tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76823934963996544012024-03-13T11:19:13.221-04:00Guelph DanceGuelph Dance: a nationally-recognized leader in contemporary dance Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-51036548541806151132019-06-03T16:44:00.000-04:002019-06-03T16:44:01.317-04:00 Thank you Guelph for an amazing 21st annual Guelph Dance Festival! <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #110b0b; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Thank you to all the amazing artists who shared with our community their artistry, commitment and kindness.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Thank you to the team behind this great event:</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Co-founders Catrina von Radecki and Janet Johnson </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The Guelph Dance Board of Directors</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LIND Design<span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Barking Dog Studios<span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Thank you to our funders, donors, sponsors and community partners.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #110b0b; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #110b0b; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><b><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #110b0b; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Mark your calendars for the 22nd annual Guelph Dance Festival, taking place May 28-31, 2020!</b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #110b0b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The 2019 <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-studio/" target="_blank">In the Studio Series</a> features the work in progress of four choreographers who participated in the Breaking Ground Mentorship Program. Today, we hear from Lynette Segal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You,” can you share with us
what moved you when working in the creation of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes, and</i> ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My impetus for the creation of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes, and</i>
was two-fold. It's been a topsy-turvy last few years for me, with many big
changes in my life. I wanted to channel some of the turbulent energy towards a
creative process, trusting that what I needed to explore and share would emerge
in the studio... and it did! I'm also re-entering my practice of Contact
Improvisation and being physically charged, working with falling, rolling,
being grounded, fluid, and in flow. It was very satisfying to demand a
considerable amount from myself physically, and know that my body is still
adaptable, reliable and pliant. That said, as I write this, I'm recovering from
a recent head injury. I anticipate complete recovery; our bodies are healing
machines!</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">GD: What were the highlights of the mentorship process for you? The
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I was taken by Lina's deeply intuitive sensitivity and highly attuned heart.
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Is there anything else you would like to share with Guelph audiences before
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like to shout out a huge, heartfelt gratitude to Catrina von
Redecki for including in the festival a series of works in progress. It is a
valuable endeavour to stay in the creative process, not trim all the loose
ends, and tidy up to make a piece performance ready. There is an informal,
sharing feeling about this series that I'm particularly fond of.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><i><a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-studio/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">In the Studio</a><b> takes place Saturday June 1st at 5:00 PM and Sunday June 2nd at 2:00PM at Guelph Youth Dance Studios, 42 Quebec Street.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The 2019 <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-studio/" target="_blank">In the Studio Series</a> features the work in progress of four choreographers who participated in the Breaking Ground Mentorship Program. Today, we hear from Catherine Bellefleur and Marie-Maxime Ross.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MM&C: We were really inspired by relations and how they can be good
or bad for both. In our piece, we share a view on a complicated friendship
between two women. We explore how the love and support they have for each other
but also the tensions between them shape their body. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD: What were the highlights of the mentorship process for you? The
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first collaboration together. She helped us balance our ideas and brought a new
perspective to our work. She knew the importance of the details and she made us
see where and how our propositions could be clearer.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">GD: Is there anything else you would like to share with Guelph audiences
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MM&C: It truly is an amazing opportunity for us, Montreal dancers,
to share with you. We are happy to make our dance travel and we are thrilled to
hear what you have to share with us.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><i><a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-studio/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">In the Studio</a><b> takes place Saturday June 1st at 5:00 PM and Sunday June 2nd at 2:00PM at Guelph Youth Dance Studios, 42 Quebec Street.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The 2019 In the Studio Series features the work in progress of four choreographers who participated in the Breaking Ground Mentorship Program. Today, we hear from Rowen McBride-Pilon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You,” can you share with us
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">RMP:<b> </b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The creation of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">disparu </i>originated
from a place of exploration surrounding the concept of loss. After experiencing
a great personal loss in my life this past year, I became extremely attentive
to the ways in which people enter and exit each others lives. For some people,
it is sudden and unexpected, for others it may be a slow and dreary process of
detachment and for others it is simply a growing separation. When you stop and
really think about it (which I have been doing quite a bit over the past few
months) there are so many different ways in which people interact with others'
lives, both knowingly and unknowingly. This idea began to flourish as Teagan
and I explored in studio what interpersonal relationships meant to us. We asked
ourselves how we could move from being separate entities to becoming
intertwined beings and then back to individuals again. To answer the question
more directly, what moved me was the need for exploration and attempt at
understanding. I often find myself drawn to movement and creation at times when
I am unknowing. I find it helps me process my thoughts and develop new
insights, just as this piece has done. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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process for me was being able to work with such gifted artists and movers. Lina
Cruz consistently guided me through my own process and helped me to find
clarity within my own ideas. She worked hard to push me out of my comfort and
take risks I had never even considered. Throughout this process I gained a
great deal of confidence in myself and my ideas and am excited to have shared
this process with one of my best friends Teagan Ariss. Teagan helped me to
visualize my thoughts through her constant support and openness. Not only did
these women help me to formulate what this piece has become, but they assisted
me in learning to accept the idea of process. Coming from a personal background
of striving to create a finished and polished piece, I am excited to say that I
really enjoyed the idea of working with patience and exploration. A big
challenge for me is I often find myself overwhelmed by the immense
possibilities creating has to offer. There are so many directions and meanings
a developing piece could take on that sometimes I lose my original concept and
become very frustrated by that. Working with the idea of process really allowed
me to explore all the various avenues I had without any set expectations and
restraints, giving me the opportunity to forever continue to work on and
develop the ideas present in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">disparu</i>.
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your performance?</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RMP: I am very excited to share the
current state of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">disparu </i>with the
Guelph audience and cannot wait to further my exploration of its concepts.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><i><a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-studio/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">In the Studio</a><b> takes place Saturday June 1st at 5:00 PM and Sunday June 2nd at 2:00PM at Guelph Youth Dance Studios, 42 Quebec Street.</b></i></span><br />
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Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-35384690440787869052019-05-24T00:00:00.000-04:002019-05-25T10:53:32.928-04:00Q&A with Lacey Smith from Dasein Dance<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt;">The <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/youth-moves/" target="_blank">Youth Moves Series </a>has been a long
time audience favourite at the Guelph Dance Festival. This series typically
featured works by several youth dance companies form across Southwestern
Ontario. However, this year the series has taken a twist and it will present a
very ambitious project lead by choreographer Lacey Smith from Dasein Dance.
