Dance Projects

Landscape Dancing in the City

Winnipeg 2003



An automatic physical transformation takes place when dances created in the studio or the classroom are transported to specific sites in the city. We create dance etudes in the studio. The etudes were inspired by exquisite stone sculptures, brimming with life, movement and mythology. Then we take the etudes to a complimentary site in the city. The matrix of the movement is enhanced by new and specific surroundings. As the creative process continues Landscape Dancing evolves. We just keep moving and make connections inside and outside of the studio. It is our hope that Landscape Dancing will be the seed for a two year pilot project beginning in the summer of 2004. We are committed to embracing the need to create dances in new and innovative places. We are providing our emerging and professional dance artists an opportunity to participate in a creative process that makes connections. Dance as an art form, dance as an educational tool, dance as a natural and intrinsic part of the human condition.



Landscape Dancing in the City is a result of a choreographic research and development project, supported by the
Canada Council for the Arts and the School of Contemporary Dancers.

George

2002-2004

George is an on going project, their have been three stages of development. The first stage was choreographic research/development, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. The second stage was George as a part of Dancing Chopin, an evening shared with Rachel Browne, produced by Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers. The third stage is George as an experimental film/dance project, supported by the Manitoba Arts Council.



Dancers: Jolene Baile, Nina Battison, Dan Wild and Film Maker: Brian Rougeau

Millennium Dance Project

2000

As I grow with experience I am stunned by the reality of the new millennium. This project is focused on the integration of age and experience. Having just turned 50 I find my love affair with dance is increasing. New creations and recreations will allow the deep connective tissues between my work (as choreographer) and my body (as it ages) to merge and reveal the possibilities of a continuum.

Veterans Day

Choreographed and performed by Stephanie Ballard and Dan Wild

Red

Odette Heyn-Penner

Prayer

Faye Thomson

Etudes

Brock Adams, Alexandra Badger, Jolene Baile, Nina Battison, Micheal Blais, Cecily Greenfeld, Kristin Haight

Mara

Jolene Baile

Journey

Jock McKeen