Small Stage 35: the valentine's edition
Dates: 9,10, 11, 12 February 2017
Location: Anza Club, Vancouver
Works by
Josh Beamish
Heather Dotto
Kim Satto
The Darlings Cabaret
Navid Charkhi + Crew
programs/credits↓
Emcees: Lisa Christiansen and Andrea Warner, co-hosts of the popular podcast, Pop This!
SCENE I. A street. Midnight.
Choreography: Heather Dotto in collaboration with Kim Sato.
Dancer: Kim Sato
Music: Woodkid feat. Max Richter and Ta-ku
SCENE II. Pre Drinks, Pre Party, Pre Game, Pre Love.
Choreography: Kathryn Schellenberg
Dancers: Julianne Sigalet, Shae Bourne, Lisa Metz, Christina Schell (Thurs/Sun), Kelsey Moss (Fri/Sat)
Music: Beans and Fatback
SCENE III. A Big Fancy Party.
Choreography: Heather Dotto
Dancers: Andrew Haydock, Ashley Sweett, Benjamin Ritter, Brittney Anderson, Brittney Landin, Joey Matt, Sarah Formosa, Sarah Hutton
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
SCENE IV. Separated by stories.
Choreography: Heather Dotto
Dancers: Andrew Haydock, Ashley Sweett, Benjamin Ritter, Brittney Anderson, Brittney Landin, Joey Matt, Sarah Formosa, Sarah Hutton
Music: Richard Stolzman
SCENE V. A star-crossed lovers’ dream. Saudade
Choreography: Joshua Beamish
Dancers: Joshua Beamish and Dan Marshalsay
Music: Ascent by Hildur Gudnadottir
Creation made possible with the support of Karl Kemp, Roger Chabot/Mike Parisi and Martha Graham Dance Company.
This work is an excerpt from a forthcoming full-length work Saudade, which will world premiere at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto on March 10, 2017.
SCENE VI. A private, public place.
Choreography and Performance: Joshua Beamish
Music: Mica Levi Creation made possible with the support of Dance Collective Studio
SCENE VII. An affair of honor.
Direction: Heather Dotto
Dancers: Full Cast
SCENE VIII. A Battleground.
Choreographer: Navid Charkhi
Dancers: Russell Lee, Richie Lubaton, Tony Giroux, Navid Charkhi
Music: Sergei Prokofiev SoundCloud remix and 50 cent ft Chris brown
biographies↓
Pop This! The big stuff, the small stuff, and everything in between. Co-hosted by Lisa Christiansen + Andrea Warner, and produced by Andrea Gin.
Andrew Haydock: Has a small chance he'll find a valentine so he's happy to be dancing with his cast!
Ashley Sweett: Ashley's moves aren't as small as they are Sweett.
Benjamin Ritter: Just a small town boy, living in a lonely world.
Brittney Anderson: Brittney is not small.
Brittney Landin: My small dream is to wear big sweatpants and dance everyday.
Darlings Cabaret: We have small outfits but big personality.
Heather Dotto: Has a lot of big dreams in her small head.
Joey Matt: Hopes that this show will make the ‘Small of Fame’.
Josh Beamish: has had no small number of collaborations, and remarkable life experiences, with guest curator Heather Dotto.
Kim Sato: Great things are done by a series of small things brought together ‘Vincent Van Goh”.
Navid Charkhi: Small Stage, Big men.
Tony Giroux: Dream small.
Richie Lubaton: stay sexy for small stage.
Russell Lee: don't sweat the small stuff.
Sarah Formosa: Small girl, small stage, big moves.
Sarah Hutton: Sarah is a small town girl from big 'ol Berta.
Dan Marshalsay: All goals in life are worth going for. There are no SMALL dreams.