Featuring 70 young dancers from four cities, The Four Season Projects pays
homage to Vivaldi’s popular concertos. Lacey Smith answered a few questions for
our blog to get you all excited about this big change.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What
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The Four Seasons Project?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LS: Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. It is
no surprise that approximately 300 years after their original composition these
concertos remain some of the best-known pieces of classical music to date.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is riddled with imagery that speaks so vividly and
continues to surprise you. It is this world of imagery that has moved us
throughout the creation of this work. The music has inspired an entire movement
score based on the images the dancers saw while listening to each movement.
From these visualization we developed unconventional dances. Sharing this
process with all of these amazing youth has also been extremely moving. They
bring a beautiful openness and curiosity that is young and fresh. The process
has been filled with play, laughter and sometimes tears. The range of life that
has been welcomed in and embraced throughout has created a very special work
that transcends time and form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with four different dance groups in order to create a larger piece? How did
your vision come about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LS: In June of 2017 a movement from the
Spring Concerto came on the radio as I was driving. At the time I had been
brainstorming about a new creative process for us to take on during our summer
intensive. Immediately I knew that this music would be the premise for our new
project. From there I started developing the idea of Four Seasons, Four Cities,
Four Youth Companies and One Youth String Ensemble. Working with these groups
has brought many rewards, challenges and a lot of creativity. Travelling from city
to city and developing new relationships with over 60 dancers has been quite an
undertaking. The task of managing a cast of nearly 80 performers is like
putting an 80-piece puzzle together, except these puzzle pieces are always
moving. Just like the Four Seasons, each of these groups has a distinct
character which makes the experience rich and constantly in flux. Mostly this
journey has provided me with an opportunity for growth. To see a creative
process from the lens of young people is a true gift. The older we get the less
enchanted we seem to be with the world and our lives. The wonder and the
possibility start to fade away over time. These young dancers have given me the
chance to enter back into a world that I haven’t seen in many years. Being in
this world has opened up the possibility of creating a work that is filled with
all the colours of the rainbow. How exciting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Up until now we have been working with the
groups separately. The full cast will come together for the very first time one
day before the performance in Guelph. This has taken a lot of strategic
planning and careful preparation of all of the performers. We can’t wait to see
it all come together…it is going to be magic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LS: Did you know that there are a series
of sonnets that Vivaldi wrote into the score of the Four Seasons? There
is much controversy surrounding these sonnets, who wrote them and whether they
proceeded or followed the creation of the music. One thing that is certain is
that they add to the layers of life and to the enchanting complexity of these concertos.
Unveiling the sonnets and where Vivaldi wrote them into the score is like
turning the pages of a suspense novel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the involvement of and collaboration with the musicians. We are so thrilled to
have a string ensemble of fourteen instrumentalists that will be bringing this
music to life alongside the dancers. Eight of these musicians are youth players
and six are professionals with as many as four decades of experience. This
project has provided a unique platform for Intergenerational collaboration and
exchange. Through this experiential learning opportunity the professionals
involved in this project have provided mentorship to the young artists and the
professional artists have gained a refining of our own pedagogy through this
beautiful exchange. And let’s not forget that we have all gained the gift of youth,
which we can’t wait to share with the Guelph audience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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celebrate this timeless music and the magic of our youth, together and as a
community.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-20593669233705123062019-05-22T14:27:00.002-04:002019-05-22T14:27:42.162-04:00Q&A with Jane Alison McKinney from Wild Rabbit Dance Projects<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-06a1c8fe-7fff-f62a-fd1f-741743c79e8d" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">New this year, the <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/late-night/" target="_blank">Late Night Series</a>, features <i>There She Was</i>, a solo by Toronto's Wild Rabbit</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-06a1c8fe-7fff-f62a-fd1f-741743c79e8d" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dance Projects. We asked dancer-choreographer Jane Alison McKinney a few questions in </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">anticipation of her performance next week.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-06a1c8fe-7fff-f62a-fd1f-741743c79e8d" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">GD: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You” can you share with us what moved you when</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">working in the creation of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">There she was</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">?</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-qShm1u2lE/XOWR8hp_DdI/AAAAAAAABGc/REz7-8ddn54AFK3JWJIk4go27PxTE0VVACLcBGAs/s1600/_001_There%2Bshe%2Bwas_Francesca%2BChudnoff%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-qShm1u2lE/XOWR8hp_DdI/AAAAAAAABGc/REz7-8ddn54AFK3JWJIk4go27PxTE0VVACLcBGAs/s640/_001_There%2Bshe%2Bwas_Francesca%2BChudnoff%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Francesca Chudnoff</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">JAM: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">When I first started making this solo, I set out to dive into my own personal identity, and a</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">because when I’d go to work alone in the studio, I would get distracted by the unmanageable</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">chaos of the outside world that was escalating rapidly. Reality became this obstacle that felt</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">through these two polarizing images and physicalities and lets the audience in on this experience</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The piece has two visual chapters: an androgynous, grounded, embodied figure contrasted with an</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I was very lucky to collaborate with Heidi Strauss as a mentor and outside eye throughout the</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Francesca Chudnoff</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Is this show suitable for everyone?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">JAM: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">It’s tricky to determine what is suitable for someone else, but I can say that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">There she was </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">is a</span></div>
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Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-83012734322951456862019-05-13T10:30:00.002-04:002019-05-13T10:30:28.500-04:00Q&A with Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 13.3pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You” can you share with us what moved you when working in the creation of <i><b>No Excuses, No Limits</b></i>?</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LP:<i><b> No Excuses No Limits</b></i> is an interactive Motivational Entertainment performance where I will share my story but more importantly my passion of dance with the audiences. I believe this performance fits well with this year's theme as I promise to get everyone moving with me. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LP: There's nothing like outdoor performances. The fresh air, sounds of nature, and the fact that every day will be different. Performing outdoors is definitely a performance space where performers act more on the present moment due to the environment around you constantly changing.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: During your time in Guelph, aside from the performance at the Park, you will also be delivering a motivational conference to high school students. Tell us a little bit about your work with youth and how it influences your artistic practice.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LP: I feel it's important to share your experiences with our younger generations. The conferences in schools are an opportunity for me to share my story with the students but also for the students to get to know me on a deeper level. What I appreciate about the conferences in schools the most is that even though I am speaking to the audience I am watching and reading my audience, I learn just as much of them as they are of me. I often open up the space to allow audience to share as well. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can catch Luca at Exhibition Park on May 31st and June 1st & 2nd. </span></span></span>His energy and agility are inspiring, don't miss out this unique opportunity to see this Canada 150 Ambassador in our City! </b></i></span></span></span>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-3425213190215470112019-05-06T00:00:00.000-04:002019-05-06T18:07:12.972-04:00Q&A with Christine Friday from Friday Creeations<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 13.3pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dancer-choreographer Christine Friday, shared with us a few thoughts on her upcoming performance and workshop at the Guelph Dance Festival. Christine will be <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-park/" target="_blank">In the Park</a> with <i><b>Maggie & Me</b></i> - </span><b><i>A healing dance </i></b>on May 31st and June 1st & 2nd. Additionally, she will lead a <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/festival-workshops/" target="_blank">workshop on Indigenous Contemporary Dance on Saturday June 1st at 10am </a>for those interested in moving! Here is what she had to share with us:<b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CF:The ability to remove fear and move into the the power of ones true self.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CF: I have performed outdoors a lot the unexpected sense of sourcing energy form the elements that surround us - its breaks through hierarchy - we are all eye to eye - no one person better than another -we all have a gift to offer - together we create a whole.</span></span></span><br />
