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ACCELERATION 2016 PLEASE NOTE: • Latecomers will not be admitted to the theatre until there is a break in the performance. • The use of cameras, video cameras, or camera phones is strictly prohibited. • Please turn off your cell phones, or set to silent mode. Duet from Fjeld (1990) Choreography: Christopher House Rehearsal Direction: Rosemary James Music: Es sang vor langen Jahren, Arvo Pärt, performed by The Hilliard Ensemble Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter after Ron Snippe Costume Design: Denis Joffre Dancers: • Marie-Pier Beauregard, Jade Clancy (March 30, April 1) • Sonja Boretski, Margarita Soria (March 31, April 2) This duet was inspired by images from Symbolist paintings and in the films of Ingmar Bergman. It was first performed by Coralee McLaren and Kate Alton. – C.H. Excerpt from coalesce (2010) Choreography: Peggy Baker Staging and Rehearsal Direction: Kate Holden Music: Original score by Debashis Sinha Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter Costume Design: Jennifer Dallas Dancers: • Jade Clancy, Katherine Semchuk, Noelle Young (March 30, April 2) • Sonja Boretski, Hilary Knee, Emily Spearing (March 31, April 1) coalesce was inspired by a series of films offered to me as source material by visual artist Sylvia Safdie, and by essays on social insects in the Lewis Thomas book The Lives of a Cell. The original cast of coalesce – Kate Holden, Sean Ling, and Sahara Morimoto – all made crucial contributions to the creation of this work. – P.B. Conflicted Resolution (March 30, 2016) Choreography: Peter Chin Rehearsal Assistance: Andrea Roberts Music: Angel, Massive Attack, Psalms of Repentance, Alfred Schnittke, ritual and ceremonial music of the Bosavi People of Papua New Guinea Music Mixing and Arrangement: Peter Chin Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter Costume Design: Jennifer Dallas Dancers: Rachel Borshell, Anna Defent, Raya Facey, Vicky Gélineau, Sebastian Hirtenstein, Hilary Knee, Sasha Ludavicius, Mikaela Orford, Jake Ramos, Emily Spearing INTERMISSION METAPHOR! (March 30, 2016) Choreography: Susie Burpee Music: Illustrated Bible Stories for Children, The Weakerthans (used by permission), Etude #1 in C, Frederic Chopin, performed by Istvan Szekely, Drone 3, Christine Fellows Additional Sound Recording and Editing: James Bunton Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter Costume Design: Jennifer Dallas Dancers: • Marie-Pier Beauregard, Rachel Borshell, Anna Defent, Vicky Gélineau, Sebastian Hirtenstein A metaphor is a kind of pirouette performed by an idea. – Paul Valéry As dance interpreters, our work is to keep aware of when moments swivel – when things turn, take us by surprise, and allow us to look at something from a different angle. In these moments live transformation, truth, and delight. I commend the dancers on their excellent work in this piece that is in constant pirouette! – S.B. Special thanks to Marie-Josée Chartier. unfinished business (1984) Choreography: James Kudelka Rehearsal Direction: Patricia Miner Rehearsal Assistance: Patricia Fraser Music: Original score by Michael J. Baker Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter Original Lighting Design: Peter McKinnon Costume Design: Jennifer Dallas after Shawn Kerwin Dancers: • Adrian Maxwell-Campagna, Mikael Orford, Jake Ramos, Katherine Semchuk, Margarita Soria (March 30, April 2) • Raya Facey, Sasha Ludavicius, Philip McDermott, Roberto Soria, Noelle Young (March 31, April 1) unfinished business was commissioned by Dancemakers. The original cast included Francisco Alvarez, Carol Anderson, Patricia Fraser, Ken Gould, and Susan McKenzie (later casting included Danielle Bélec, Philip Drube, and Julia Sasso). The dance subsequently entered the repertoire of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, in Montreal. – J.K. The music, unfinished business, appears courtesy of the Michael J. Baker Estate. It is available on the Arraymusic CD Strange City - Ville Étrange and can be ordered at www.musiccentre.ca With grateful thanks to Dancemakers for the generous loan of the original costumes. CHOREOGRAPHERS PEGGY BAKER has been a vivid presence in contemporary dance for more than four decades. She established Peggy Baker Dance Projects in 1990, and for the first 20 years she dedicated herself to solo performance, winning rapturous praise for the eloquence and depth of her dancing, and accolades for her collaborative partnerships with extraordinary musicians and designers. Since 2010 her choreography has focused on works for small ensemble. SUSIE BURPEE choreographs for contemporary dance and theatre, and her work has received Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Performance. She was a company dancer for Dancemakers, Le Groupe Dance Lab, and Ruth Cansfield Dance, and is a past recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Dance. Originally