Co.ERASGA's Passages of Rhythms returns with culture-crossing blend of flamenco, bharatanatyam, and vocal work
Remounted live work reunites choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino with Kasandra “La China”, Sujit Vaidya, and Gabriel Dharmoo
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Sujit Vidya, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Gabriel Dharmoo, and Kasandra “La China” in Passages of Rhythms. Photo by Yasuhiro Okada
Dance fans will have a new chance to see Co.ERASGA’s remounted pan-Asian work Passages of Rhythms on May 19 and 20 at the PAL Studio Theatre (300-501 Cardero Street).
In the show, acclaimed dancer and choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino takes centre stage, merging three duets created for three diverse artists who specialize in three different genres—flamenco, bharatanatyam, and voices for the body.
Passages of Rhythms is a hybrid full-length evening of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration celebrating Asian Heritage Month in May 2022.
Also honouring Co.ERASGA’s 22nd season, the show gathers together some of Canada’s most exceptional and diverse artists to join Alvin Erasga Tolentino on stage. The internationally acclaimed choreographer is excited to collaborate once again with Vancouver’s Chinese-Canadian flamenco artist Kasandra “La China”, Indo-Canadian bharatanatyam dancer Sujit Vaidya, and Montreal voice artist phenomena Gabriel Dharmoo. The “rhythms” come courtesy of live percussionists Jonathan Bernard and Ronald Stelting.
Passages of Rhythms awakens, provokes, and celebrates the contemporary body and interconnections with cultural rhythms and sounds. A pan-Asian gathering of inter-generational dynamic artists, in both the music and dance genres, the cast delivers a surprising, mastered, and evocative performance that audiences can experience live at the West End’s PAL Studio Theatre.
Find more information and tickets here.
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