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.

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