ANIKAI Dance Theatre to Present THE KNOCKING WITHIN at Montreal Fringe, June 15-23

ANIKAI Dance Theatre presents The Knocking Within, performed and co-directed by Wendy Jehlen and Pradhuman Nayak at the 2013 St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), June 15-23.

Inspired by research into the neuroscience of sleep and the anthropology of dreams, The Knocking Within weaves a portrait of two lovers and the nightmares that plague them, unveiling the violence that lies just beneath the surface. Drawing on Shakespeare's Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Twelfth Night, Titus Andronicus and the sonnets, the texts are present but implicit, creating a tension between the permanence of print, the persistence of imbedded cultural stories and the immanent meaning-making power of bodies moving through space. From Somerville MA, ANIKAI Dance Theatre's The Knocking Within premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival, followed by performances in Boston and major festivals in India.

MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) is located at 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance. The production runs June Sat 15/6 21:45, Sun 16/6 22:30, Mon 17/6 19:45, Thu 20/6 16:45, Fri 21/6 20:00, Sun 23/6 14:45. Running time: I hour

Tickets: $8.00/$5.00 students/seniors (+ $2 service charge). To purchase: 514 849-FEST (3378), online at www.montrealfringe.ca, at the Central Box Office located at FRINGE Park (corner Rachel/ St-Laurent) or at the MAI as of one hour before show time.