Expanse
Ladies Who Lynch
Azimuth Theatre presents:
The World Premiere of
Serial Collective’s production
“Ladies Who Lynch” by Jason Chinn
Opening: April 22nd @ 8pm
Friday April 23rd
Saturday April 24th
Sunday April 25th
Friday April 30th
Saturday May 1st
Sunday May 2nd
Friday May 7th
Saturday May 8th
Sunday May 9th
*All performances are at 8 pm
*All tickets are pay-what-you-will(cash only please)
For reservations and inquires: (780) 454-0583
EXPANSE SUBMISSION CALL 2011
HELLO! Expansey types. We have launched our submission call for the 2011 REALTORS Expanse Movement Arts Festival. The deadline is July 15th. You can download the document by “clicking” on the link below. Have a look, tell your friends and get those submissions in!! Have a great summer.
ExpanseSubmission11.doc
Expanse Program 09
FULL LENGTH PROGRAMS
Spoken Word/Body
*One Show Only!*
March 5th 10:00pm
Creation: Martin Belanger
Performance: Martin Belanger and Jean-Sebastien Durocher
Sound Design: Jean-Sebastien Durocher
Lighting Design: Jean Jauvin
Artistic Advisor: Marie-Andree Gougeon
Recorded Voices: Corinne Descombes, Delphine D., David Kilburn
Technical Director: Armando Rubio Gomez
Martin Belanger’s work may be described as a hybrid form of dance where a cross-section of divergent elements is woven into the same fabric. Neither pure dance, nor theatre or “happening”, it is all of these things at once. If all stage art involving the spoken word requires the presence, by force of circumstance, of the actor or performer’s body, then Martin Belanger goes beyond the obvious in the sense that he gives a prominent place to the sheer presence of the body.
Spoken word/body, Belanger’s latest work, perhaps best represents this approach. Freely inspired by the American spoken word tradition, the body is not presented as a simple vehicle of communication, but first and foremost as a pure presence, even a place in its own right - of conflict, jubilation, tension and abatement.
Gradually movement and conceit became one in a fascinating and strangely touching hybrid ...
THE NEW YORK TIMES / New York
Belanger’s poetic, philosophical text on science fiction’s
post-human body or the influence of fear was itself an artistic
triumph ... To give away the marvellous epilogue would
be cruel. Suffice it to say, it is worth the price of admission.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL / Toronto
…absolutely fascinating, supple, sinuous
and light as air.
LA PRESSE / Montréal
Crash
Saturday, March 6th at 9:00pm
Sunday, March 7th at 2:00pm
Choreography and Performance: Tania Alvarado and Linda Turnbull
“Based on the idea of one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, “Crash” is an exploration of the relationships that we have with objects and the comfort that random objects can bring to people in general. Structured around different formations, piles or scattered pieces of junk, we present five events that include these objects in different settings. By developing themes around the element of chaos and control in a room full of clutter, we are asking the viewer to think about their intimate connection to objects and to space, and ultimately relate this connection to the body.”
This past summer Tania Alvarado and Linda Turnbull attended workshops, lectures and performances at ImPulsTanz in Vienna. Their partnership led to a creative residency in January 2010 at the Banff Centre for the Arts where they began the initial phase of their collaboration for a full-length choreography premiering later this year at the Expanse Movement Arts Festival. The choreographers acknowledge the kind support of DSW, the Banff Centre for the Arts, Bonnie Doon Community League, The Edmonton Real Estate Board and the Expanse Movement Arts Festival.
Mixed Programs
The Hurly Burly Excitement
Friday, March 5th at 8:00pm
The Dynamic Duo of Duff and Pref
Creation and Performance: Joëlle Préfontaine and Samantha Duff
Hold on to your hats! Duff and Pref have just swooped in, and they are here to entertain. They’ll pluck out your nose hairs till the tears are just a’flowing, and they’ll serve you doubles and tell you that they’re singles until you’re falling off your chair with laughter. And if that’s not enough, then they’ll sing you a song, while tappin’ along till the break of …whatever you’re in the market for.
Admiring…
Creation and Performance: Kelsey Acton
Admiring… is inspired by an article by Mark Franco on Japanese dance/ performance artist Kazuo Ohno’s piece “Admiring La Argentina” and “Suiren”, respectively, his
interpretation/impersonation of Spanish dancer “La Argentina” and the visual art movement of Impressionism. Admiring… explores the motifs of barriers, thresholds and the challenges of drawing inspiration from another medium such as writing or visual arts.
