Dusk Dances Hamilton

is presented by HCA Dance Theatre

AS A LICENSEE OF DUSK DANCES INC. HOSTED BY NINA GILMOUR

OPENING BAND RIDDIM RIDERS Bound Choreographed by Louis-Martin Charest Performed by: Sylvie Bouchard and Brendan Wyatt

Costume design: Cheryl Lalonde

Music: Franz Shubert. Film adaptation (Barry Lyndon) of PIANO TRIO IN E FLAT (second movement)

Costumes: Cheryl Lalonde

Are we not bound to those who have made an impression on our hearts? We have forged unspoken agreements that tie us together to our cores and keep us accountable. These are relations that may come and go but never leave us. Bound is part of a full-length work titled Histoire d'amour, produced by BoucharDanse, and directed by Marie-Josée Chartier. Histoire d'amour premiered through DanceWorks, at the Harbourfront Centre, in May 2012. A Dusk Dances premiere. Rawrabide Gadfly

Choreographed by Ofilio Sinbadinho Performed by: Zhenya Cerneacov, Sebastian Hirtenstein, Molly Johnson, Kathleen Legassick and Meredith Thompson

Music by: Ofilio Sinbadinho & Apolonia Velasquez - Adinhos

Rawrabide is inspired by this quote from a 1970s lower class black homosexual, now considered Harlem renaissance, writer and civil rights activist: “I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only.” Life is a game. Lots of rules, flocks of players, and sloppy referees… The dancers move in staccato and speak with the bravado from urban realness, social activism, and remix culture. Premieres this year at Dusk Dances The place in between La Otra Orilla

Choreographed and directed by

Myriam Allard and Hedi Graja (La Otra Orilla) Performed by: Myriam Allard and Hedi Graja

Costumes by: Marianne Thériault

Music: Gaël Lane-Lépine (sound track)

An all-out choreographic exploration for three performers: a dancer, a singer and a bata de cola (a long skirt typical to flamenco that transforms the movement and gives rise to another body). First premiered at Dusk Dances in 2016. Communal Solace Choreographed by Alyssa Nedich (To The Pointe Dance Project) Performed by: Elizabeth Alexander, Cassandra Bowerman, Alexandria DiFazio, Sarah Dowhun and Abi Kim

In times of crisis, the world around us seems to stand still. Communal Solace is what allows us to find the strength to rebuild and carry on together. Five dancers flow seamlessly together creating the supportive sanctuary that one needs in a time of turmoil. A Dusk Dances premiere La gigue en souvenir Bouchardanse

Choreographed by Sylvie Bouchard With Mélissandre Tremblay-Bourassa for the last section Performed by: Zhenya Cerneacov, Sebastian Hirtenstein, Molly Johnson, Kathleen Legassick, Meredith Thompson and Brendan Wyatt

Music by: Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer

Costumes by: Nina Okens (Professional dancers) and Cheryl Lalonde (Core Apprentices)

Project Assistant: Meredith Thompson

Dance teacher for the students’ section: Denise van Es

La gigue en souvenir makes the past come alive through a journey inspired by the energy, the complexity and the vigour of the traditional Québec gigue. Six dancers perform, along with students of Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Dance Program, reinventing the folk tradition of the "gigue" in a contemporary fashion. This dance, created by Sylvie Bouchard, becomes a bridge between past and present and an ode to this most expressive of heritage. Join us for this rich and invigorating experience. La gigue en souvenir premiered as a Dusk Dances commission in 2009.

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Zhenya Cerneacov & Molly Johnson

in La gigue en souvenir. Photo: John Lauener NIGHTLY PERFORMANCES

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