2018 VIDF Program

MARCH 1– 24

2018VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCEFESTIVAL Festival Program

Shen Wei Dance Arts photo by Stephanie Berger

EZRALOW DANCE

USA

fine-scaled gutsy energy! Mingling contemporary dance and striking visuals with wit and theatricality “Ezralow’s dancers are art-letes…” – LA Times Feb. 15 – 17 NRT

ROY ASSAF DANCE

ISRAEL

“powerful performance brought the audience to their feet for the long and rare standing ovation of the year...” – Jerusalem Post Feb 22 – 24 NRT

MM CONTEMPORARY DANCE

ITALY

inventive and provocative choreographies of 20th century classics Bolero and The Rite of Spring “impressive work with amazing performers” – Dance Hall News presented with the Italian Culture Centre

March 1 – 3 NRT ISRAEL/BULGARIA

DANCE DOUBLE-BILL

passionate physical journeys from Ofra Ordel/Machol Shalem Dance House and Jivko Jeliazk/Derida Dance Center March 10 & 11 NRT

SALOMÉ: WOMAN OF VALOR

USA/CANADA

multi-disciplinary work created by Frank London (Klezmatics) & Adeena Karasick (poet and performance artist) with live music, text, video and dance March 8 – 10 Scotiabank Dance Centre In association with The Dance Centre

TICKETS chutzpahfestival.com 604.257.5145

MM Contemporary Dance Company. Photo by Roberto Pia.

DANCE

FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 15

PRODUCERS’ NOTES

Welcome to the 18th edition of the Vancouver International Dance Festival

The 2018 VIDF offers 36 performances

and 18th at 2pm and 3pm, are free

of which 17 are free shows. We invite

performances by Harbour Dance’s ITP

you to enjoy: Amber Funk Barton/the

dance company featuring 40 of the next

response., stretching our imaginations

generation of young dancers trained

in the world premiere of Amber’s

in ballet, contemporary-jazz, musical

first full-length solo, VAST; NYC’s

theatre, hip-hop, and tap.

Shen Wei Dance Arts’ other-worldly Folding and the heart-pumping Rite of

year at the Roundhouse Performance

At the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, set

Spring; the kinetic imagination of Peter

Centre is reserved seating in brand

your sights on photography by Louise

Bingham/EDAM as he re-invigorates

new comfortable seats for 200 patrons.

Francis-Smith and Esther Rausenberg

past highlights Hindsight and Sinking

Reserve your favourite seats and have

and paintings and prints by Richard

SuZi and unveils his latest creation,

them waiting for you!

Tetrault influenced by their Strathcona/

Engage the Feeling Arms; WHITE WAVE

Chinatown working environment.

Young Soon Kim Dance Company,

The 17 VIDF free shows include the 7PM

also from NYC, offering the 9-dancer,

Roundhouse Exhibition Hall shows that

Also, please enjoy free weekday,

energetic and multifaceted, iyouuswe;

are accessible with a one-time annual

noon-hour, life-drawing sessions at the

Montreal’s Lucie Grégoire Danse

$3 VIDF membership (included with

Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, take a free

cinematically filling the stage with Les

every VIDF ticket purchase or available

Kokoro Dance class weekdays at 10am

Choses dernières, a tour de force solo

separately at the Roundhouse). On the

at KW Studios, or take a master class

performed by Isabelle Poirier, a former

Roundhouse Exhibition Hall stage are

from one of our visiting artists.

member of the Marie Chouinard Dance

performances by Dancers Dancing, Goh

Company; the mesmerizing Studies and

Ballet, Hungary’s Ferenc Fehér, and

We thank all of you for your interest and

Fragments on Dreams by Mexico’s Lola

The Biting School. These 7pm shows,

support of the Vancouver International

Lince’s Experimental Dance Company

exploring contemporary dance, ballet,

Dance Festival. We produce this

choreographed by Natsu Nakajima and

and dance theatre can be enjoyed by

festival for you as a labour of love

Lola Lince; and RIFT, by Vancouver’s

themselves or as enriching additions

for contemporary dance in all of its

pataSola dance, inspired by Flamenco

to your 8pm Roundhouse Performance

enthralling and moving manifestations.

and Butoh, and choreographed and

Centre selections. At the Woodward’s

performed by Salome Nieto. New this

Atrium, every Sunday, March 4th, 11th,

Photo of Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi by Joseph Hirabayashi

Barbara Bourget & Jay Hirabayashi

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Table of Contents 1. Producers’ Notes 3. Ticket & Venue Info 4. Letters of Greeting 8. Amber Funk Barton/the response.

