p e r f o r m a n c e c a l e n d a r2010 CALENDARPresented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and Aeriosa March 17 & 18, 2010 - 10pm FREE ADMISSION Dynamic aerial dance and live music combine in the breathtaking performance In Situ
In Situ starts indoors and unfolds in the seven-story concourse of Vancouver’s Central Library, setting the scene for dynamic interaction between the dancers, musicians and Moshe Safdie's striking architectural design. Artists from Aeriosa and the Vertical Orchestra (Redshift Music Society) work three-dimensionally, presenting suspended spectacular dance and original spatial music throughout the venue at various heights. The audience will be encouraged to flow through the building, led by the artists and guides who will interact with them along the way, eventually ending outdoors in the serene grandeur of Library Square. Aeriosa has commissioned an outstanding team of diverse artists under the direction of artistic director Julia Taffe to create a full-length interdisciplinary site-specific work: choreographer Amelia Rudolph, founding artistic director of the internationally renowned vertical dance company Project Bandaloop, and BC composers Jocelyn Morlock and Jordan Nobles. In Situ is inspired by physical expression, engagement with the environment and societal contrasts — themes that permeate Vancouver's cultural landscape and shape urban life on the West Coast. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness this free, public event combining the celebrated Vertical Orchestra and the breathtaking grace of the dance artists from Aeriosa.
Media Contact: Marcella Galliazzo marcella@lightspeed.ca ph. 604 880 0527
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Cold Hands Warm Heart |
Cold Hands Warm Heart
A new duet danced at dusk underneath the Granville Bridge
Times: 5:45 pm, 6:15 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:15 pm each day
Free Admission
March 1-15, 2008
Presented by the Vancouver Public Library
Co-presented by Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad/Olympiad Culturelle
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One Icy Urban Spire |
One Icy Urban Spire
Times: Open Rehearsals: March 5-9 and 12-14 between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm
Performances: Saturday March 15th at 1 pm, 2 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: Library Square South Plaza Colonnades at the corner of Robson and Homer
Look up, look way up - from March 5th to 15th, seven brave performers inhabit the outdoor ledges and colonnades of Library Square, giving audiences the chance to follow the creation of Aeriosa’s newest site-specific dance work, One Icy Urban Spire. Holding open rehearsals over 10 days choreographer Julia Taffe and her intrepid ensemble embark on an artistic winter expedition, using ropes and harnesses to launch into the air, weaving athletic leaps and floating pendulums into inspired dances of gravity-defying splendor. Aeriosa transforms the Central Library into a vertical stage with free public performances on March 15th. Aeriosa would like to acknowledge the support of City of Vancouver through the Office of Cultural Affairs, and also thank venue sponsor EasyPark. Admission is free. All are welcome.
Cumulus
Performances: July 11th at 5:30 pm and 8 pm and July 12th at 6:30 pm and 8 pm
Location: South Plaza Colonnades of Library Square (corner Robson & Homer)
Presented by the 2008 Dancing on the Edge Festival
A sky poem for two, danced down the south face of the Vancouver Library Square -- Cumulus explores the territory of daydreams -- humans evoking cloud-forms migrating across the sky, celestial creatures morphing on the wings of the wind. Cumulus draws parallels between sentient passion and atmospheric energy - juxtaposing the crackling electricity of weather systems against the accelerating heartbeats of flying dancers…
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THE SPECULATIVE AERIOSAN
(WARNING – any activity listed below is still unconfirmed and may not take place. Please contact Aeriosa or the presenting organization for further information and to express your interest in the event.)
2008
August - Julia Taffe’s choreographic research, Iqaluit and Akshayuk Pass, Baffin Island, Nunavut
2009
February - Cultural Olympiad/Olympiad Culturelle, Vancouver BC
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Photo Credit: Dominic Schaefer |
PAST EVENTS
2007
Stone:drift - Northern Premiere at the Yukon Arts Centre September 8th
2006
Vancouver International Jazz Festival: June 24 & 25
(6 shows on the Hudson House building at the Steamclock Stage in Gastown)
ICA FolkFest Victoria BC: June 30 – July 3
(12 shows at Centennial Square)
Vancouver Art Gallery’s Fuse: art, music, performance - July 28
(2 outdoor shows on the Hornby St. façade and 2 indoor shows in the Rotunda gallery)
STONE:drift (world premiere) A full-length work - September 20-30
(8 performances at the Faris Studio presented by New Works and The Dance Centre)
Vancouver Art Gallery Founder’s Day - October 7
(2 shows outside of the gallery))
2005
High Life - 2nd Life and Arts Festival, Kelowna BC
High Life - Vancouver Island International Children’s Festival, Nanaimo, BC
(3 dancers, 15 min. building performances, 23 shows over 2 weeks in May)
2004
Two on the Fly - Vancouver Arts Awards at Library Square for CBC Television
(2 dancers, 3 min. wall performance, 1 show in March)
Three on the Fly - Life and Arts Festival, Kelowna, BC
(3 dancers, 15 min. building performances, 12 shows in May)
On the Fly - performances at Vancouver Library Square created on location over 4 weeks
(3 dancers 25 min. building performances, 6 shows in July)
Aeriosa Allsorts - a work-in-progress show at the Roundhouse, Vancouver
(5 dancers, 1 hour theatre presentation, 1 show in December
2003
On Earth - Library Square, Vancouver, for Celebration 2010
(2 dancers, 15 min. performances, 6 shows in February/March)
Dragon Boat Festival Opening Ceremonies, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
(4 dancers, 10 min. performance, 1 show in June)
On Earth - U.S. premiere - The Mountain Institute, Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, CO
(2 dancers, 30 min. multimedia stage performance, 1 show in August)
Traverse On Earth - a full length work set in a climbing gym, Nanaimo, BC
(3 dancers, 1 hour multimedia stage performance, 2 shows in September)
2002
A 2-week Artist in Residence Program in collaboration with Cité des Arts du Cirque (TOHU)
Dimanche au Cirque, at the Cirque du Soleil complex in Montreal.
(3 dancers, 20 min. building performance, 2 shows in July)
On Earth - InFringing Dance Festival on the Port Theatre Building in Nanaimo
(3 dancers, 15 min. building performances, 3 shows in September)
First Birthday Celebrations on the North Wall of the Dance Centre Building in Vancouver
(3 dancers, 15 min. 2 shows in September)
On Earth - World premiere - Eric Harvey Theatre, 2002 Banff Mountain Summit
(A Centre for Mountain Culture Commission for U.N. International Year of the Mountains)
(2 dancers, 30 min. multimedia stage performance October 28)
2-weeks as Artists in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts
On Earth - at the 5th International Taipei Arts Festival on the City Hall Building
(4 dancers, 20 min. building performance created on location, 4 shows Nov./Dec.
2001
Let’s Dance - commissioned to celebrate the opening of The Dance Centre in Vancouver
(4 dancers, 10 min. building performances, 14 shows in September)
AERIOSA TRIVIA
Highest dance performance: 457 m (1500 ft) on the Squamish Chief Mountain
Highest building performance: 70 m(230 ft) on Taipei City Hall building
Combined years of climbing experience in the company: 150 years
Combined years of dance experience in the company: 150 years
Number of buildings danced on between 2001 and 2006: 14
Total length of all ropes used for dancing and rigging from 2001 to 2007: 2. 2 km
Aeriosa Dance Society was incorporated as a non-profit society in 2005.