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Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-43762272217576225962019-04-29T06:00:00.000-04:002019-04-29T17:32:46.483-04:00Artist Q&A with CORPUS Dance Projects<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Toronto's CORPUS Dance Projects will be participating <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-park/" target="_blank">In the Park</a> with <i>Camping Royale</i>. We asked choreographer David Danzon a few question about their upcoming performance and this is what he had to share with us.</span></span><br />
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Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-34623223139106445292019-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:002019-04-25T12:22:34.951-04:00Guelph Dance staff tell us about their top picks for the 2019 Guelph Dance Festival<br />
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Manager, Adriana Rosselli Londoño, and Outreach & Development Manager,
Leslie Fisher, tell us what they are most excited about at the 2019 Guelph
Dance Festival.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
am looking forward to seeing everything at the festival. However, I would like
to tell our readers about two things: the <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/on-the-stage/" target="_blank">O</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/null" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/on-the-stage/" target="_blank">n the Stage presentation of <i>EUNOIA</i></a> by Fujiwara Dance Inventions and the Late Night series at the Studio. Bringing a full-length work to the
Stage on Saturday night is super exciting. At the festival we are often
presenting short pieces or excerpts from longer works, so having a full-length
performance is a rare privilege and something we are looking to continue doing more often. Works like <i>EUNOIA</i> truly need to be seen in
their entirety, creating a completely different experience for the audience.<i>
EUNOIA</i> will be a treat with its captivating choreography, and beautiful
imagery, a true multi-disciplinary work!</span></div>
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year we have a new series called Late Night, in which we invite audiences for
an intimate performance and then a reception where they will have the
opportunity to connect with the Festival artists at the Studio on Friday night.
I am looking forward to seeing how this new series will be received by our
festival audiences and how it will evolve into the future. For its first
iteration, <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/late-night/" target="_blank">Late Night will present Toronto’s Wild Rabbit Dance Projects with the piece <i>There She Was</i></a>. Please be advised this piece contains nudity, so you
may want to leave the little ones at home!</span></div>
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Griffin (pictured with me) loves the <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-park/" target="_blank">Park</a> so we will definitely be there every
day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lacey Smith from Dasein Dance has been a
long time contributor to the Youth Moves series. This year she will be
presenting <i>The Four Seasons Project</i> which<i> </i>brings together 80
youth ages 11-20 in a re-imagining of Vivaldi’s masterpiece. Young dancers and
one youth string ensemble from four cities will come together in a
multi-disciplinary production that brings a youthful twist to the celebrated
Four Seasons. Collectively with the youth, they have developed a movement score
inspired solely by the rich imagery Vivaldi brings to life through these
timeless concertos. Woven together are the results of this collaboration that
unite music, movement and text in a beautiful celebration of nature, youth and
the transcendent music of Antonio Vivaldi.</span><br />
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work for youth this year and Lacey has also been able to work with dance
schools who have been presenters in this series in other years. This is an
exciting transformation of the Youth Moves series and I cannot wait to see the
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participate in the Fall for Dance North Open studio series at Union Station in
Toronto. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="https://www.ffdnorth.com/union"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.ffdnorth.com/union</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> You can see a little clip of the work in progress
here </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://bit.ly/2KZfIfv"><span style="color: blue;">https://bit.ly/2KZfIfv</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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many youth from out of town participating in this series this year we have even
developed a Youth Pass. This will encourage young dancers to participate in
many facets of the festival.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-81962503268849507502019-04-22T06:00:00.000-04:002019-04-22T15:32:26.735-04:00 Artist Q&A with Pauline Berndsen Danse<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Montreal's<b> </b>Pauline Berndsen Danse will be part of <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/in-the-park/" target="_blank">In the Park</a> with their piece <i>Hypnos</i>. We asked choreographer Pauline Gervais a few questions about their upcoming performance at the Guelph Dance Festival.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You” can you share with us what moved you when working in the creation of <i>Hypnos</i>?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PG:During the creation of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hypnos</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it was really interesting to dig deep on how I could express my vision of the subconscious through movement. I challenged myself to not overthink my approach to the piece in order to reflect better what hypnosis is. Also, during the process, it moved me to see how all of the artists involved in this piece developed this connection and pleasure to work together. One of the most important aspect of this hypnosis experience that I wanted to express was a shared conscience that also allowed personal freedom. That way, I knew I had to portray different reactions to the hypnotic state that still brought the dancers to that same inner place. Right when the creation started, I could see the authenticity in each artist and it brought strength to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hypnos</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PG: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hypnos</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> being my first outdoors performance made me realise its many great aspects. However, what I enjoyed the most about it was the close contact with the audience. Seeing very clearly the reactions of the people watching was something that I loved and learned a lot from. It brought a lot of energy to the dancers and transformed the piece into a shared experience not only among the dancers, but with the public too. Without the lights, stage and distance, the piece felt very intimate and giving. That feeling gave me the desire to start creating more outdoors pieces in order to find more ways to connect and touch the audience with my work. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PG: I would love to thank Guelph Dance Festival for inviting to present my piece </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hypnos</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It is such a wonderful opportunity to keep evolving as an artist. I can't wait to share my work at the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Park</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> series!</span></span></span>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-87872025543269692052019-04-15T05:00:00.000-04:002019-04-15T14:01:59.471-04:00Artist Q&A with Fujiwara Dance Inventions<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 13.3pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We aske</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">d choreographer Denise Fujiwara a few questions about the upcoming performance of <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/on-the-stage/" target="_blank"><i>EUNOIA </i>at the 2019 Guelph Dance Festival</a> and here is what she had to share with us.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<a name='more'></a><!--more--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: The theme of the 2019 GDF is “What Moves You” can you share with us what moved you when working in the creation of <i>EUNOIA</i>?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: Tells us a little bit about the journey of transforming text to performance in <i>EUNOIA</i>.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DF: Bök’s <i>Eunoia </i>is an unusual work of literature. It is simultaneously esoteric and conceptual, while accessible and fun. These qualities, which we usually consider to be mutually exclusive, are what allowed <i>Eunoia</i>, a conceptual poem, to become a bestselling book. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The conceptual foundation of the book is based on the constraint of using only one vowel at a time for each chapter of the book. We adopted versions of this constraint in all aspects of the creation of the performance, in the movement vocabulary, the music, video, costumes, etc.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This was debilitating and I was concerned that I would not be able to create much of note when restricted, for example, to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> body parts, ie. hand, arm, scalp and jaw, and to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> movements like clap, stamp, smash and grab. The same was true for the other collaborators who had their own constraining lists. But we eventually found that the constraints forced us to look for solutions in novel ways and spurred us into new and creative ways of inventing!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GD: Is there anything else you would like to share with Guelph audiences before your performance?</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DF: This all sounds a bit dry and heady, but the work is actually loads of fun and witty. Its full of wordplay, visual puns, pop culture references, amazing performers, audience interplay, great literature and is supported by moving music, video and clever design elements. It gets standing ovations everywhere it is performed and has enthusiastic followers. </span></span></span><br />
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many brilliant artists from across the country come to Guelph the first weekend
of June each year! Some of the artists will be at the festival for the
first time and others are returning as audience favourites!</span></span></span></div>
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us expand our programming, reach new audiences and learn more deeply about the
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with <a href="https://www.kidsability.ca/" target="_blank">KidsAbility</a>, a not-for-profit organization that empowers children and
youth with special needs to realize their full potential, we have invited
Montreal-based BBoy Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli to Guelph so that he can deliver
an excerpt of his very popular motivational conference “No Excuses, No Limits”.