10. Shen Wei Dance Arts 12. Harbour Dance Centre ITP 14. Dancers Dancing 16. Edam 18. Goh Ballet 20. White Wave 22. Event Calendar 26. Ferenc Fehér

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Goh Ballet photo of Vlademir Pereira by David Cooper

28. Lucie Grégoire Danse 30. pataSola dance 32. The Biting School 34. Lola Lince 38. Master Classes 40. Exhibition & Life-Drawing 43. Support the VIDF 44. Community Partners 45. Staff Listing

Ticket & Venue Info BOX OFFICE

LOCATIONS

If you need assistance call our box office at 604·662·4966 or

Vancouver Playhouse: 600 Hamilton Street @ Dunsmuir

email boxoffice@vidf.ca. The box office is available online

Street, Vancouver

24/7: online ticket sales are available until 4PM on the day of

Roundhouse Performance Centre & Exhibition Hall:

the show. Administrative staff are available to take your calls

181 Roundhouse Mews, Davie St @ Pacific Blvd

during office hours throughout the year, and 12PM – 5PM,

KW Production Studio: 111 West Hastings Street

Monday to Saturday beginning in February.

@ Abbott Street, Vancouver The Atrium at Woodward’s:

Door Sales start at 7PM at the Vancouver Playhouse and

111 West Hastings Street @ Abbott St, Vancouver

Scotiabank Dance Centre, at 6PM at the Roundhouse and

Scotiabank Dance Centre: 677 Davie Street @ Granville

4PM at the KW Production Studio.

Street, Vancouver

TICKET PRICES

VIDF MEMBERSHIP is included in the purchase of tickets to

Vancouver Playhouse reserved seating ticket prices are

Vancouver Playhouse, Roundhouse Performance Centre,

$65 for Adults, $55 for Seniors/Students/Non-profit arts

KW Production Studio and Scotiabank Dance Centre or can

employees, and $45 for groups of 10 or more (please call

be purchased separately for a one-time $3 fee at the VIDF

VIDF box office at 604·662·4966 for group sales)

Roundhouse Membership Table.

Roundhouse Performance Centre reserved seating ticket

All prices for tickets are in Canadian funds and include

prices are $30 for Adults, $25 for Seniors/Students/Non-

the annual VIDF Membership fee, VIDF Endowment Fund

profit arts employees, and $20 for groups of 10 or more

contribution and applicable GST.

(please call VIDF box office at 604·662·4966 for group sales) Scotiabank Dance Centre general admission ticket prices are

REFUNDS POLICY

$30 for Adults, $25 for Seniors/Students/Non-profit arts

Refunds will be made in full in case of a cancelled performance.

employees, and $20 for groups of 10 or more (please call VIDF box office at 604·662·4966 for group sales) KW Production Studio general admission ticket prices are $15 for Adults, $10 for Seniors/Students/Non-profit arts employees, and $9 for groups of 10 or more (please call VIDF box office at 604·662·4966 for group sales)

No other refunds will be made. There is no refund for tickets or VIDF Memberships after the purchase has been processed. Missed performances will not be refunded.

RESERVATION CONDITIONS Ticket sales reservations must be claimed at least 15 minutes before show time. Tickets reservations for patrons who are not present at least 15 minutes before show time will be subject to re-sale. Latecomers will not be seated. We strongly advise you to reserve your dates as early as possible. For Roundhouse shows, come early to enjoy the free show at 7 PM, art gallery and licensed bar in the Exhibition Hall.

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March, 2018

A MESSAGE FROM PREMIER JOHN HORGAN

A Message from the Mayor On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver, and my colleagues on City Council, I want to welcome everyone to the 2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival.

The Vancouver International Dance Festival is a grand showcase of local, national and international dance artists. The mission of VIDF is to support the art of culturally diverse contemporary dance. The Festival is a great opportunity for artists and spectators alike to appreciate a diverse range of artistic expression in this unique presentation.

The City of Vancouver has a thriving arts community and I am pleased to congratulate the Vancouver International Dance Festival on providing us with such a stand out event. I would also like to send my appreciation to the organizers, volunteers and performers for all the hard work that goes into the making of such a festival. I am pleased to congratulate the Vancouver International Dance Festival for such an innovative show.

I hope everyone enjoys the Festival!

Sincerely,

As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, please accept my warmest welcome to everyone participating in and attending the 2018 Vancouver International Dance

Festival (VIDF).

This year marks the 18th Edition of VIDF – a great feat! We are fortunate to live in a province that appreciates the performing arts, and year after year, this festival provides a special opportunity to immerse ourselves in the amazing art form of contemporary dance. Many of these performances are offered without the purchase of a ticket and I would like to commend VIDF for its generosity in ensuring that over half of these performances are accessible to everyone.

For the artists, organizers, volunteers and sponsors who have come together to make VIDF be all that it can be, I commend you for your passion, hard work, creativity and artistic talents.

Welcome to everyone who has traveled near and far to join us here in beautiful British Columbia. I wish you all a wonderful festival.

HONOURABLE JOHN HORGAN PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The arts and culture have a powerful capacity to bring together people and communities, to reconcile and to bridge distances.

When we put the arts at the heart of our communities, the aspirations of young people, and our daily lives, we invite new perspectives, raise issues that matter, initiate conversations and re-imagine together a shared future. That’s why the Canada Council for the Arts has committed to increasing its support for the arts by encouraging ever more diverse audiences to engage with the arts and by expanding the reach of Canadian art locally, nationally and internationally.

The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to support the Vancouver International Dance Festival in the vital work it is doing to shape a new future through the arts.

