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Dreamwalker Dance Company: The Whole Shebang

By Mikaela Demers

The Whole Shebang one : two : one and Other Inquiries into Identity is Dreamwalker Dance Company’s new show launching in Toronto from November 23rd to 25th. This video features dancers Danielle Denichaud and Brendan Wyatt in The Whole Shebang in 2011 performed in Toronto. The 2012 works include performers Kate Alton, Kate Franklin, Kate Holden, Johanna Bergfeldt, Pulga Muchochoma, Alex & Ben Kamino, Susannah & Katie Mackay, Andrea Nann, Elysha Poirier, The Puppetmongers, Lucy Rupert, Brendan Wyatt, Kathrin Ollroge, Markus Stahl, Neema Bickersteth, Xin Wang, Helen Yung and more.The Dreamwalker Dance Company production divides the performance space in the distillery into nine squares, the simple geometric pattern is reflected on the back wall as well as the floor. Originally based on the American panel game show Hollywood Squares, the created grid provides a space of illusion and investigation highlighted in the 2011 video. In association with Volcano Theatre, Artistic Director Andrea Nann delves into the concept of identity in The Whole Shebang through a variety of art forms.Be sure to check out the Summer 2006 and Summer 2005 issues of The Dance Current print magazine for items featuring Andrea Nann.
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Posted November 23, 2012

Caribana is Our Stage

Themes of becoming, shaping from and returning to are central to Caribbean performance arts. As one of these art forms, Carnival is a nuanced performance art practice rooted in the cultural memory of the lives of Caribbean peoples throughout Canada and the diaspora. But whose story is told (or not told) and in what context? The telling or omission of stories can be traced to a lack of understanding of the complexity of the Caribbean and its Carnival – a performance tradition that is more than the mass commodification, sexuality and “loud music” we often associate it with.

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