Luca Patuelli will perform, include audience members and motivate the audiences
with his incredible break-dancing skills as part of our In the Park Series on
Friday May 31st at 7pm and Saturday June 1st and Sunday June 2nd at noon.</span> <span style="color: black;">As a
complement to his performances he will also lead a 60-minute motivational
conference and workshop at Centennial High School.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">With these performances and
workshops, we are hoping to provide meaningful experiences for children, youth
and people of all ages abilities to experience dance and its transformational
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conference “No Excuses, No Limits” Luca Patuelli shares with the audience his
inspirational story and his passion for dance. Born with Arthrogryposis, a
neuromuscular disorder affecting the bones and joints of the body, he has
undergone a total of 16 surgeries since he was seven months old to support his
legs, hips, spine, and shoulders. Despite facing physical challenges, Luca
learned at an early age about the power of adapting positively to any
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break dancer, Luca has had opportunities to appear on both Canadian and
American media, including appearances on the Ellen Degeneres Show, So You Think
You Can Dance Canada, The Today Show, America’s Got Talent, Tout le Monde en
Parle, Star Académie, TF-1 and Paul O’Grady. Luca’s work in dance is a
testament of what we are all capable of and of the transformational power found
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Granger from KidsAbility for helping us make this happen and to the KidsAbilty
Youth Advisory Council who are assisting Guelph Dance to ensure all our events
are fully inclusive.</span></span></span></div>
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Following our In the Park series on Sunday June 2<sup>nd</sup>, Guelph
Pride will provide family friendly programming for all ages from 1:30-4:00pm at
Exhibition Park. Activities will include a Bouncy castle, Pride pets in the
park, Crafts, performances and much much more!! We hope with this new
partnership to introduce more people to contemporary dance while celebrating
Guelph Prides mission to celebrate diversity, education, and visibility within
the 2SLGBTQI and communities and beyond.</span></span></span></div>
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<br />Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-271228652962057182018-06-04T16:53:00.000-04:002018-06-04T16:53:50.621-04:00THANK YOU for an Amazing 20th Annual Guelph Dance Festival!Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Here it is to celebrating 20 years of dance in our community!<br />
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Thank you to all the amazing artists who shared with our community their artistry, commitment and kindness.<br />
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Thank you to audience members who have been showing up for the last 20 years and to those who first attended the Guelph Dance Festival this past weekend. Our studios, parks and theatres were filled by your joy and support.<br />
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Thank you to our co-founders, Catrina von Radecki and Janet Johnson, for their vision and perseverance.<br />
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Thank you to the Guelph Dance Board of Directors who continue to guide us through the whole process and who generously devote countless hours on the ground to ensuring the festival is a huge success every year.<br />
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Thank you to our staff for their dedication and hard work.<br />
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Thank you to the tech crews and lighting designer who did magic behind the scenes to make the performances magical for us. A very special thank you to Dorothy Fisher and Taras Cymbalisty, who have been with us since the very beginning.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="http://linddesign.ca/" target="_blank">LIND design,</a> who created our anniversary promotional material with such thought and care.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="https://barking.ca/" target="_blank">Barking Dog Studios</a>, who helped salvage many a latenight website error!<br />
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Thank you to Anne Monkhouse, bookkeeper extraordinaire, for keeping us straight.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="https://www.deanpalmer.ca/" target="_blank">Dean Palmer Photography</a> and <a href="https://www.loessmedia.com/" target="_blank">Loess Media</a>, for documenting our events.<br />
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Thank you to the many volunteers who did everything from handing out programs and collecting donations to serving beverages to loading up vans with tech equipment.<br />
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Thank you to our donors, whose financial contributions ensure we can keep paying fair artists fees, while covering the all the costs involved in the staffing, logistics and hospitality of the festival.<br />
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Thank you to our partners who keep believing in our work and enabling dance to reach more members of our community each year: Exhibition Park Neighbourhood Group, Guelph Fab 5, CanDance and Visit Guelph.<br />
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Thank you to our funders: Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Guelph, The Guelph Community Foundation and the Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium.<br />
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Thank you to our many sponsors, who are all listed below, some of which have been with us for 20 years, like the Downtown Guelph Business Association or the brand new ones, like Balnar Management. With the help of media sponsors we were able to get the word out about all the amazing offerings of the 20th Annual Guelph Dance Festival. Of course, <i>all</i> of the sponsors contributed greatly in making our Festival the success it was.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">This week for the Guelph Dance blog, we had the opportunity to ask
Mix Mix Dance Collective a few questions about their work, their history of
presentation in Guelph and the piece that they are bringing this year to the
Guelph Dance Festival.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">GD: Can you talk to us a bit about the various performances and
workshops you have brought to Guelph over the years?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">MM: Mix Mix Dance Collective presented a small section of JACK
YOUR BODY at the Guelph Dance Festival, and the Hillside Music Festival in
2014. We also did our first dance workshop as a collective that same year. We
blended house, hip-hop and waacking (some of the dance styles featured in JACK
YOUR BODY). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">JACK YOUR BODY is partially inspired by the history of
gender-bending inherent in waacking and voguing, two dance forms created by gay
men who were also ethnic minorities in clubs in L.A. and Rikers Island. Though
originally created by men, both dances fall into stereotypically female body
positions and movements, resulting in an interesting fusion of gender-bending
that came about through imitation of famous female movie stars and models like
Marilyn Monroe or Greta Garbo while socializing with others through movement
and dance. The dynamic and fast-paced dance performance pays homage to American
street dance culture though a uniquely current and Canadian perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">GD: How have you felt your work has evolved or changed over the
years?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">MM: Our work has changed in many ways. In 2017 we created our
second full-length work called LIPSTIQUE to the Toronto Fringe Festival, which
focused on the feminine and individual ways of expressing one's own connection
with femininity. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">GD: What have been your career challenges and highlights and what
would you like to see in the dance world as you move forward?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">MM: The highlights of the collective have been to represent Canada
at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan and be selected to perform
at Fall for Dance North. The collective teaches workshops more often around
Toronto and the GTA. We have been able to expand and add new members, and
create different kinds of street dance work. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">GD: Can you tell us a little about the work you are bringing this
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This year we will present <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Follow
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was created for the 2017 Games of La Francophonie in Abidjan, where we were
selected to be part of Team Canada as part of the cultural component! Our
motivation for competing in the games was to celebrate the excellence in
artistry, athleticism, and expression Canada has to offer. FOLLOW ME was
