has a highly-deserved reputation for creating some of the most imaginative, striking and emotionally compelling versions of the classic ballet repertoire to be seen anywhere today. His ability to give a fresh, contemporary resonance to long established works through locating in them new sources of dramatic import, humour and thematic interest is second to none.
His 2004 re-imagining of Cinderella is a case in point. Without losing any of the classic story's simple fairy tale appeal, Kudelka manages to retain--and indeed enhance--both the romantic and comedic aspects
of the ballet, while at the same time finding in it something more than the conventional rags-to-riches fantasy narrative. Exploiting the complex energies of Prokofiev's score to the full, Kudelka creates out of the
original a story of individual growth and transformation through love and a fuller vision of the world and nature.
Until June 8
Four Seasons Centre For the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. | Tickets: $45 - $200 Phone: 416 (toll free 1-866) 345-9595 To order tickets online,
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The Fiddle and The Drum
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Canadian choreographer James Kudelka has a highly-deserved reputation for creating some of the most imaginative, striking and emotionally compelling versions of the classic ballet repertoire to be seen anywhere today. His ability to give a fresh, contemporary resonance to long established works through locating in them new sources of dramatic import, humour and thematic interest is second to none.
His 2004 re-imagining of Cinderella is a case in point. Without
losing any of the classic story's simple fairy tale appeal, Kudelka manages to retain--and indeed enhance--both the romantic and comedic aspects of the ballet, while at the same time finding in it something more than
the conventional rags-to-riches fantasy narrative. Exploiting the complex energies of Prokofiev's score to the full, Kudelka creates out of the original a story of individual growth and transformation through love and a
fuller vision of the world and nature.
June 13 - June 22 Four Seasons Centre For the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. | Tickets: $45 -
$155 Phone: 416 (toll free 1-866) 345-9595 To order tickets online,
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DanceBreak
:: DanceBreak is a membership programme for 16 to 29 year olds. It's absolutely free to join.
Sign up today and you will be able to purchase $20 tickets on the day of the show. There are no service charges added to the ticket price – it's really just $20 – and you get the best seats available in the theatre!
(Excluding the Grand Ring) For complete details on how to join DanceBreak,
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Sampradaya Dance Creations
:: Lata Pada and Sampradaya Dance Creations present the world premieres of shunya and
B˛ in a riveting double bill of contemporary Indian dance. Redefining Indian dance, these compelling new works challenge and contradict prevailing perceptions of the east/west matrix. shunya,
choreographed by Lata Pada is a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensory exploration of the concept of zero. Expressed through the aesthetics of several world cultures, shunya
evokes the mystery of this abstract and esoteric symbol. B˛ is a daring exploration of the confluence of bharatanatyam
and ballet choreographed by UK's avant-garde, Mavin Khoo, for Sampradaya Dance Creations and Ballet Jorgen Canada.
May 30 - May 31
Premiere Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West, 3rd floor | Tickets: $15 - $40 Phone: 416 973-4000 For further information, please click here
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Luminato Festival Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group - Mozart Dances
:: 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.
June 6 - June 8
MacMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music , Edward Johnson Building , 80 Queen's Park | Tickets: $50 - $70
Luminato Festival Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group - All Fours / Violent Cavern
:: All Fours, a piece in five movements, gives visual expression to the symmetries and tensions of Bartók's String Quartet no. 4 as its 12 dancers
explore the various permutations of four-way pursuit among pairs of couples. In the ultra-high-energy Violet Cavern, 15 dancers seem to defy gravity as they leap and spin amid a spatial symphony of
suspended planes created by scenic artist Stephen Hendee. The unique score, commissioned by Morris, is composed and performed by the avant-garde jazz collective The Bad Plus - described by Rolling Stone as
"hot players with hard-rock hearts."
June 10 & 11 MacMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music , Edward Johnson Building , 80 Queen's Park | Tickets: $50 - $70
Luminato Festival Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group - Leibeslieder Waltzes / Grand Duo
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Love can be both ardent and fleeting, both tender and violent, a source both of anguish and of solace. In Love Song Waltzes and New Love Song Waltzes, his two ravishing ballets set to Brahms'
Liebesliederwalzer, op. 52 and Neue Liebesliederwalzer, op.65, master choreographer Mark Morris examines love in all its multitudinous aspects, both intimate and social. Accompanying the Liebeslieder Waltzes'
Canadian premiere is Grand Duo, Morris' interpretation of Lou Harrison's Grand Duo for Violin and Piano, an epic spectacle ablaze with primal energy.