from Manitoba, Burpee is a graduate of the Professional Program of Contemporary Dancers/University of Winnipeg. She teaches contemporary technique and rehearsal directs devised work. PETER CHIN is a Jamaican-born, Toronto-based choreographer/dancer, composer/musician, designer, and artistic director of the interdisciplinary company Tribal Crackling Wind. His works have been presented across Canada, as well as in Cambodia, Colombia, Holland, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, the U.K., and the U.S. Numerous awards include four Dora Mavor Moore Awards in dance, the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Dance, and a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program. www.tribalcracklingwind.ca CHRISTOPHER HOUSE is one of Canada’s most respected dance artists. Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre since 1994, he has contributed over fifty works to the company’s repertoire. He is active as a choreographer, performer, teacher, and mentor, and is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre. He has received many awards for his work including three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Dance, an honorary doctorate from Memorial University, and the Silver Ticket Award for Lifetime Achievement. JAMES KUDELKA is among todays’ most versatile and innovative dance artists. He has choreographed for many of the world’s leading ballet companies as well as for smaller, contemporary troupes. He is renowned for distinctive versions of such classics as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Cinderella, all signature works of the National Ballet of Canada. Equally, he excels in making smaller-scaled dances that while outwardly abstract are rich in psychological implication and human drama. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. GRADUATING CLASS 2015-16 Marie-Pier Beauregard (Saint-Hyacinthe), attended the dance program at l’École de Danse de Québec (2009); performed in The Nutcracker with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (2011); performed with Cie Danse en Équilibre (2012). She is currently studying and involved at the School of TDT as costume design assistant and stage manager. Sonja Boretski was born in Belleville, Ontario. Her initial training began at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. Upon graduation, she chose to further her dance career at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She has attended the ProArteDanza Summer Intensive Program and the Kenny Pearl Emerging Artist Intensive. Rachel Borshell started dancing at three. She trained at various studios in many styles. During high school she starred in musicals, danced and choreographed in dance shows, and was artistic director of her final show. Currently in her final year at the School of TDT, Borshell is curious about change and movement. Anna Defent, from Centreville, Ontario, began her training at Judith Coleman Oxford School of Dance at age three. She furthered her training at the School of Alberta Ballet, graduating in 2013. She then decided to continue with her dance training and was accepted into The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. Jade Clancy attended Canada’s National Ballet School, and graduated from Etobicoke School of the Arts, where she worked with Gabby Kamino. Currently at the School of TDT, she has worked with many choreographers including Kate Alton, Robert Desrosiers, Sasha Ivanochko, Sharon B. Moore, Julia Sasso, Ofilio Sinbadinho, and Darryl Tracy. Born in Toronto, Raya Facey trained at Interplay School of Dance. In 2012, she graduated from Earl Haig Secondary School as a Dance Major. She was accepted into the School of TDT and began her first year in 2013. In future, Facey plans to finish her B.F.A. at York University. Vicky Gélineau (L’Acadie, Quebec), trained at L’école de danse Maureen MacDonald before attending the summer intensive of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre in 2013. She enrolled in the Professional Training Program that year. Since then, she has twice attended RUBBERBANDance Group’s summer intensive, and participated in Montreal’s TransFormation Danse. Sebastian ‘Bash’ Hirtenstein, from Aurora, Ontario, began dancing at the late age of twelve, immersing himself in Toronto’s hip hop and street dance culture. He began his professional training with the O.I.P. Dance Company, before entering the School of TDT. He has performed with numerous local and international recording artists. Hilary Knee (Corner Brook, NL) moved to Halifax to pursue further dance training where she studied with Leica Hardy. She is currently in her third year of studies at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre’s PTP, learning from dance artists such as Sasha Ivanochko, Patricia Miner, and Darryl Tracy. Sasha Ludavicius, from Sault Ste. Marie, studied ballet internationally but