also performed at Fall for Dance North in 2017. Mix Mix will also be teaching a
street dance class on June 2nd. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";"><i>Don’t miss Mix
Mix Dance Collective’s performance of <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Follow
Me</b></span> as part of the <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-on-the-stage/" target="_blank">On the Stage B</a> series on Saturday, June 2nd at 8PM at the River Run Centre. If you would like
to learn some street dance moves join their <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-festival-workshops/" target="_blank">workshop</a> on Saturday June 2<sup>nd</sup>
at 9:30am and if you want to show off what you learned, join us at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1222077317926900/" target="_blank">festival party</a> at the Red Papaya on Saturday June 2<sup>nd</sup> at 9:30pm, where
members of the collective will get the party started to the beats of DJ Classic
Roots.</i></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-69515846313412011392018-05-21T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-21T11:50:08.224-04:00A Reflection on the 20th Anniversary of Guelph Dance<div class="MsoNormal">
by Dorothy Fisher, GD's Stage Manager extraordinaire for the past 20 years<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thrilling! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can hardly believe we are celebrating 20
years of wonderful dance artistry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
best way to describe those 20 years boils down to three words GUELPH DANCE =
CHANGE.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have never been involved with an organization
that is so focused on improvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
the end of each year questions are always asked: “what worked?”; “what could we
do better?”; “what do we keep and expand on?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This approach comes from a place where there is no fear of looking in
the mirror.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It exemplifies dynamic
leadership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel privileged to be a
small part of this energy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As for change in the backstage where I live –
from the very beginning I have been blessed to work with gifted Canadian icons
of dance, international independent dancers and dynamic youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the years dancers have shared the
backstage halls with an Elvis impersonator, the Guelph Chamber Choir, and the
frenzy of dance school recitals and high school revues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only did our dancers share the space, they
did it with generosity of spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
true that each year had its own story, but the level of professionalism, care
and concern for each other has always been A+.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The vision of two young women and their desire
to bring dance to their own backyard is an inspirational story that has
mobilized many other supporters.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Congratulations
to Guelph Dance on your success in bringing dance to the Guelph community!</span></div>
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<br />Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-45822034513855590572018-05-14T11:26:00.000-04:002018-05-14T11:27:52.969-04:00Q&A with Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (CCDT)<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 13.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had the chance to ask Michael deConinck
Smith, Managing Director, Deborah Lundmark, Artistic Director and Natasha
Poon Woo, Rehearsal Director of the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre a few
questions about their company. This is a great opportunity to learn a little
bit more about a unique group working with professional young dancers. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: CCDT dancers are all 13-19 years old, and yet they
are all already professional dancers. Can you tell us a bit about what a week
in the life of a CCDT dancer looks like.?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">CCDT</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">: Company dancers train
around 20-25 hours a week at our studios, in both technique classes,
conditioning, and repertoire rehearsals. On weekdays they are regular school
students, so all dance training takes place outside of school hours. The dancers
take 6-7 technique classes (RAD ballet, Limón modern, and contemporary classes
with guest instructors) and one Conditioning with Imagery class throughout the
week, with Thursdays as a rest day. Repertoire rehearsals take place on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday each week, totalling about 12-15 hours a weekend. Our
dancers learn excellent time management skills in order to balance their dance
training and rehearsals with their school work, and everything else that comes
up in between!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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weeks are a different story — the dancers often miss a handful of school days a
few times a year for touring and performances with CCDT. Because much of CCDT’s
season includes performing for student audiences, many of our shows are weekday
matinees, which means taking our Company dancers out of school. Touring and
performance weeks usually involve one full day of technical rehearsals,
followed by 2-5 days of shows (and often two shows per day). Especially in
these theatre weeks, CCDT operates just like any other professional company:
early morning warm ups, performances followed by notes, daily leisure time, and
meals out together as a company. Frequent shows throughout our season allow our
dancers to quickly learn how to adapt to new performance venues, bond with their
colleagues, and cultivate and refine their artistry through repeated
performances of our repertoire. </span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxUR_61k5es/WvmpVw7uAsI/AAAAAAAABAI/6zeKLM3X10Ei67PdS0-IZL_7H1tvjGbgACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/CCDT-573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxUR_61k5es/WvmpVw7uAsI/AAAAAAAABAI/6zeKLM3X10Ei67PdS0-IZL_7H1tvjGbgACK4BGAYYCw/s400/CCDT-573.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: What have been some highlights and challenges for
the company over the years? What would you like to see moving forward into the
future for contemporary dance?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CCDT</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre,
Challenges and Highlights, 1980 to 2018</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The biggest challenge
CCDT has faced was translating the idea that there is a place for young people
performing dance as an art form for the general public, into reality. In 1980
the only performance options for young dancers were studio recitals for friends
and family or competitions where dance was adjudicated, more like a sport,
again with no public audience. Not much has changed with respect to these options
– competitions still dominate “the industry”, though they do not prepare young
dancers well for post-secondary <i>artistry </i>essential to<i> </i>a career in
the performing arts. In spite of CCDT’s later successes - highlighted by some
critical acclaim, generous arts council support, a broadening audience and
higher profile guest choreographers - that credibility challenge has never
completely gone away. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Solving
a second challenge in the early years proved to be key to solving the original
credibility issue - how to identify a common language of dance that was
appropriate to younger dancers and, once internalized and shared, would have a
collection of individuals begin to look like a Company. Toronto Dance Theatre
with its powerfully defined Graham technique provided a perfect example but
that technique demanded a degree of maturity beyond most of CCDT dancers’
reach. Then, in our 1987/88 season, Donna Krasnow arrived in Toronto and solved
that challenge. Her deep understanding of the Limón technique with its free flowing,
almost playful suspension and release principles, soon became a unifying
syllabus suitable to children as young as seven. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Commissions that same
season by “Limonesque” choreographers Carol Anderson and Holly Small and one by
TDT’s David Earle that fused Graham and Limón, had The Globe and Mail
proclaiming CCDT a “National Treasure” and Premiere Dance Theatre audiences
springing to their feet – not to be forgotten highlights for an obscure Company
barely seven years old. A subsequent three-week tour to the People’s Republic
of China established the Company’s international credibility and returning to
share the YTV Youth Arts Award with The Barenaked Ladies provided some
indication of its increasing popular appeal.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CCDT’s
third challenge was one shared by all new companies – finding a secure home.
