Contact Dance Umbrella of Ontario for event and ticket information.
Thursday, April 09, 2009 at 8:00 PM (ET)
princess productions presents
evanescence: made in canada/fait au canada
April 9th, 10th & 11th at 8pm
Featuring new choreographies by Holly Small and Freya Olafson
Visual Art Exhibition by Lindy Pole
The event page and tickets listed above are for
Thursday, April 9th
(Click here to find another date or event)
Yvonne
Ng’s princess productions proudly presents evanescence: made in
canada/fait au canada, an evening of both world and Toronto premieres
from the evocative and exquisitely unique Holly Small (Toronto) and the
upcoming innovative Freya Olafson (Winnipeg).
Now in it’s sixth season, d:mic/fac is a bi-annual festival of contemporary Canadian
dance pairing emerging and established artists. It is a noted platform
for nurturing new choreographic talent through a mentoring experience,
as well as inspiring cross-disciplinary collaboration by hosting a
venue for visual artists, this time with visual artist, Lindy Pole.
With the premiere of Radiant, Toronto choreographer Holly Small
invites you into the vivid landscape of her imagination – a
preternatural forest, ravaged by time, haunted by wraith-like figures
that hover at the edges of memory and awareness. Rising from the
depths, tumbling through dark space, five stunning dancers merge with
exquisite video projections by iconoclastic artist John Oswald
while four trombonists surround the audience with Oswald’s evocative
sound score. Within a shifting terrain of scrims and screens devised by
brilliant theatre designer Emile Morin, Small seeks to convey
through dance the fragile beauty of life, the mystery of death, and the
visceral feeling we get when something precious is slipping beyond
reach.
From the infectious diseases of
1875 to the blithering cold of both then and now, join
creator/performer Freya Olafson on the path to uncover and celebrate
one’s pioneer within! New Icelander (Toronto Premiere) is the latest
of Freya Olafson’s investigation into the lives of the first Icelandic
immigrants to Canada. In this new multimedia performance, Ms. Olafson
draws parallels between the cross-cultural experiences of her 19th
century ancestors and her own present-day identity. Ms. Olafson references the Icelandic River Saga written by Manitoban genealogist,
Nelson Gerrard, chronicling the history of the settlement of New
Iceland, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through the manipulation of both
the visual images and stories within this saga, Freya is able to
interpret history, figuratively resurrect her ancestors and in the
process discover and create her own mythology.
Special Ticket Information!
All advance sales are entered into a draw to win ticket prizes
Double Bill:
$40 advance ticket package for two d:mic/fac shows
In Tune (April 2-4) & evanescence (April 9-11)
$25 at the door (cash only)
Group Rates:
$10 student tickets / minimum 6 people
$20 adult tickets / minimum 6 people
(Contact the box office to reserve your group)
Box Office, Reservations & Information:
(416) 533.8577 : laura@princessproductions.ca
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