The 2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival continues to bring the art of culturally diverse contemporary dance to the city of Vancouver for its 18th year.

The festival will present outstanding international, national and regional dance artists via performances, classes and workshops. The BC Arts Council applauds the festival for offering over half of their exciting programming free of charge, providing equitable access to many of the festival’s highlighted activities and tremendous guest artists.

The ongoing success of this event is a testament to the dedication of its organizers and volunteers.

Kudos to everyone involved and thank you for ensuring the continued growth of this festival for all to enjoy.

Merla Beckerman, Chair BC Arts Council

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AMBER FUNK BARTON / THE RESPONSE. MARCH 1–3, 8PM

Founded in 2008, the response. is a project-based contemporary dance

2-for-1 Preview Performance March 1

company dedicated to the creation and presentation of contemporary

Matinee on March 3 at 2PM

dance. It is a home for its founder and artistic director, Amber Funk Barton, to create dance and music that is vital, strong and artistically excellent.

Inspiration for the company is the physical potential and the emotional capacity of the human body. Works created blend contemporary technique with the energy of urban culture, and aim to go beyond the focus of form to induce cinematic experiences by using the body to create pictures, images, shapes and scenes.

VAST The rhythm of the body is relentless and its relationship

The Response Dance Society gratefully acknowledges

to the universe is constant. The properties found in our

support from the City of Vancouver, the British Columbia

blood and bones are also present in the stars. Inspired

Arts Council, New Works, The Landing Dance Centre,

by personal travels and universal space, VAST is an ode

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Massey Theatre,

to the explorer that resides in all of us, the traveler and

Arts Umbrella, Electric Aura and Dance Victoria in the

the dreamer who wonders what resides beyond the

development of VAST.

edge. In her first full length solo, Amber Funk Barton endeavors to create a performance experience that is both personal yet universal, using the medium of dance to celebrate the uncertainty and duality of human life that is both powerless and mighty. VAST is part of the 10th anniversary season of the response.

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VANCOUVER

Choreographer/Performer: Amber Funk Barton Original Sound and Music: Marc Stewart Lighting Design: Mike Inwood Set Design: Andreas Kahre Styling and Costumes: Jean Okada Dramaturg: Heather Laura Gray Rehearsal Direction: Lina Fitzner Production Manager: Philomena Sondergaard Technical Director: Ken Reckahn

Scotiabank Dance Centre Adult: $30 Student / Senior: $25 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $25 Group of 10 or more: $20

Photo of VAST by Chris Barton

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USA

Vancouver Playhouse Adult: $65.00 Student / Senior: $55.00 Pass (4 Shows): $55.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $55.00 Group of 10 or more: $45.00

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Photo of Shen Wei Dance Arts in Folding by Shu Lai

MARCH 2-3, 8PM

SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS One of the premier international dance companies, Shen Wei Dance Arts has won worldwide acclaim for “amassing a body of works so strikingly original they defy categorization” (The Boston Globe). MacArthur “Genius’ Awardwinner Shen Wei makes dances that draw on influences as varied as traditional Chinese culture and arts, European Surrealism, American high modernism, and the ritual power of ancient drama. Celebrated for its “gorgeous visual imagery” (The London Times), the Company’s dances reflect the compositional rigour of Shen Wei the visual artist— incorporating striking design and imaginative use of space into mesmerizing kinetic stagescapes.

FOLDING

RITE OF SPRING

The work conjures-up a dream-like, even surreal world,

Shen Wei’s ground-breaking Rite of Spring, performed

that is at once ancient and timeless. Dancers glide onto

to Fazil Say’s 4-hand piano version of Stravinsky’s score,

the stage space and amass as though suddenly called

brings a totally fresh sensibility to this well-known music;

to partake in an ancient ritual, familiar and yet unknown.

the fresh-eye of the outsider. His Rite of Spring jettisons

A downstage pendulum, barely moving, marks the

all narrative. There is no sacrifice or primitive society, no

slow unraveling of time. The costumes, white makeup,

contemporary irony; instead, he responds to the score

and glowing white floor, heighten the dance’s sense

with formal structuring and rigorous abstraction, but a

of mystery and ritual. A seminal work, Folding, is quite

highly charged and animated abstraction. Shen Wei’s

simply, a masterpiece.

Rite stands out as a singular expression that has won acclaim worldwide.

“A dreamscape of signs and symbols, glimpses and shadows. So compelling is his vision—and so magnetic

“Startlingly original and bravely experimental,.. It is a

is the presence of his dancers—you can’t look away.

riveting work.” – The Boston Globe

You’re sucked into the dream, frozen for 30 minutes.”