After fourteen years of hourly rentals and month to month leases, the purchase
of the former Carlton Cinema and CBC AM Radio building on Parliament Street
brought stability to the Company and the associated School. It also helped
deepen CCDT’s role in the dance community as a reliable provider of workspace
while increasing opportunities for our dancers to cross paths and collaborate
with more senior artists. Among these visiting artists was Carla Maxwell, The
José Limón Dance Company’s Artistic Director. She saw in CCDT dancers, uniquely
steeped in her own Company’s technique, future Limon Company members and
immediately launched 19 year old Kristen Foote on her seventeen year career
with the NYC-based Company, the first of four CCDT dancers to join. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Regular residencies by
Limón artists culminated with six commissions by Colin Connor, a former member
of that Company who has gone on to become its new Artistic Director. This
unique sister-companies relationship culminated in 2015 when CCDT was invited
to perform Jose’s <i>The Winged </i>as part of <i>The</i> <i>Limón</i> <i>International
Dance Festival</i> celebrating their 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary. Those
performances in New York’s storied Joyce Theater, met with standing ovations,
will forever remain<i> the</i> highlight of our many years as CCDT Founders.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHK7OjWqIPc/WvmpyOvUsOI/AAAAAAAABAg/anaZKfjtxwoALSewTMKXvCJwwAyFTT8WgCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/CCDT-2112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHK7OjWqIPc/WvmpyOvUsOI/AAAAAAAABAg/anaZKfjtxwoALSewTMKXvCJwwAyFTT8WgCK4BGAYYCw/s400/CCDT-2112.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GD</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: What are some of your thoughts on the
Future of Contemporary Dance?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CCDT</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: With respect to the future of
contemporary dance in Canada, we would hope to see more studios recognize the
constructive role that modern dance technique and movement improvisation can
play in the development of young dancers. In terms of dance-as-art rather than
competitive sport, Performing Arts High Schools and University programs are
setting an excellent example for commercial studios to consider. In terms of
public funding, no art form can flourish without generous support from arts
councils and contemporary dance has found itself squeezed between extremely
well-funded large ballet companies and a surge of multi-cultural dance genres
that, while equally worthy of consideration, leave all barely viable. This
condition is more evident with dance than theatre or music and should provide
Councils the incentive for increased funding allotted to dance disciplines.
One result of under-funding is the presentation of contemporary
repertoire that has not had the more rigorous preparation characteristic of the
other performing arts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The development
of both artists and audiences is set back as a consequence. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Don’t forget to check
out CCDT’s performance of <i>SEEDS.whisper </i>on Friday June 1st as part of
the </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-on-the-stage/"><b><i><span style="color: #1155cc;">On the Stage A</span></i></b></a><b><i> <span style="color: black;">series, taking place
at the River Run Centre at 8:30pm.</span></i></b></span></div>
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</style>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-46065910852721233912018-05-07T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-07T13:19:49.305-04:00A Conversation with Karen Kaeja<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
had the opportunity to chat with Karen (and briefly Allen) Kaeja from Kaeja
d'Dance over the phone. They have both been involved with Guelph Dance since
the first days of the then Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival. Their Guelph
Dance bio is quite rich and can be found at the end of this article. Kaeja d’Dance
are definitely a Guelph favorite and we are thrilled to be welcoming them again
this year with Crave!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Karen first came to Guelph in 1999 as a
dancer performing in <b><i>Broken Saucer</i></b><i>,</i> a piece choreographed
by Claudia Moore. This was one of the first lifeDUETs that Kaeja d’Dance had
commissioned over the years. In 2008, Karen worked with local dancers and community
partners in <b><i>Birds’ Eye View</i></b><i> </i>which featured an audience
inclusive <b><i>Flock Landing</i></b> at the end at Exhibition Park. In 2012
Karen was the first Guelph Dance Artist in Residence, meaning that she spent a
lot of time in the city working with local artists as well as dancing and
choreographing and collaborating with Guelph Dance. We last saw Kaeja d’Dance
in 2016 at the CSA nooner with<i> <b>.0 </b></i>and <b><i>Taxi</i>.</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When asked how she felt her worked had
evolved or changed over the last 20 years, Karen says that she is now more open
and receptive. She doesn't walk into the studio with a firm idea of what is
going to happen or delivering steps to the dancers. A dancer who she is
currently working with on a new commission recently addressed her as a creator
who is a “collector”. As such, she collects what she is offered or observes in
the room, in between dancers juxtaposed to what she intuits, be it movements,
feelings, emotions etc. She shapes these through the lens of her theme.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For Karen every aspect of her career has
challenges. The very essence of being in the studio is challenging as she is
very sensitive to the energy of the space and its inhabitants, depending on
what phase of the process she is in. Navigating the intensity of the ups and
downs of the system, from getting and not getting funding to instigating
creation and performance platforms. It's a career of constant uncertainties. On
the other hand there are very many highlights, her whole career is a big
highlight. One of the biggest gifts is when she is offered commissions and
having the opportunity to immerse herself in the dancers as intellectual,
emotional and physical vessels; to create something from the empty spaces and
being invited to excavate the essence of who they are.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Awards and accolades are also a great
highlight and it is warming to know that people like her work. She never
imagined, coming from a fairly conservative family, that she could make a
career out of something so obscure as dance. Working with older dance artists
is a great highlight for her as she ages and reality presents younger
generations. Herself and Claudia Moore run Cloud 9, a company that works with
olders artists. Conversely, working with non-dancers is always rewarding for
Karen, as she is able to see the transformation of these individuals as they
open up through dance. Karen describes it as an “incredible experience.”
