DanceHouse announces streaming season, with Pina Bausch, NDT2, and Jack of All Trades
The opening show captures African dancers performing Rite of Spring on a Senegalese beach
Dancing at Dusk—A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring
DANCEHOUSE has unveiled its fall season, a streaming series that boasts big contemporary-dance names like Pina Bausch and Nederlands Dans Theater.
The program kicks off with Dancing at Dusk—A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring, which is available to watch online across Canada from October 21 to 27. The virtual version grew out of a cancelled international tour by 38 dancers from 14 African countries that was originally scheduled to open in March 2020 when lockdown hit. This online rendition allows you to catch the final rehearsal of the dance legend’s 1975 work, a rare international coproduction between London’s famed Sadler’s Wells, Germany’s Pina Bausch Foundation, and Senegal’s École des Sables. It takes place on a stunning beach near the École and was captured by filmmaker Florian Heinzen-Ziob and his crew.
The project is an initiative by Montreal’s Danse Danse in collaboration with Canadian Stage, Harbourfront Centre, the National Arts Centre, Springboard Performance, and our own DanceHouse.
From November 6 to 8, NDT2: Dare to Say comes to you live from the Hague at 11 a.m. Presented by famed contemporary company Nederlands Dans Theater, it features dancemakers Alexander Ekman and Dimo Milev showing how dance can continue in innovative ways during the pandemic: they employ distinct new approaches necessitated by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. (Tickets are available for purchase until October 30, with only a limited quantity available).
Finally, on November 15 at 4 pm, Jack of all Trades presents Battle / Street Dance live from Montreal. In it, eight Canadian dancers, accompanied by three DJs, throw down moves, while large screens in front of the performers capture audience members as they react.
Tickets for all streams are available at dancehouse.ca, and range in price from $15 to $25. Note that DanceHouse, in partnership with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs, will also be continuing its Speaking of Dance Conversations virtually on November 26 at 11 am. The free online edition will feature interviews with four choreographers, including Australia's Jacob Boehme and France's Hervé Koubi in a live chat.
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