– The News and Observer, Durham

Concept/Choreography/Set/Costumes: Shen Wei Musical Score: Le Sacre Du Printemps, Four-hand Piano

Concept/Choreography/Set/Costumes: Shen Wei

Version by Igor Stravinsky

Musical Score: Last Sleep of the Virgin for Bells & String

Musical Recording: Fazil Say

Quartet by John Tavener & Tibetan Buddhist Chants

Lighting Design: David Ferri

Lighting Design: David Ferri

Dancers: Evan Copeland, Kate Jewett, Janice

Dancers: Evan Copeland, Kate Jewett, Janice

Lancaster Larsen, Russell Stuart Lilie, Angie Lu, Masad

Lancaster Larsen, Russell Stuart Lilie, Angie Lu, Masad

Qawishabazz, Chelsea Retzloff, Jennifer Rose, Zak Ryan

Qawishabazz, Chelsea Retzloff, Jennifer Rose, Zak Ryan

Schlegel, Alex Speedie, Maria Volpe, Michael Wright

Schlegel, Alex Speedie, Maria Volpe, Michael Wright

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HARBOUR DANCE CENTRE ITP MARCH 4, 11, 18 AT 2PM & 3PM

INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM (ITP) Harbour Dance Centre’s Intensive Training Program dancers show the results of advanced training in ballet, contemporary-jazz, musical theatre, hip-hop, and tap. The 40 dancers work with choreographers currently working in the commercial dance industry.

ITP provides the education aspiring dancers need to pursue a career in commercial dance. Harbour Dance Centre’s classes, seminars and mentorship help dancers realize their future in this industry.

ITP consists of 25 hours per week in company and open classes.

Students work closely with the directors to build a custom program from Harbour’s extensive open schedule. Harbour’s faculty of over 75 teachers continue to work professionally in the industry and help students discover new artistic talents.

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VANCOUVER

Woodwards Atrium FREE

Photo of Harbour Dance Centre ITP by Ernest Von Rosen

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VANCOUVER

Artistic Director & Choreographer: Judith Garay Design & Costume: Judith Garay Performers: Judith Garay, Jane Osborne, Bevin Poole

Free at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall with $3 Membership

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Photo of Jane Osborne by Chris Randle

DANCERS DANCING MARCH 8–10, 7PM

Since 1999 Dancers Dancing has engaged with contemporary society and a wide range of fascinating ideas. The company has toured extensively throughout BC as well as western Canada producing full evening works, mixed programs and educational lecture demonstrations. Known for its energy, technical excellence and coherence, the former repertory company now focuses on producing the works of artistic director Judith Garay. The company connects with audiences on visual, emotional, intellectual and visceral levels.

CONFABULATION Confabulation is inspired by memory and lives well-lived.

Choreographed by Judith Garay and performed by Jane Osborne, Bevin Poole and Garay, it adheres to the Tennessee Williams quote that “..life is all memory, except for the present moment…”

Threads of thought and memory ferment inside the work, filled with struggle, tenacity and joy. Confabulation lives on the edges of mind and memory – looking back to see tomorrow and yesterday. It is grounded in uncertainty and the belief that false memories and imagination are an ineluctable aspect of our past and bring multiple dimensions to our present.

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MARCH 8–10, 8 PM

EDAM EDAM is a contemporary dance company under the artistic directorship of Peter Bingham. EDAM’s mandate is to provide a stable and fertile environment for the development of contemporary dance. The Company is deeply committed to the investigation of movement itself as an expressive art form.

HINDSIGHT

SINKING SUZI

ENGAGE THE FEELING ARMS

Made in 1995, Hindsight was a

Originally commissioned by Ziyian

Engage the Feeling Arms is

seminal work in Bingham’s evolution

Kwan in 2002, Sinking SuZi was

representative of Bingham’s current

as a choreographer. Ingeniously

reworked in 2009 and will see its 3rd

work. A complex and constantly

drawing upon basic Contact

incarnation at this year’s festival.

fluctuating piece, this dance is about

principles, Bingham constructed

The work is a sparse and elegant

shifting relationships, fluidity, shared

an emotional dance loaded with

study of physical presence, which

imagery and dynamic physicality.

imagery of sadness and longing.

speaks to the evolving mentorship

Performed by Walter Kubanek,

Like birds that have forgotten

between Peter and Ziyian: teacher

Diego Romero and Olivia Shaffer.

how to fly, Olivia Shaffer and Kelly

to student, choreographer to

McInnes, the dancers in this piece,

interprète and most recently, artist

Direction and choreography: Peter

evoke a profound sense of loss.

to artist.

Bingham Performers: Walter Kubanek, Diego

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Choreography: Peter Bingham

Choreographer: Peter Bingham

Romero and Olivia Shaffer

Performers: Kelly McInnes and Olivia

Performer: guest artist Ziyian Kwan

Music: Morning Breeze composed

Shaffer

Music: J.S.Bach: Sonata for Viola

by Shubhendra and Saskia Rao

Music: Hector Berlioz: Béatrice et

Da Gamba and Harpsichord No.1.

Performed by: Pandit Shubhendra

Bénédict (Vous soupirez, madame...

(Performers: Mischa Maisky &

Rao (sitar), Vidushi Saskia Rao de

Nuit paisible et sereine) and Richard

Martha Argerich)

Haas (Indian cello) and Ustad Akram

Strauss: Wiegenlied, Op. 41, No. 1,

Brahms: 7 Fantasies Op.116 No. IV.