Finally, working with Allen, her husband, over the last 30 years continues to
be fiercely important.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Past Midnight </i>GYDC 2012</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then we moved to discuss what she hopes
for the future of dance, which can be summarized in continuing to nurture the
future generations, respecting all ages, abilities and genres of dance and
collaboration. Seeing that the traction that the Ontario dance community is
gaining is also reflected on greater funding for artists, which is something
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last, but not least, we talked about <b><i>Crave</i></b><i>,</i>
the piece Kaeja d’Dance is bringing to Guelph this year. Originally performed
in Toronto in 2014, <b><i>Crave</i> </b>took around 1.5 to 2 years to develop.
At that time Karen was going through a personal transition that informed the
work. <b><i>Crave</i> </b>explores how people dream, fear and struggle in a
relationship and the ability to flip perspectives upside down and leave space
for openness and change. The piece is also about longing and longevity. After
performing in Toronto, <b><i>Crave</i> </b>toured six Mexican cities and went
to Ottawa in 2016. In 2017 Karen revisited the piece with a live string quartet
performing the original score, which was presented in Toronto and was
subsequently nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore awards winning Outstanding
Male Dancer. Since then the piece has inspired a new creation which is in the
works.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can catch <b><i>Crave</i></b> on Saturday,
June 2nd as part of the <i>On the Stage B</i> series at the River Run Centre at
8pm. If you feel like joining Karen and her dancers on stage, we are looking
for volunteers to slow dance in a Prelude to the performance. For more
information about this opportunity, contact <u>info@guelphdance.ca</u> for
details.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cold Beneath Me</span></i></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> choreographed
(and performed) a work including Guelph musician Sue Smith at the MacDonald
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dancers and community dancers with an audience inclusive <b>Flock Landing</b>
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Contemporary Dance Festival, Women’s voices</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">S</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">usie has previously performed at the festival in 2006 and 2010; i</span>ts great to welcome </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">SB: The first work I presented at GCDF was in 2006: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mischance and Fair Fortune - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">a duet </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">lived their lives separated by a wall. Long curtains divide the space, and there is a phone</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">with Taras Cymbalisty and the crew on the production elements. It was the first time as an</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">independent artist that I was presenting and performing work outside of my home city, and </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The second time I brought my work to Guelph, it was 2010. The work was</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">A Mass Becomes You, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">a solo work with a radio artist and lots of boom boxes. Once again, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">the team at GCDF really became a part of the work, and if I remember correctly, there was </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">SB: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Cotton Handkerchiefs and Dog's Tears</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is a duet by Tedd Robinson that I dance with </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre;">amazing Robyn Thomson Kacki. Here's the background of how it came about:</span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Tedd Robinson first rose to prominence in 1984 as Artistic Director of Winnipeg's </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Contemporary Dancers, where a teenage Susie Burpee sat in the audience and watched </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">his astonishing dance theatre works take the stage. In the late 90's, as a dancer at Ottawa's </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Le Groupe Dance Lab, Susie would finally dance in Tedd's work, and a long-term artistic </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">relationship was forged. Fast forward to 2008, when a younger Winnipeg-based dancer, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Robyn Thomson Kacki, came to study with Tedd and Susie in a summer workshop. A </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">triangle was formed - three different generational points of view, connected by a history of </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">place and memory. This is the foundation for Cotton Handkerchiefs and Dog's Tears - </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">"a metaphysical post-modern treatise on 'home'" (Holly Harris, Dance International).</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 13pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">You can catch Susie Burpee and Robyn Thomson Kacki on Friday, June 1st as part of the</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><i>On the Stage A</i> series, presented at the River Run Centre at 8:30pm. For more information </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">visit <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-on-the-stage/" target="_blank">https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-on-the-stage/ </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-76b73df8-193c-2f5e-f14f-8b8b5e467e3b" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;">Production photos for </span></span></span></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-76b73df8-193c-2f5e-f14f-8b8b5e467e3b" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cotton Handkerchiefs and Dog's Tears</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> by Mark Dela Cruz</span> </i></span></span></div>
Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-80903828221180922042018-04-23T19:10:00.000-04:002018-04-23T19:10:08.708-04:00Interview with Waterloo’s Contemporary School of Dance<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">The Contemporary School of Dance's Dance Company, based in Waterloo,
has been performing at the Guelph Dance Festival as part of the Youth Moves
series for the past twenty years. Christine Parker-Reid, director and owner of
the school, tells us a little bit about this journey and what it has meant to
her students over the years.</span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -45.65pt;"><span style="font-family: "tahoma";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CSD
has been performing at the Guelph Dance Festival. What have you noticed about
the company and how it has evolved and changed over the past 20 years?</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is hard to believe that we have performed in the
Guelph Dance Festival for 20 years, but I do remember the very first
year! Our Dance Company at the time was only 10 students and there was
very limited performing opportunities available for this age group, especially
non-competitive ones and in the field of modern dance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At the time, we created many of our own performance
experiences, so the opportunity to dance in an all youth contemporary
performance at the Guelph Dance Festival was so special! </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the early years, our dancers were able to perform
in both the Youth Moves series and the Site Specific series. It was, and
continues to be, important for our dancers to see and appreciate other dancers
of similar age who also study and train in contemporary or modern dance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Dance Company now has 4 levels with 50
participants, so if our application is accepted, our most senior dancers get
the opportunity to perform at the Youth Moves series. This is something
that our younger dancers look forward to as they move up through the
ranks! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Dance Company used to focus solely on contemporary
dance, but now, our repertoire includes many dance genres, and approximately 15
performances per year, including performances with the K-W Chamber Orchestra,
the K-W Symphony Orchestra, and many professional dancers and companies that
have come to the K-W region.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a long time
participant in the Youth Moves Series what has this opportunity meant over the
years for your students? What would you like to see as we move into the next 20
years of the Guelph Dance Festival?</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our dancers have been so fortunate to perform in the
Youth Moves series for the past 20 years. It is so important for them to
see many other dance groups of similar age studying contemporary dance from all
over Ontario. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has been wonderful for me to re-connect with some
old dance friends from university days, and see the great work that is being
done with young dancers across Canada.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our dancers have also been able to participate in some
of the workshops and see some of the other performances on the main
stage. The festival is an opportunity for them to perform in a
professional festival but also to grow as dancers through the other experiences
as well. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For those students who go on to pursue dance
professionally, it offers them a great introduction to the types of dance
festivals that are thriving in Ontario. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the next 20 years, I would love to see more options
