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Festival Of Contemporary Dance 2009
Audible Date and Venue 18 July 2009 | Firehall Arts Centre Reviewer John Jane With Audible, an original highly detailed, non-linear choreography by Josh Martin and Shay Kuebler, The 605 Collective take dance audiences to a ‘brave new world’ that stretch the limits of their own extreme physicality. Full review Edge Two: Winterfall, This One's for You Dad, SLAM2, Goggles Dates and Venue 14 & 15 July 2009, 9pm | Firehall Arts Centre Reviewer John Jane Edge Two offers a sampling of four artistically diverse vignettes that features interpretative dance by some of Canada’s best choreographers and a highly talented group of seven female dancers. Full review Wen
Wei Dance Reviewer Ed Farolan Dates and Venue 10 – 11 July 2009 | Vancouver Playhouse There is one word that describes this one-hour performance: agonizing. I left the Playhouse with a headache, not so much because of the dancers, but more so, because of the music. At one point I had to put a finger in my left ear because of the screeching sounds of an electronic violin. Full review
Date and Venue 12 July 2009 | Roundhouse Community Centre Reviewer Ross M ichael Pink Part of the innovative Dancing on the Edge Festival included the talented and energetic work of Alvin Erasga Tolentino, a Filipino-Canadian dancer who continually impresses with eclectic new works of dance that fall outside the bounds of conventional dance thinking. Full review
Dates and Venues 28 June - 5 July 2009 | Various around Vancouver Reviewer Ed Farolan Flamenco runs through my veins as my maternal grandfather hails from Ronda, Andalucía. When I witness a flamenco dance, I am moved emotionally, particularly when I hear a cante jondo, that doleful expression of the soul in deep grief. Full review |
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