Khan (tabla)

and Morgen, Op.27, No.4 (Singer:

Intermezzo in E. (Performer:

Jessye Norman)

Luba Edlina)

VANCOUVER

Roundhouse Performance Centre Adult: $30.00 Student / Senior: $25.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $25.00 Group of 10 or more: $20.00

Photo of Walter Kubanek and Olivia Shaffer by Chris Randle

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GOH BALLE T MARCH 15–17, 7PM

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VANCOUVER

Celebrating our 40th Anniversary Season, Goh Ballet will showcase excerpts of quintessential ballet repertoire and outstanding original contemporary works. Recognized as the premiere dance academy in Vancouver, Goh Ballet is synonymous with the highest caliber of dance education and artistic experience. The comprehensive curriculum and unrivaled opportunities for professional performance are celebrated by the Vancouver community and recognized in international circles. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in classical and contemporary dance, and witness the brightest up and coming dance talent from Goh Ballet.

Free at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall with $3 Membership

Goh Ballet will perform excerpts from select classical and contemporary ballet repertoire such as Swan Lake and The Four Seasons, additionally featuring solo pieces and original contemporary works.

Photo of Goh Ballet by David Cooper

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USA

Choreography: Young Soon Kim in collaboration with the performers Original Music: Ki Young Other Music: Jang Young Gyu, Jim Perkins, David August, Rujin, Seo Yeong-Eun, THE Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Dramaturgy: James Leverett Lighting Designer: Yuriy Nayer Costume Coordination: Young Soon Kim Dancers: Guanglei Hui, Mark Willis, Lacey Baroch, Casey LaVres, James Johnson, Katie Garcia, Michelle Lim, Jesse Obremski, Andy Santana

Roundhouse Performance Centre Adult: $30.00 Student / Senior: $25.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $25.00 Group of 10 or more: $20.00

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Photo of Young Soon Kim Dance Company by Steven Trumon Gray

Founded in 1988, WHITE WAVE YOUNG SOON KIM DANCE COMPANY has dedicated 30 years broadening the boundaries of modern dance. The company is committed to creating a union between the natural rhythms of the planet and the primal essence of the human spirit. Incorporating music, poetry, and several forms of visual arts, the company’s vision is expansive, constantly challenging the threshold of each medium to build unique perspectives. Artistic Director Young Soon Kim creates works with a reverence and awe for new directions that expand the language of movement, while reaching into the deepest recesses of the imagination, passion, and the spirit to create new expressions of dance.

WHITE WAVE YOUNG SOON KIM DANCE COMPANY MARCH 15–17, 8PM

IYOUUSWE With “iyouuswe” (pronounced “I-You-Us-We”), Ms. Young Soon Kim and her multifaceted team create a work of vision and movement language that reaches into the inner territories of imagination and passion, pulling new expressions of contemporary dance. This visually provocative and intimate piece will inspire a sensuous spiritual awakening through its highly exposed mastery of fluid and intertwining dramatic movement. It is an uninterrupted 65-minute journey that challenges us to examine who we are, how we relate to ourselves, and to each other. It’s a story of developing relationships by which we struggle to find a sense of ‘i’ as part of a ‘we.’

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SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Woodwards Atrium KW Atrium Studio Vancouver Playhouse Roundhouse Performance Centre Roundhouse Exhibition Hall Scotiabank Dance Centre

M A RCH2018

KW Production Studio

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5 Kokoro Dance Class

6 Kokoro Dance Class

Harbour Dance ITP, 2pm Harbour Dance ITP, 3pm

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Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Harbour Dance ITP, 2pm Harbour Dance ITP, 3pm

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Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Harbour Dance ITP, 2pm

Ferenc Fehér

Harbour Dance ITP, 3pm

Lucie Grégoire

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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the response.

the response.

the response.

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Shen Wei Master Class

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Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Dancers Dancing

Dancers Dancing

EDAM

EDAM

VIDF Reception

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Dancers Dancing EDAM

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Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Goh Ballet

Goh Ballet

Goh Ballet

White Wave

White Wave

White Wave

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White Wave Master Class

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Ferenc Fehér Workshop

Kokoro Dance Class

Kokoro Dance Class

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Life Drawing 12-1pm

Ferenc Fehér

Biting School

Biting School

Biting School

Lucie Grégoire

Lucie Grégoire

Lola Lince

Lola Lince

pataSola dance

pataSola dance

pataSola dance

Photo of Isabelle Poirier by Sylvie-Ann Paré

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FERENC FEHÉR MARCH 20-21, 7PM

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IMAGO Born …

Fight …

Become a man?

I would not feel human emotions.

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Free at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall with $3 Membership

Free at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall with $3 Membership

Dancer: Ferenc Fehér Music: Ferenc Fehér Choreography: Ferenc Fehér Lighting: Dávid Kovácsovics Production Partner: Katlan Csoport Supported by: NKA, Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériuma, Katlan Csoport

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MARCH 20–22, 8 PM

LUCIE GRÉGOIRE DANSE Since its founding in 1986, Lucie Grégoire Danse has produced over 30 choreographies. The company’s repertoire comprises stage performances and in situ pieces created and presented in outdoor settings, works that are meeting points between literature, music, and the visual arts, as well as performances in museums and art galleries. Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as geography, anthropology, and mythology, the creations of the artistic director, Lucie Grégoire, transmit an eminently personal choreographic language.