for the young dancers to learn from experienced professionals through more
workshops, dance talks, and perhaps even opportunities for choreography
experiences with the professional dancers. It would be great if there could
also be a way to showcase students’ choreography and perhaps get feedback from
professionals in the field.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What is it that you love
the most about performing in a contemporary dance festival?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I think the
breadth of the work shown in the festival continues to amaze me year after
year. Contemporary or modern dance is a big genre and encompasses so many
styles within the field. The idea for a dance can arise from so many
unique inspirations. The audiences’ interpretation of each dance is
varied as well, and all of this is completely fine! All of it is accepted
and appreciated in the nurturing environment of the festival. I think
this is so important for young dancers to be a part so that they can have the
confidence to explore their own creativity and learn to appreciate the
complexity and variedness of dance even more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>This year the CSD Dance Company brings us <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Be the Change</i>, choreographed by Georgina
Rombough. For more info in the 2018 Youth Moves series visit <a href="https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-youth-moves/">https://www.guelphdance.ca/festival/2018-youth-moves/</a></b></span></div>
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</style>Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-38360645859196891482018-04-16T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-16T15:07:42.749-04:00Message from Michelle MillerI have been one of the 100,000 lucky patrons to have experienced incredible, diverse, national and international contemporary dance over the past 20 years, right here in the city of Guelph. It has been pure joy for me to have had the opportunity to discover and witness amazing dance talent from across Canada and beyond. We are incredibly fortunate to have such awe-inspiring and impressive artistry brought to this fair city. I am truly thankful for all that Guelph Dance has given me personally not tomention the community it has built and nurtured around me that I am now a part of. It is not always easy to get to big cities to be able to experience the high caliber of dance that we are presented with each year through Guelph Dance. I applaud all the incredible hard work, foresight and shear tenacity of Catrina von Radecki and Janet Johnson in creating such an amazing and inspiring festival.<br />
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Dance is an art form that is inherently grounded, communicating and expressing through our most sensual and rooted tool, our bodies. It can be an integral and elemental way to elicit genuine feelings of connection, authenticity and true conviction. As an audience member, it can be incredibly transformative to experience dance as a collective. To communally witness pure articulation that transmits shared stories and evokes shared emotion is very empowering. In fact, I believe it can even elicit social change.<br />
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I am always astounded by the infinite delight I alone can reap from witnessing an extraordinary moment of artistry. I also believe that in our increasingly isolating world it is vital for us to make concerted efforts to partake in collective experiences. Experiencing art as a collective becomes more fulfilling and emotionally intense, fueled by the crowds unified responses of oohs and ahhs. It has the power to expand my world vision and most importantly it is capable of evoking real empathy and eliciting true connection. Good art is capable of changing perspectives, provoking meaningful query and conjuring deep feeling. These are indelible gifts that can last a life time.<br />
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This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Guelph Dance Festival. This festival has always brought us diverse, provocative and surprising artistic performances. It is never predictable and it is always an opportunity to immerse ourselves in this enthralling and provocative art form. Hope you can join me!<br />
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President, Guelph DanceGuelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-67971662706541345752018-04-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-09T13:34:30.528-04:00Hear from the artists participating in the Breaking Ground Mentorship Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Catch our Breaking Ground Mentorship participants at the 20th annual Guelph Dance Festival on Saturday June 2nd at 4:00pm and on Sunday, June 3rd at 2:00pm at the Guelph Youth Dance studios, 42 Quebec Street. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased <a href="https://secure1.tixhub.com/guelph/online/b_otix.asp?cboPerformances=3969&cboEvent=2427&width=1240" target="_blank">here</a> in advance.Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-23251378390851534132018-04-02T15:53:00.001-04:002018-04-04T14:52:07.832-04:00Panel Discussion: The Future of Contemporary Dance<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Catrina von Radecki</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Though we recognize that we cannot represent everyone, we are happy to announce six key panelist that will open the discussion. Sandra Laronde from </span><a href="http://www.redskyperformance.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red Sky Peformance</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.kineticpilates.ca/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Katie Ewald</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, local dancer/choreographer, Suzette Sherman, local dancer/choreographer, Emily Law and Ashley Perez from </span><a href="https://mixmixdancecollective.weebly.com/artists.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mix Mix Dance Collective</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.sharonmoore.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sharon B. Moore</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a multidisciplinary dancer and choreographer Guelph Dance Breaking Ground Mentor, and Hope Sarah Gumahad and Sydney Runions members of the </span><a href="https://www.ccdt.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Please join us on Thursday March 1, 2018 to celebrate the launch of the 20</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 6.6pt; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre;">th </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">anniversary of the </span><br />
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Guelph Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792544758505998172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682393496399654401.post-54735639362410673142017-06-07T13:32:00.000-04:002017-06-07T13:32:16.033-04:00Thank You!We've said it before, but really, I don't think there's a limit on how many times you can say thank you. So we're saying it again and again.<br />
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Thank you. Thank you.<br />
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Thank you to the dancers and musicians whose artistry brought us joy, a sense of amazement, beauty, and lots to think about.<br />
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Thank you to audience members who showed up in studios, parks, theatres, and even at the Old Quebec Street Mall to bear witness to the art.<br />
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Thank you to the tech crews and lighting designer who did magic behind the scenes to make the performances magical for us.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="http://linddesign.ca/" target="_blank">LIND design,</a> who created such enticing promotional material.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="https://barking.ca/" target="_blank">Barking Dog Studios</a>, who helped salvage many a latenight website error!<br />
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Thank you to Anne Monkhouse, bookkeeper extraordinaire, for keeping us straight.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="http://ashleyreneephotography.com/" target="_blank">Ashley Renee Photography</a> and Emmanuel Skretas, for documenting our events.<br />
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Thank you to the many volunteers who did everything from handing out programs to serving beverages to loading up vans with tech equipment.<br />
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Thank you to the Guelph Dance Board of Directors who continue to guide us through the whole process.<br />
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Thank you to our partners who complemented our Festival in so many ways: Exhibition Park Neighbourhoood Group, Hanlon Creek Neighbourhood Group, Guelph Fab 5, RTO4, CanDance, and Visit Guelph.<br />
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Thank you to our funders: Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Trillium Foundation, City of Guelph, The Guelph Community Foundation, Community Fund for Canada's 150th, the Good Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium.<br />
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Thank you to our many sponsors, who are all listed below. With the help of media sponsors <a href="https://intrigueme.ca/" target="_blank">Intrigue Media,</a> the <a href="https://www.guelphmercury.com/" target="_blank">Guelph Mercury Tribune</a>, and <a href="http://cfru.ca/" target="_blank">CFRU</a>, we were able to get the word out about all the amazing offerings of the 19th Annual Guelph Dance Festival. Of course, <i>all</i> of the sponsors contributed greatly in making our Festival the success it was.<br />
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Surely I've forgotten someone.<br />
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Which is why I'll continue to say thank you again and again.<br />
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