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DanceWorks Presents the U.S. Premiere of GLORY, April 28
By: Christina Mancuso Apr. 25, 2017
DanceWorks, Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, proudly presents cutting-edge Vancouver dance company Shay Kuebler Radical System Art in its Toronto premiere with the startlingly athletic Glory. Choreographed by Artistic Director Shay Kuebler, it uses a mixture of martial arts, hip-hop and contemporary dance to explore the glorification of violence in our media-drenched culture. This multi-media work runs Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29 at 8pm nightly at Harbourfront Centre Theatre as part of the NextSteps series.
Inspired by the imagined epic battles of childhood, video games and a passion for action films, Kuebler, "one of Vancouver's most exciting choreographers known for an insanely cool hybrid of street and contemporary dance, martial arts, and other popular forms" (The Georgia Straight), examines the complexities of violence and violent behaviour.
Glory is a visually rich and dark physical essay with a cinematic scope that pushes audiences to question the commercialization and commodification of violence and violent material and its glorification and proliferation in today's world.
I grew up competing in martial arts, an art form steeped and influenced by violence. From this training, there was heightened stress upon the needlessness of most violence and that one should only enact violence when pushed to the final point of survival. At this same point of development in the late 80s and 90s, I was living through one of the highest points of martial arts-inspired action movies. My passion for these violent films mixed with the respect of violence supported by my martial arts training creates a very interesting background to explore this topic.
Shay Kuebler Radical System Art was formed in Vancouver in February 2014 to support and develop the work of Artistic Director Shay Kuebler. The company aims to expand the art of physical performance through a versatile amorphous language of dance, martial arts, theatre, music and other forms, utilizing both film and stage as mediums to promote, disseminate and enhance performance art. The company builds upon the creations, productions and relationships that Kuebler created through years as an independent artist and collaborator in Canada. His work has crossed the boundaries of theatre, multiple forms of dance and physical performance including works for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, CitieBallet, L'École de danse de Québec and The Place School of Contemporary Dance in London. He is also one of the founding directors of The 605 Collective. His choreographic work has been commissioned for national and international festivals such as the Canada Dance Festival, Dancing on The Edge Festival, the International Dance Festival of Brazil and the Baalbek Arts Festival in Lebanon.https://shaykuebler.com
DanceWorks began as a collective of independent dance artists in 1977 and has grown to become Toronto's leading presenter of independent dance. DanceWorks offers seasons of eclectic, exhilarating choreography programmed to intrigue, challenge and enthrall. DanceWorks adds to the theatrical experience with Carol's Dance Notes and post-performance conversations with artists. DanceWorks is the administrator of the CanDance Network and Dance Ontario Association. http://www.danceworks.ca and https://danceworksblog.wordpress.com/
DanceWorks presents Toronto premiere of
Vancouver's acclaimed Shay Kuebler Radical System Art with
Glory
Friday April 28 - Saturday April 29 at 8pm nightly Harbourfront Centre Theatre
at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON
Part of Harbourfront Centre NextSteps
Dynamic Ticket Pricing:
Prior to the week of the show - $36;
During the week of the show - $40; Day of Show - $42.
Discounts for seniors ($28), arts industry (20% discount), students ($15) and groups of 10+ ($23).
For tickets: call the Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416-973-4000
OR purchase online at harbourfrontcentre.com/nextsteps
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