Summer Series ~ 2018
Dates + Location:
5, 6, 7, 8, July 2018- Granville Island, Vancouver
4, 11,18, 25, July 2018- Robson Square, Vancouver
7, 14, 21, 28, July 2018- Bute Robson Plaza, Vancouver
In July 2018, Small Stage kicked off our Summer Series with an Urban Dance Alley Party on Robson Street for Canada Day!
The series continued throughout July, amidst the hustle and bustle of the city with eclectic, outdoor dance pieces performed by local dancers, featuring a range of styles from classical to contemporary. These foot-traffic-stopping shows provided the perfect escape from a busy work day, and the perfect complement to a Vancouver summer evening.
During the month of July, we hosted 13 shows with over 13,000 live audience members and captured over 990,000 with our social and digital media.
Live audiences were treated to diverse collection of 5-7 minute dances, from Contemporary to Hip Hop, Bhangra to Scottish Highland, Japanese and Chinese to Tap and Flamenco, and designed to be accessible, diverse and entertaining.
Small Stage is finding new ways to connect dance to our city by bring together dance artists of all cultures, styles and traditions living within our community and by holding shows in a public places in order to make dance accessible to all ages, income groups and abilities.
Check out what Janet Smith said about the Summer Series in the Georgia Straight.
Small Stage was honoured to be part of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Dancing on the Edge @ Chain & Forge Performance Area Granville Island.
Works by↓
Natasha Gorrie
Roberta Bierman
Helen Dang
Hannah Henney
Sarah Corrigan
Marisa Christegeorge
Devan Genereux
Megan Hunter
Brooke Williamson
Susan Nase
Hardeep Sahota
Karen Flamenco
Sarah Fermosa
Russell Lee
Alexandra Clancy
Andrea Williams
Jeanette Kotowich
Emma Lee
Sherry Han
Regina Fang
Joseph Lee
Bynh Ho
Stéphanie Cyr
Andrew Bartee
Colleen Lanki
Programs↓
Diamonds In The Rough
All Female Hip Hop Crew
Choreographers: Natasha Gorrie, Roberta Bierman, Hannah Henney; Dancers: Natasha Gorrie, Roberta Bierman/Helen Dang, Hannah Henney/Sarah Corrigan
Music: Missy Elliott: Sock it 2 me Kaytranada remix, Anderson Paak: Bubblin’; Nick Grant: Get Down
Wander
Contemporary Lyrical
Choreographer: Ashley Sweett
Dancers: Marisa Christegeorge, Devan Genereux, Megan Hunter, Brooke Williamson
Music: Security Ballet by Rolfe Kent, Sirenes - Tabla by Jon Brion, Jasmines by Jai Paul
Hannah Henney
Urban Tap Fusion
Choreographer + Dancer: Hannah Henney;
Music: Gene Kelly: Singing in the rain; Missy Elliott: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Susan Nase
Scottish Highland
Choreographer + Dancer: Susan Nase
Musician: Owen Reid (Bagpipes)
Hardeep Sahota
Bhangra
Choreographer + Dancer: Hardeep Sahota
Musician: Ravi Ustaad (Dhol)
Folklok Fusion
Bhangra + Highland Fusion
Choreographers + Dancers: Susan Nase, Hardeep Sahota
Musicians: Owen Reid (Bagpipes) + . Ravi Ustaad (Dhol)
Karen Flamenco
Flamenco Traditional
Choreographer + Dancer: Karen Flamenco
Musician: Gerardo Alcala - flamenco guitar
Natasha Gorrie
Urban Street - Freestyle
Choreographer + Dancer: Natasha Gorrie
The Composition of a Cliche Love Story
Contemporary
Dancers/Choreographers: Sarah Formosa and Russell Lee
Music: Typewriter Noises, Path by Zoe Keating
Dancing Through Time
Tap
Choreographer + Dancer: Alexandra Clancy
Musician: Mike Allen
Burn Beneath the Water (excerpt)
Flamenco Dance
Choreographer + Dancer: Andrea Williams
Musicians: Singer: Farnaz Ohadi; Percussion: Susana Abreu
Steppin’
Metis Jig
Choreographer + Dancer: Jeanette Kotowich
Music: Métis Fiddler: JJ Lavallee
Cai Wei
Classical Chinese dance in Han Tang style
Choreography: Kong De Xin;
Dancers: Emma Lee, Sherry Han, Regina Fang
Red Wood
Contemporary Chinese dance
Choreography: Chengxin Wei
Dancers: Emma Lee, Joseph Lee
Fluids
Contemporary
Creators: Vanessa Goodman/ Action at a Distance, with performers Bynh Ho and Stéphanie Cyr; Performers: Bynh Ho, Stéphanie Cyr
Music Credits: Bach + Not Waving
Conquering the solitude
Contemporary Ballet
Choreographer: Sandrine Cassini
Dancer: Andrew Bartee
Music: Peder Mannerfelt - Lines Describing A Circle
Itakodejima
Traditional Japanese classical dance. Fujima School.
Dancer: Colleen Lanki
Music: Nagauta. Traditional; Performed by: Lan Tung, Peggy Lee, Jonathan Bernard)
Weaver Woman in a Window
Contemporary Japanese
Choreographer + Dancer: Colleen Lanki
Music: Xiao He Tang Shui (Little Stream); Traditional Chinese folk song, arr. Lan Tung; performed by the Orchid Ensemble (Lan Tung, Yuchen Wang, Jonathan Bernard)
Small Stage was honoured to be part of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Dancing on the Edge @ Chain & Forge Performance Area Granville Island.
Check out what Janet Smith said about the Summer Series in the Georgia Straight.
“Everybody’s doing shows in a bar now—and that’s great! They can do that, and I’m going to reach farther.”
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