LES CHOSES DERNIÈRES Created in 1994 and freely inspired by Paul Auster’s novel, this defining solo, the culminating point in an unremitting inquiry into identity, inhabited Lucie Grégoire for a long time. Today, she is passing it on to Isabelle Poirier, another very intense performer.

In Les Choses dernières, a woman emerges from the night, as if from a hidden, obscure territory. Her gestures scrutinize time; her body is ever poised to flee, to the point of transparency. In “the country of last things” where everything is disintegrating, she keeps wandering, impelled by the urgency of survival. The lighting by Alain Lortie and the music by Robert M. Lepage are bound up with the dance and envelop the stage in a cinematic aura filled with a veiled, yet inflamed sensuality.

Choreographer: Lucie Grégoire Dancer: Isabelle Poirier Lighting design: Alain Lortie, remastered by Marc Parent Music: Robert M. Lepage Stage Design: Hélène Lussier, remastered by Angela Rassenti Costume and Makeup: Angelo Barsetti

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MONTREAL

Roundhouse Performance Centre Adult: $30.00 Student / Senior: $25.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $25.00 Group of 10 or more: $20.00

Photo of Isabelle Poirier by Sylvie-Ann Paré

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VANCOUVER

Concept/Creation: Eduardo Meneses-Olivar & Salome Nieto Choreography/Performance: Salome Nieto Production/Lighting Design: Eduardo Meneses-Olivar Costume Design: pataSola dance Mask Design and Creation: Gina Bastoni Video: Rocco Trigueros Text: Nora Strejilevich Music Mixing & Sound Design: Carl Craig Floor Drawings: Claire Moore Graphic Design: Pavel Garcia

KW Production Studio

Costume Design: pataSola dance Costume Creation: Katherine Soucie (white dress) & Monica Thorsness (Bata de Cola)

Student / Senior: $10.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $10.00

Special thanks to Mentor, Oscar Nieto and flamenco artists Michelle Harding, Stephanie Pedraza and Andrea Williams.

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Adult: $15.00

Photo of Salome Nieto by Tonya Ng

Group of 10 or more: $10.00

MARCH 22–24, 5PM

PATASOL A DANCE pataSola dance was founded in 2013 in Vancouver, Canada by collaborators Eduardo Meneses-Olivar and Salome Nieto with the creation of the first inception of the Camino al Tepeyac at the 2013 VIDF. Highly influenced by Ralismo Magico and Butoh, pataSola dance’s work intersects the line between the material and spiritual worlds, exploring themes of ritual, myth and spirituality and their significance within contemporary dance. The company strives to produce work that is challenging, provocative and innovative in performance and presentation.

RIFT In its new work, entitled RIFT, pataSola dance mixes elements of Flamenco and Butoh with archetype, myth and legend in response to global femicide. RIFT bears witness to the deep pain of women everywhere who address the losses and harms of gender violence in order to restore awareness and advocate for change. Inspired by the power of Butoh and the Cante Hondo (deep song) in flamenco, this work explores the lament and struggle associated with the search for collective renewal.

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VANCOUVER

Free at Roundhouse Exhibition Hall with $3 Membership

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Aryo and Arash Khakpour photo by Angel Lynne

THE BITING SCHOOL MARCH 22–24, 7PM

Drawing from histories, myths, and philosophical inquiries, The Biting School explores social dynamics, historical roots, and political issues on a physical and visceral level. The company aims to translate the anxiety, the grotesque, the trauma, and the beautiful of our time into the language of the flesh. We present the body and leave the intellectual exploration to our audience. The Biting School creates works that are ethically engaging, physically demanding, theatrically bold, and rhythmically humorous.

DISAGREEABLE TALES Inspired by a compilation of Christian moral tales written by Leon Bloy (1846 – 1917), Disagreeable Tales is an exploration of the violence, cruelty, and perversions in and around us.

The questions are: where in our bodies does the sensation of this history of violence lie? What are the possible ways we could face this violence in order to acknowledge it?

Maybe in this acknowledging… maybe… we find a moment of vague solidarity.

Performers: Arash Khakpour, Ashley Aron, June Fukumura Director: Aryo Khakpour

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Lola Lince’s Experimental Dance Company was created in Guadalajara, Jalisco in 1992. From then on it has given priority to experimentation as the trigger for its creative process and the search for a unique voice of its own.

The company has always sought to enhance the creative development of its members within a space of reflection and experimentation. The company refuses to examine the body as an entity caught up in fixed technical patterns, for in principle the human body is continuously and indefinitely transformed under the influence of its environment, itself in perpetual motion. Lola Lince’s Experimental Dance Company’s work is based on the search for inner freedom and spirituality, linked to a deep commitment and absolute rigor.

