Tuesday, October 11. 8 pm. LSPU Hall
Festival of New Dance Opening Gala Night: Margie Gillis, Sarah Joy Stoker, Lynn Panting Group - An evening of exciting contemporary dance featuring Governor General’s Award winner for Lifetime Achievement Margie Gillis; established local favourite Sarah Joy Stoker and the exciting emerging choreography of Lynn Panting.
Wednesday, October 12. 8 pm. LSPU Hall
Festival of New Dance: Moonhorse Dance Theatre, Jacques Poulin-Denis -- Contemporary dance from Toronto’s Claudia Moore and Dan Wild, choreographed by Tedd Robinson and James Kudelka and theatrical, physically impressive dance from dancer/sound-artist Jacques Poulin-Denis.
Thursday, October 13. 1pm – 7 pm., LSPU Hall Second Space
Reception and Q&A with Artist at 7 pm.
Chris Driedzic, Susanna Hood and Shawn Pinchbeck. (
The Bather)
An installation work combining sound and movement, The Bather allows the viewer to become a participant in an intimate relationship with a projection of a naked bather.
Thursday, October 13. 8 pm. LSPU Hall
Festival of New Dance: Susanna Hood – A challenging, dystopian dance triptych by acclaimed Canadian choreographer Susanna Hood. Giving voice to the silently screaming canvases of Francis Bacon.
Friday, October 14. 8 pm. LSPU Hall
Festival of New Dance: Cas Public and Local Curtain Risers -- A not-to-be-missed energetic hip-hop and ballet influenced performance by the Montreal-based company Cas Public, performing Variations S, a work inspired by the Rite of Spring and danced to a mash-up of Stravinsky samples.
Saturday, October 15. 8 pm. LSPU Hall
Festival of New Dance: Cas Public and Local Curtain Risers -- A not-to-be-missed energetic hip-hop and ballet influenced performance by the Montreal-based company Cas Public, performing Variations S, a work inspired by the Rite of Spring and danced to a mash-up of Stravinsky samples.
For Cas Public at the LSPU Hall on both Friday, Oct 14 and Saturday, Oct 15, there is a volume discount: if you purchase 5 or more tickets the ticket price is $10 plus HST & LSPU Hall
Festival offsite shows:
Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th. 6 pm, Venue: St. Thomas Church
Natasha Torres-Garner (REAL) and Catherine Wright (There Where My Soul Fits In) -- Winnipeg’s Natasha Torres-Garner is an physically impressive dancer and a talented emerging choreographer. Local multi-disciplinary artist Catherine Wright will also perform her new work inspired by the works of the Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch.
Friday, October 14th, Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th, Venue: St. Thomas Church
Corpus (Les Moutons and Flock of Flyers) – See the surrealist humour-filled work of Corpus, whether uncannily imitating the dead stares of a flock of sheep or the a group of grounded pilots. Setting their works in public places, Corpus, injects humour and absurdity into our everyday business.