The newest work by acclaimed choreographer Heidi Strauss, elsewhere takes inspiration from the anthropological concept of 'affect' - our human capacity to affect, or be affected. The choreography maps a condition that gives everyday life a quality of continual motion, felt within impulses, expectations and encounters; an internal graph of lived intensities. A kinetic meditation, elsewhere bears witness to our resilience, posing moments of tenderness, force, and surrender.
Performed by five remarkable dancers - Danielle Baskerville, Miriah Brennan, Luke Garwood, Molly Johnson and Brendan Wyatt - who lend a vivid intimacy to the work which is the company's first independent creation for an ensemble, also bringing together talented designers Jeremy Mimnagh (sound & projection), Rebecca Picherack (lighting) and Teresa Przybylski (set & costume). adelheid will also partner with Grimm Pictures to create a series of short films based on elsewhere, co-created by Grimm's Laura Taler, adelheid's Artistic Associate Jeremy Mimnagh and Strauss. These will be screened in public contexts where dance is not usually seen in Toronto, including Pattison Onestop subway platforms, shopping malls, underground walkways and high-rise elevators. The films will move elsewhere into the realm of public art. Five years in the making, elsewhere has been supported by partnerships across Canada forged in the earliest stages of research and development, including residencies at the Theatre Centre (Toronto), Public Energy (Peterborough) and Dance Victoria (Victoria, B.C.). After its Toronto premiere, elsewhere will be presented at Public Energy (Oct. 10), Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts (Oakville, Oct. 8) and Danse Cité (Montreal, Oct. 1-4). The presenting partnerships that follow the premiere represent a commitment rare in the culture of contemporary dance, where the life of a choreographic work is so often transient.NextSteps, Harbourfront Centre's national dance series, brings the very best in Canadian dance from across the country - and around the world - to Toronto's finest venues and theatres. From September to June, this dance season captures one perspective on Canada's wide-ranging dance ecology, one that Harbourfront Centre has helped developed over the years. From flamenco to Bharatanatyam, contemporary to large-scale group work, thought-provoking performance statements to family holiday favourites, NextSteps is the place to experience dance.
ABOUT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE Harbourfront Centre is an innovative, non-profit cultural organization which provides internationally renowned programming in the arts, culture, education and recreation, all within a collection of distinctive venues in the heart of Toronto's downtown waterfront.
Videos