MARCH 23–24, 8 PM

LOL A LINCE’S E XPERIMENTAL DANCE COMPANY STUDIES AND FRAGMENTS ON DREAMS It is in dreams, according to María Zambrano, that

Studies and Fragments on Dreams is therefore a

the life of man appears in the privation of time; the

project for reflection, investigation and creation that I

spirit of the dreamer resembles a system in which

am engaged in just now, encompassing themes that,

outside forces are powerless or cancelled, and as

though they have been developed before, are related to

consciousness sinks thus into the abysmal the psyche

the motive of dreaming.

moves freely, abolishes time and takes us back to the primary manifestation of human life: dreaming.

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MEXICO

Roundhouse Performance Centre Adult: $30.00 Student / Senior: $25.00 Non-Profit Arts Employee: $25.00 Group of 10 or more: $20.00

Original Concept: Lola Lince Artistic Director: Natsu Nakajima and Lola Lince Choreography: Natsu Nakajima and Lola Lince

Photo of Lola Lince by Crista Cowrie

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MASTER CL ASSES & WORKSHOPS Immerse yourself in the artistic practices of national and international dance artists performing at the 2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival. If you want direct insight into the art of our visiting guest artists, there is no better way than by taking a master class or workshop.

20% Discount available for members of CADA/West, Kokoro Dance, and Simon Fraser University SCA Dance Students.

Class size is limited, so we strongly recommend registering in advance online at vidf.ca or phone 604-662-4966

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Photo of Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi by Chris Randle

SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS March 1, 10AM-12PM

Delve into Shen Wei’s Natural Body Development Technique with

KW Studios, 111 Hastings St W

company dancers. This class, for advanced/professional dancers, will

Fee: $25

provide the opportunity for students to develop in-depth knowledge of Shen Wei’s technique and the tools to train in a new style of movement. Engage in and discover new movement ideas through the investigation of breath, internal energy, momentum, rotation, flow, and performance qualities. Allow this technique to influence and enhance your personal growth and knowledge as a dancer.

KOKORO DANCE March 5-9, 12-16, 19-20, 22-23

Our classes build strength, flexibility, and stamina, as well as developing

Barbara: Mon, Wed, Fri: 10AM-11:30AM

technical and performance skills. The difference between the two types

Jay: Tue, Thur: 10AM-12PM

of classes reflects the different approaches to the same end taken by

KW Studios, 111 Hastings St W

Barbara and Jay. Barbara’s classes focus on technical training and have a

Free Class (Open to All Levels)

consistent structure from warm-up to movement in space. Jay’s classes are more eclectically varied and include more time for improvisational exploration. These classes are open to all levels.

WHITE WAVE YOUNG SOON KIM DANCE COMPANY March 17, 12PM-2PM

For advanced/professional dancers, this workshop produces very physical,

KW Studios, 111 Hastings St W

virtuosic movement, challenging the dancer to push for new ideas in both

Fee: $25

their mental and physical approaches in a very contemporary style. The class begins with learning phrases and partnering work from the company’s new piece “iyouuswe”. Through the phrases from this piece, the exploration of the fundamentals of great performing will be taught including: clear and thoughtful intent, nuanced phrasing, sensitivity to self and other, and moment-to-moment decisions that shape meaning in the viewer’s eye.

FERENC FEHÉR March 21, 10AM-12PM

Ferenc Fehér is an experienced and successful dancer-choreographer.

KW Studios, 111 Hastings St W

His style is a unique and expressive combination of physical dance,

Fee: $25

freestyle dance and animal dance movements. Ferenc’s dance is the result of constantly improving and perfecting his repertoire of unique moves, and he has been making and performing his own choreographies all over the world since 2007. Genre: physical dance, animal dance movements, dance and movement theater, contemporary dance.

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ART E XHIBITION & LIFE DR AWING

The 2018 VIDF features photography by Louise Francis-Smith and Esther Rausenberg and paintings and prints by Richard Tetrault.

All three artists have been living and working in Strathcona/ Chinatown community for 35+ years and much of their work has been influenced by their immediate environment.

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“Fire Escape #1 – For Sale” photo by Esther Rausenberg; “Fugitive Street -Chinatown Series #2” painting by Richard Tetrault

LOUISE FRANCIS-SMITH

Many of her themes delve into the layered, and shared

Born and raised in New Zealand, Louise Francis-Smith

histories of her native west-coast environment, and

moved to Canada in the 70’s and made Strathcona her

pose questions of place, presence and transience.

home. For over 30 years, she has had her heart opened

Esther has exhibited locally, nationally and

by and lens focused on the people and architecture of

internationally in Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, and Croatia.

the Downtown Eastside and Chinatown.

RICHARD TETRAULT Louise Francis-Smith belongs to the decades old

Richard Tetrault is a Canadian born artist based in

genre of street photography which reveals the human

Vancouver, Canada. His studio work including painting,

condition below the surface of things. Drawn to the

mixed media work and relief prints, explore the shifting

juxtaposition of perceived beauty alongside the harsh

dynamics within the contemporary urban landscape.

reality of the often undervalued and the poor, this

Tetrault’s works fuse his strong sense of form and

informs her work; the derelict and patina, old and new,

gesture with a broad inquisitiveness into the physical

ruin and renovation and the way these collide and

properties of various media. He has been interpreting

merge in the heart and soul of the city.

the city’s fast-changing Chinatown landscape for decades, and this recent series, including woodcuts,

ESTHER RAUSENBERG

graphite drawings and acrylics, investigates the

Esther Rausenberg is a Vancouver photo-based artist

prevailing moods of this locale. His murals, paintings

whose work melds grittiness and realism with a poetic

and prints are in public venues, museums, galleries, and

eye. Using cross-processed film, she often investigates

private collections around the world.

the development of memory, history, and nature of a specific environment and/or locale.

