November 18-19th, Harbourfront Centre 416-973-4000 Ticket Price – $35, $28-
Thin Edge New Music Collective believes that contemporary music is a powerful medium which has the ability to comment and reflect on modern society in a unique and poignant way. Described as “..a unique and exciting formation that fascinates its audiences with a synthesis of utmost precision and unrivaled vitality.”(Michael Quell, Composer -Fulda, Germany), and “One of Toronto hottest and bravest new music collectives” (Michael Vincent – Musical Toronto), TENMC was founded in 2011 by co-artistic directors, pianist Cheryl Duvall and violinist Ilana Waniuk. Since its inception, TENMC has grown to include 13 of Canada’s brightest emerging performers and is passionately dedicated to supporting their peers through commissioning and performance, bringing innovative and eclectic 20th and 21st century music to audiences both existing and as yet untapped. In addition to presenting a Toronto based concert series, TENMC has performed on concert stages across Canada, Italy and most recently in Buenos Aires Argentina.
A Girl in the Sky Productions is a contemporary circus company with roots in physical theatre. The company produces original works that integrate theatre, comedy, aerial, dance and acrobatic movement as the medium with which to examine the human condition and our place in the universe.
AGITS began in 2003 with a mandate to tell stories and unpack ideas where the circus technique was essential to the telling and understanding of what was being shared.
By using the visual impact of devised sculptural equipment and the counterpoint of the human form AGITS uses contemporary circus to illuminate human impact on the environment in The Gyre, a performance about the movement of plastic through the wind and water systems. AGITS performances paint stunning visual images, breathe life into characters and mythic archetypes and tell compelling and often humorous stories of human evolution. The company presents locally and internationally at festivals, galas and celebrations of art. Select credits include Nuit Blanche, Luminato Festival, Wild In The City (Evergreen), Shanghai Fringe Festival, Grassroots Festival, Virgin Records, Moisture Festival and CCAFT-Contemporary Circus Arts Festival Toronto.
For more information, find us on the web at: www.agirlinthesky.com
Programme
Magma (2016)
Circus Artists: Diana Lopez, Rebecca Carney
Music: Nicole Lizée (b.1973) Phonographenlieder (2014)
String quartet, piano, percussion, mezzo soprano, turntablist
Naked to the Sky (2016)
Circus Artist: Louis Barbier
Choreographer: Emmanuel Cyr
Music: Scott Rubin (b.1989) Naked to the Sky (2016)
Piano, percussion, saxophone, violin, electronics
Underneath (2016)
Circus Artist: Emily Hughes
Projections by Evan DeRushie
Music: Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) Okho (1989)
Percussion trio
-Intermission-
Ascension (2016)
Circus Artist: Holly Treddenick, Angola Murdoch
Music John Cage (1912-1992) Aria & Fontana Mix (1958/1959)
Soprano, tape
Dramaturgy: Sarah Porter
Excavating Meaning (2016)
Circus artist: Brandy Leary
Music: Nick Storring (b.1981) Amanhã (2016)
Piano, percussion, saxophone, cello, 2 violins
Ghost Bicycle (2016)
Circus Artists: Rebecca Leonard, Natasha Danchenko
Dramaturgy: Sonia Norris
Video: Jason J Brown
Music: David Lang (b.1957) Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1993)
Bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion + 2 antiphonal brake drums
Performers
Circus Artists:
Diana Lopez – website
Rebecca Carney – website
Louis Barbier – website
Brandy Leary – website
Emily Hughes – website, website
Holly Treddenick – website
Angola Murdoch – website
Rebecca Leonard – website
Natasha Danchenko – website
Sonia Norris
Projection Artist:
Evan Derushie – website
Video Artist:
Jason J Brown – website
Lighting Design:
Joe Pagnan – website
Musicians:
Rachael Abramoff-viola – website
Suhashini Arulanandam-violin – website
Adam Campbell-percussion – website
Stacie Dunlop–soprano – website
Cheryl Duvall-piano – website
Paulo Kapunan- Turntablist – website
Andrea Ludwig-mezzo soprano – website
Nathan Petitpas–percussion – website
Kathryn Ladano-bass clarinet – website
Daniel Morphy-percussion – website
Chelsea Shanoff- saxophone – website
Ilana Waniuk-violin – website
Dobrochna Zubek-cello – website
Ghost Bicycle Dancers:
Eric Liu, Kelly Mullan, Dana Lerman, Rachel David, Sarah Stark, Jonathan Neville, Hoining Chang, Emma De Bono, Meagan Gartlan
Graphic design
Kristin Messina – website
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