June 14 & 15
MacMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music , Edward Johnson Building , 80 Queen's Park | Tickets: $50 - $70
Luminato Festival Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group - Slow Dancing
:: They appear to be still photographs: luminous shots of dancers in mid movement, projected on three outdoor screens, each several storeys high. Alone, the unexpectedness and
monumental scale of these images would compel the eye. But keep looking, and suddenly you become aware of their breathtaking extra dimension. Hovering at the limits of human perception is the haunting beauty of a
stillness that moves. To achieve these unique studies of the human body in ultra-slow motion, artist David Michalek used a special high-definition camera running at 1,000 frames a second. Shot at such speed,
a five-second gesture expands to fill 10 minutes of screen time, opening our eyes to a strange world of almost suspended animation. Michalek's subjects, richly diverse in age, ethnicity and dance form, are
acclaimed dancers and choreographers from around the world: artists who work in styles and traditions ranging from Japanese court dance to Afro-Brazilian capoeira, from flamenco to hip-hop, from classical ballet to hoop
dancing.
June 6 - June 15 University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Back Campus (Hoskin Ave. and Tower Rd.) , 80 Queen's Park | Free Event
Luminato Festival Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group - Light On Your Feet
:: For the first six nights of Luminato,
you'll be able to boogie with the best of them in Yonge-Dundas Square. Come early for a free lesson, then try out your new steps to the sounds of some of North America's best dance bands. The fever starts
Friday, June 6, with the grand opening night celebrations featuring Count Basie Orchestra and Nikki Yanofsky then continues over the rest of the weekend and beyond, as instructors school you in a whole range of shoe
swinging styles, including square dancing, salsa, tango and disco. The series ends on Wednesday night, June 11, with a big Bollywood finale.
June 6 - June 11
Yonge Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. | Free Event
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Dance at the Fringe Festival:
Desiraeda Dance Theatre - Desiraeda
:: This up-and-coming Toronto-based dance company presents an hour long show of exciting new choreography by Artistic Director Niki Wozniak, Jeremy Nasmith (The National
Ballet of Canada), Kate Hilliard (Dancemakers), and Laura Bolton (Independent). As part of the Toronto International Fringe Theatre Festival's new Dance Initiative, Desiraeda
is the Premiere Performance of "The Tower" (choreography: Niki Wozniak), the untold story of Rapunzel. This exploration of the fairytale integrates ballet, jazz and contemporary dance to uncover the psychology and relationships of Rapunzel, the Prince, and the enchantress Dame Gothel.
July 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 Factory Theatre, Mainstage 145 Bathurst St. | Tickets: 416 966-1062
Dance at the Fringe Festival: Michael Caldwell - Love, So Says ...
:: Caldwell's personal journey through
love over the past year inspires this intensely physical duet. A break-up of a seven year relationship, adultery, bathhouses in Europe, and a spring wedding are but a few of the experiences infused in the work.
Additionally, paintings on the theme of love provide further inspiration to the choreography's visual language.
July 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
Factory Theatre, Mainstage 145 Bathurst St. | Tickets: $10 Phone: 416 966-1062
Dance at the Fringe Festival: Hole
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is a multi-disciplinary feast. Some of Toronto's most exciting indie-dancers and new musicians (providing their soundscape live as players on stage) join celebrated-local-Guru of Word and Image medias, Cindy Bisaillon. The award winning Documentary-Maker/ Writer/ Poet (with over 30 years backing her on
CBC radio one's Ideas, ), speaks words revealing an interior world of the erotic, paralleling one woman's journey into uncharted realms of Beauty, Pain and Funk.
:: A magical and moving piece about family life and how a young woman copes with the loss of
her father and brother, the cast features dancers ranging in age from 21 to 62, and includes veteran dancers Karen Kaeja and Tom Brouillette. Delicate and raw body language and live music create a suspenseful and moving
story. Long Live is a new work from Kathleen Rea, the creator of over 30 original works for various organizations, including Bravo Television, Ballet Jrgen Canada (BJC),Theatre Passe Muraille and
Toronto Dance Theatre. Original score is premiered live by Snowblink, featuring musicians Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman.
July 3 - July 6
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. | Tickets: $18 - $32, $50 for the gold ticket package Phone: Ticketweb @ 1 888 222-6608 or order online by clicking here
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