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These public sessions, presented in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, are open to all skill levels, are free, and require no pre-registration. Sketching paper, pencils, and other supplies are available for participants to borrow, courtesy of a generous donation by Opus Art Supplies.

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SUPPORT THE VIDF HOW TO HELP

VIDF ENDOWMENT FUND

LARISA FAYAD MEMORIAL FUND

You can support the festival’s

Supervised by the Vancouver

In loving memory of Larisa Fayad

programming and the continued

Foundation, the VIDF Endowment

(1976-2007), her friends and family

growth of contemporary dance

Fund is building a long-term legacy

have established the Larisa Fayad

through donations to the Vancouver

for the festival. Interest from this

Memorial Fund to carry on Larisa’s

International Dance Festival. The

fund supports the programming

work and aspirations in the field

VIDF is a non-profit, artist-run,

of the society, and nurtures the

of lighting design. From this fund,

registered charitable society (CRA#

development of dance and theatre

bursaries will be disbursed to enable

892858614RR0001) that needs your

by supporting the Larisa Fayad

the careers of emerging lighting

support. Your donation will help

bursary award for emerging

designers. In 2018, the festival will

to ensure ongoing opportunities

lighting designers, and the VIDF

present an award of $2500 under

for local dancers, and touring

choreographic award, issued in

this program, the fifth bursary

opportunities for international artists

alternating years. Please make

presented from the Larisa Fayad

to bring their works to the stage in

cheques payable to the Vancouver

Memorial Fund.

Vancouver.

Foundation, indicating VIDF in the memo line, and mail to:

OTHER GIFTS Unrestricted donations to the

Vancouver Foundation

society can also be made directly to

RE: Vancouver International

the VIDF office, or as an additional

Dance Festival

ontribution when purchasing tickets

Suite 200, 475 West Georgia St.

online through the VIDF Box Office,

Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9

with charitable tax receipts available for contributions of $25 or more.

Donations can also be made online

Please help keep Larisa’s memory

You can also support the VIDF

at www.vancouverfoundation.ca/

alive by continuing to donate to

through the donation of your time

give/donate. Enter “VIDF” in the

this fund through the Vancouver

by volunteering. We have a number

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International Dance Festival via the

of roles that need filling each March

specific fund held at Vancouver

Vancouver Foundation. All donations

to ensure the festival runs smoothly

Foundation:” and then select

of $25 and over will be issued a tax

and delivers the best experience

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deductible receipt. Please designate

possible for our patrons, and your

Festival Society Fund” in the search

that your donation is dedicated to

work with the festival is greatly

results. You will automatically be

Larisa Fayad when you mail or fill

appreciated. For more information,

sent a tax deductible receipt for your

out the online donation form on the

contact our office at 604.662.7441

donation of $25 or more.

Vancouver Foundation website.

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WE’RE GR ATEFUL FOR ALL OUR SUPPORTERS WHO TOGE THER MAKE THE VIDF POSSIBLE SUSTAINING BENEFACTOR

PROGRAMMING PARTNERS

Yvonne Antonio

Otto Pfister

Linda Farris

Roundhouse Arts & Recreation Society

Helen Babalos

Esther Rausenberg

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Westbank

Barbara Bourget

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East Van Graphics

Vancouver Civic Theatres

Murphy & Susan Chan

Kristine Richmond

EDAM

The Dance Centre

Danielle Clifford

Bernard Schulz

Juergen Dankwort

Aaron Smith

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Donald Straathof

Alissa Ehrenkranz

Richard Tetrault

Kathy Evans

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Canada Council for the Arts

Louise Francis-Smith

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VIDF STAFF

VIDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Co-producer: Jay Hirabayashi

Michel Bisson, President

Co-producer: Barbara Bourget

Jane Connell, Vice-President

Box Office Manager/Bookkeeper: Barbara-Lynn Pollard

Ruth McIntosh, Secretary

Administrative Assistant: Joseph Hirabayashi

Philip Seth

VIDF Special Projects: Hilary Altan

Henry Wong

VIDF Production Manager: Terry Podealuk

Linda Farris, Advisory Director

Lighting Designer/Technical Director: Jeremy Baxter VIDF Photographer and Videographer: Chris Randle

ROUNDHOUSE STAFF

Web & Graphic Designer: Aaron Smith

Arts Programmers: DB Boyko & Hilary Davis (Acting Arts Programmer)

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Coordinator, Arts, Culture and Engagement: Marie Lopes Technical Director: Matt Oviatt Volunteer Coordinator: Krissy Golin

Telephone: 604.558.2400

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