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Toronto, Ontario/Vancouver, B.C.
     
Sylvie Bouchard / David Danzon Les moutons
First created in 2003 by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon with CORPUS, Les moutons has surprised, entertained and touched audiences of all ages around the world. Reality meets fantasy in this unique live installation that recreates a pastoral country scene in an urban setting. Travel to a strange and hilarious universe that takes you through a carefully studied overview of sheep behaviour. Each moment is savored... time stands still...
les moutons
     
Kate Franklin Automaton Theatre
Automaton Theatre is a contemporary dance solo created and performed by Kate Franklin. Based on the short fiction of American author Steven Millhauser, the work deals with a life-sized clockwork figure, and the master who has devoted his life to the creatures' creation. The piece features an interactive musical set designed by Ryan Land and an original score by Lyle Crilly.
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Nova Bhattacharya/ Louis Laberge-Cote Romeo & Juliet before parting......
An anti-pas de deux. Fiction's greatest tragic lovers, struggling with their mortal coils.
Romeo & Juliet before parting
     
Zata Omm Dance Projects
William Yong
TENTERHOOKS
TENTERHOOKS is filled with the quirks and quandries of a camping trip threesome. It is inspired by all manner of camping experiences; the upsets and the surprising joys which arise from unexpected circumstances found under canvas. The soundtrack accompanying TENTERHOOKS is from original scores of films by Alfred Hitchcock.
Tenterhooks
     
Sara Coffin Shirts and Skirts
A rousing performance that seamlessly flows from dance to sport to contact to action framed in the energy of the survival of the fittest.  A combination of quick movements, and negotiations melded into one, Shirts and Skirts is the perfect way to spend an evening in the park.
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Sylvie Bouchard La gigue du souvenirsI
It is said that the French gigue might have been influenced by the Irish Jig and might possibly be the descendant of the English Jig. These traditional dances allowed people to interact with one another, court, and find pleasure in music, dance, and each other's company. La gigue en souvenirs was created not by researching traditional gigue steps, movements or formations, but simply by searching for what is still within me as a trace of that heritage.
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July 9, 7pm
July10, 7pm
July 11, 7pm
July 12, 7pm
Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park
     
  BC Arts Council