Billy Kidd
Billy Kidd brings to magic what most magicians don’t or can’t.....magic with a female twist, a chick doing tricks! One of the few female magicians in the world, watch as Billy reads minds, does amazing escapes and brings you into the world of astonishment!
The Greatest Novel Ever Wr…
Creator: David MacInnis
Performers: Cole Humeny, Richard Lee , Cole Humeny.
Sound Design and Stage Management: Lester Lee
Greatest Novel Ever Wr… , originally created in 2002, was a silent farce requiring three actors and a lot of doors on stage. This new version is an “overt mime” where the curtain is drawn and the rules are constantly broken. Ultimately, The Greatest Novel Ever Wr… is about three silly, grey-faced, psuedo-mimes who want nothing more than for their show to work and for you to enjoy it.
Meridian
Saturday, March 6th at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 7th at 3:30pm
Creating a Body
Choreography and Performance: Kathy Metzger-Corriveau
Creating a Body has been inspired by the last 6 years of Ms. Metzger-Corriveau’s life as a professional dancer having children. In 2008, she began the investigation of the process for this solo that drew on her internal body memory of creating a child and using elements of movement and emotional contrast to create an evolving self-portraiture.
Moving Through
Improvisers: Stacey Murchison and James Gnam.
The beginning, the end, and all the stops in between.
An improvised journey created and performed by veteran Vancouver improvisers Stacy Murchison (EDAM) and James Gnam (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Ballet British Columbia, joeINK and EDAM).
Muscle
A Celebration of Machismo and Femme-chismo!
Saturday, March 6th at 10:30pm
The Surrender Method
*also presented as a part of EXPANSION! Opening Night Performance and Party.
Choreography: Raena Waddell
Performance: Brennan Campbell, Raena Waddell
Dramaturgy: Brian Webb
Rehearsal Assistant: Cheryl Fontaine
“I took the stars from our eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you”
Florence + The Machine
Billy Kidd
Presenting as part of both the Hurly Burly Excitement as well as the Muscle mixed programs this year, Billy Kidd will be thrilling audiences with a racy and heart pounding display of magic, suspense, and astonishing tricks that are tantalizingly beyond belief !
Destrudo
Creation and Performance: Richard Lee
“I know this is bad for me.”
An exploration of (consciously) self-destructive tendencies seen in sometimes pleasurable activities. Sex, drinking, drugs, overeating, starvation, pure physical exertion. Lots of self-manipulation, strangulation, body-isolations. Some talking. Heavy breathing. Bug-eyes, glottal attacks, frothing at the mouth.
David Raymond
Expanse is very excited to be featuring Vancouver’s David Raymond. As one of the Artistic Directors of Out Innerspace Dance Theatre he has been active in creating provocative and inspiring new works of multi-disciplinary contemporary dance with such notable dance companies as Wen Wei Dance, Move The Company, and Response Dance in both Canada and Europe.
Expanse Workshops and Special Events
Shake off the cob webs and embrace Spring Fever!
Dance Café
9:00pm, Friday, March 5th in the Roxy Theatre Lobby.
Cost: Free!
Expanse began as a small spaces dance festival. So with that in mind, the 2010 Dance Café celebrates this history by showcasing body based performance in small spaces throughout the Roxy Lobby
Good Women Open Rehearsals; Movement based research of “Three Cell”
11:00am, Saturday March 6th at the Roxy Theatre
11:00am, Sunday March 7th at the Roxy Theatre
Cost: Free!
Good Women will be working on movement and conceptual research for a new work “Three Cell” by Alida Nyquist Schultz. Braille will be explored as a choreographic tool, exposing spatial relationships amongst the dancers that would not be discovered by established methods of choreography. Audience members will get an intimate look inside the creation process and are welcome and encouraged to dialog with the choreographer and dancers about their creative process and movement invention.
Out of the Seat with Amber Borotsik
10:00 am, Saturday, March 6th at the Living Room Play House, 11315, 106 Ave.
Cost: Pay what you can
Watch a lot of dance? Go to a lot of theatre? Tired of sitting in your seat? Out of the Seat is a workshop which will give audience members a chance to explore the physical creative process for themselves. Using restorative yoga and movement improvisation, this easy breezy class will leave you feeling bright and blissful.
Brave New Brain
11:30pm, Saturday, March 6th at the Living Room Play House, 11315, 106 Ave.
Cost: Pay what you can
How do people come up with new ideas? What do you do when you’re ‘stuck’? For Brave New Brain we are bringing artists together from different disciplines to investigate alternative methods of generating new material. BNB is a wonderful workshop for anyone interested in the act of creation, both audiences and artists alike.