Dancemakers, “The Part”: Feb 26 – 28
Dancemakers Presents:
Antonija Livingstone
The Part
“The world of The Part is a place in which the subtle twisting of normative conventions has spun completely out of control, in which all the re-invention of a lifetime is uncomfortably crammed into one hour, never quite fitting, always threatening to collapse inwards upon itself or outwards towards the audience. More »
White Moon Dance Nights: Feb 25 – 28
Celebrating 80 years of cultural exchange and relations between Japan and Canada, AKA Dance presents White Moon Dance Nights: four evenings of contemporary dance showcasing both Canadian and Japanese dance forms and their points of interaction. More »
(Re)Tracing Fred: Feb 24 – 28
(Re)Tracing Fred
When: Feb. 24-28 at 8pm
Where: Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St.
‘Dance daredevil’ Darcy Callison’s new work (Re)Tracing Fred looks to Hollywood as a hotbed for men expressing their masculinity in movement. From screen stars Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly to Elvis Presley, John Travolta and Jon Heder’s Napoleon Dynamite, (Re)Tracing Fred reinterprets Hollywood film’s choreography for males, exploring the ever-present assumption (and necessity) that there is something inherently masculine within the danced languages that Hollywood constructs for men. More »
Toronto French Theatre, “Une maison face au nord”: Feb 25 – Mar 8
Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) is proud to present Une maison face au nord (A North-Facing House) by Jean-Rock Gaudreault in a remarkable co-production of Théâtre la Rubrique from Saguenay, Théâtre Tandem from Rouyn-Noranda, and Théâtre français de Toronto. This dramatic comedy runs at the Berkeley Street Theatre from February 25 to March 8, 2009 and will have four English surtitled performances. More »
