Toronto Dance Theatre Presents Marienbad: a World Premiere by Jordan Tannahill and Christopher House
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Media Contact Lindsey Omelon p. 416.967.1365 x 23 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 5, 2016 Toronto Dance Theatre presents Marienbad: A world premiere by Jordan Tannahill and Christopher House (Toronto, ON) – Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) closes its 2015-16 season with Marienbad, a new duet created and performed by TDT Artistic Director Christopher House and award-winning playwright Jordan Tannahill, presented at the Winchester Street Theatre May 26-29 & June 1-4. Following on their wayward 2014 collaboration for On Display, Marienbad places two queer men in a landscape of shifting meanings and intentions. Movement, image and architecture come together in this celebration of inter- generational complicity. The theatre's orientation is reversed, with the audience seated on stage and the performance unfolding on the terraced steps. In collaboration with sound designer Matt Smith, lighting designer Simon Rossiter, production stage manager Cheryl Lalonde and rehearsal director Rosemary James. PERFORMANCE DATES Thursday, May 26 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 27 - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 29 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 2 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 3 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4 – 8:00 p.m. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street TICKETS: Regular: $26 | Student/Senior/CADA: $20 | Sunday, May 29: PWYC BOX OFFICE: 461.967.1365 | tdt.org/marienbad TORONTO DANCE THEATRE: tdt.org CHRISTOPHER HOUSE Born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Christopher House has been Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre since 1994. In addition to contributing over sixty works to the TDT repertoire, he has created choreographies for many companies and individuals including Lisbon's Ballet Gulbenkian, The National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Peggy Baker and Guillaume Côté. He has also directed two collaborations with inde-pop band The Hidden Cameras, made several short films and videos, and in 2015 was a contributing choreographer with Cirque du Soleil for the Opening Ceremony of the Pan Am Games. He recently curated Singular Bodies, a choreographic platform for visual artists and continues his performance practice in the works of Deborah Hay, Ame Henderson and Jordan Tannahill. Christopher House has received many awards and honours for his work including three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Dance and an Honorary Doctorate from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada's National Arts Centre. 1 Media Contact Lindsey Omelon p. 416.967.1365 x 23 [email protected] JORDAN TANNAHILL Jordan Tannahill is a multidisciplinary artist working in performance and film. In collaboration with William Ellis, Jordan runs the alternative art space Videofag, out of a defunct barbershop in Toronto’s Kensington Market. His plays have been presented across Canada, and his films have been exhibited at venues such as the Toronto International Film Festival, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the British Film Institute. Jordan received the 2014 Governor Generals Award for Drama for his book Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays, the 2014 John Hirsch Prize for directing, and Dora Awards for 'Outstanding New Play' for rihannaboi95 in 2013 and Concord Floral in 2015. In 2014 he directed Sheila Heti’s All Our Happy Days Are Stupid at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage and The Kitchen in New York City and published his book Theatre of the Unimpressed with Coach House Press. His double- bill of plays, Botticelli in the Fire & Sodom in Sodom, are closing Canadian Stage's 15/16 season and Concord Floral opens their 16/17 season this fall. Sound Designer Matt Smith Lighting Designer Simon Rossiter Production Stage Manager Cheryl Lalonde Rehearsal Director Rosemary James ABOUT TORONTO DANCE THEATRE Toronto Dance Theatre is one of Canada’s leading arts organizations, recognized for the intelligent vision of its choreography, the beauty of its productions and the exceptional artistry of its dancers. Founded in 1968 by Peter Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle, and under the artistic direction of Christopher House since 1994, TDT has produced a remarkable body of original Canadian choreography. Christopher House is one of Canada’s “most enduringly inventive choreographers” (National Post). His works are acclaimed for their movement invention, musicality and deft handling of multiple layers of meaning. TDT’s dancers are passionate artists who play an essential role in the creative process, celebrated for their physicality, imaginative daring, and sensitive, playful ensemble work. Marienbad A new duet created and performed by Christopher House and Jordan Tannahill May 26-28 & June 1-4, 8:00 p.m. | May 29, 2:00 p.m. (PWYC) Tickets $20-$26 Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street For tickets visit http://marienbad-tdt.eventbrite.ca or call 416.967.1365 | www.tdt.org -- For more information or interview requests, please contact: Lindsey Omelon, Marketing and Communications Manager, Toronto Dance Theatre 416.967.1365 x 23 | [email protected] Facebook: TorontoDanceTheatre | Twitter: @TDTWinch | Instagram: @TDTWinch | Hashtag: #MarienbadTDT ### Toronto Dance Theatre is supported by 2 .