season 2012

October 3 - 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm
October 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre

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ProArteDanza presents evening of breathtaking dance featuring three critically acclaimed works and a world premiere by award-winning choreographers Roberto Campanella and Robert Glumbek. Season 2012 includes the revival of Decorum (2005), a passionate duet set to music by Arvo Part, We Will... (2008), a gorgeous duet by Kevin O'Day set to the music of Handel's Lascia Ch'io Pianga; Beethoven's 9th – 1st Movement (2009), a stunning marriage of unforgettable music and the all-out athleticism of ProArteDanza's outstanding dancers and finally, the premiere of Expire, a complex and emotive work that once again showcases the incredible talent and versatility of the company. This is dance at its best.

Four performances only October 3 – 6. Don't miss it!

"Well-crafted choreography that is superbly performed ... dizzying and dazzling ... a most satisfying evening of dance."
— The Globe and Mail

Program

Decorum (2005)

Choreography: Roberto Campanella
Music: Tabula Rasa, 1. Ludus – Con Moto from Silencio: Part, Glass & Martynov by Arvo Part
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan
Costume Design: Melanie McNeill
Dancers: Kristen Dennis and Tyler Gledhill

It is said that we can never truly know what happens in a relationship behind closed doors. Decorum, (originally created for Ballet Jorgen and re-worked for Evelyn Hart and Rex Harrington in 2005) reveals the passionate struggle behind the public facade.

Expire (World Premiere)

Choreography: Roberto Campanella and Robert Glumbek
Music: #294; Cool Gray 1 from Pan Tone by Hauschka & Hildur Guðnadóttir and Ping, Girls and Radar from Salon des Amateurs by Hauschka
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan
Costume Design: Melanie McNeill
Dancers: Johanna Bergfelt, Kristen Dennis, Mami Hata, Louis Laberge-Cote, Ryan Lee, Delphine Leroux, Anisa Tejpar, Brendan Wyatt

We take breathing for granted: from the moment we are born we take 20,000 breaths a day, without conscious thought. Our physiological and psychological well-being have powerful influence over the simple act of breathing. The experience of stress and suffering make it hard to breathe.

We will... (2008)

Choreography: Kevin O'Day
Music: Excerpts from Lascia Ch'io Pianga sung by Daniel Taylor, by George Frideric Handel
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan after Bonnie Beecher
Dancers: Robert Glumbek and Mami Hata

"O'Day has fashioned a powerful contest of wills where the two support, tease, destroy and desire each other in mercurial fashion".
– Paul Citron, Globe and Mail 2008

Beethoven's 9th – 1st Movement

Choreography: Roberto Campanella and Robert Glumbek
Music: Symphony No.9, Op. 125: 1st Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan after Bonnie Beecher
Dancers: Johanna Bergfelt, Tyler Gledhill, Louis Laberge-Cote, Ryan Lee, Delphine Leroux, Erin Poole, Anisa Tejpar, Brendan Wyatt

Working with a musical masterpiece is always a daunting task and it is generally accepted that it is all but impossible to choreograph to Beethoven's music. However, we felt that this particular Symphony suggested a physicality that pairs perfectly with the type of movement embodied by ProArteDanza. The resulting piece is homage to this incomparable music.

* Commissioned by the Festival International de DansEncore in Trois-Rivieres on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of the City of Trois-Rivieres.