Dusk Dances Hamilton
is presented by HCA Dance Theatre
AS A LICENSEE OF DUSK DANCES INC.
HOSTED BY NINA GILMOUR
OPENING BAND DAVE GOULD
2016
Dusk Dances Hamilton
Auto-Fiction
Toronto
Human Playground
Choreographed by Milan Gervais
Performed by: David Albert-Toth, Jessica Serli and Simon-Xavier Lefebvre
Composer : David Drury
Rehearsal Director: Allison Nichol
Embedded into public space, Auto-Fiction features three dancers and an automobile. They walk, run, roll over, propel and fall on this car composing a choreographic track between dance and urban acrobatics.
A Dusk Dances premiere.
Carousel
Choreographed by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon
Remounted and reworked by: Sylvie Bouchard
Performed by: Zhenya Cerneacov, Molly Johnson, Jillian Peever & Meredith Thompson
Music: Jo Privat - Manouche partie, Disques Nocturnes 1991
With its meticulous choreography and irresistible charm, Carousel is a complete harmony of movement and colour, an unforgettable encounter danced to the sound of French accordion music.
Carousel was first created by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon under the Company CORPUS.
First premiered at Dusk Dances in 1997.
Get On Board
HEYKLORO
Toronto
Incandescent
The place in between
Toronto
This Is How We Love
Trame
Repentigny
WAVES
Toront
A Word from the Festival Director
"Now in its 22nd season, Dusk Dances is set against the natural landscape of your neighbourhood park.
Your journey is accompanied by a host who leads you to selected dance pieces located in different areas throughout the park. Featuring some of Canada’s most innovative and engaging dancers and choreographers, Dusk Dances continues to be a delight for audiences of all ages."
Sylvie Bouchard, Festival Director
IN THE Media 2016
- August 5th: Local gigs for Riverdale
(Source: Joanna Lavoie, Beach Mirror, insidetoronto.com)
- August 2nd: Téléjournal - Entrevue avec Sylvie Bouchard
(Source: Kevin Sweet, Radio Canada - radio-canada.ca)
- August 2nd: Dance in the park with Dusk Dances
(Source: Dedra McDermott, The Dance Current, thedancecurrent.com)
- August 2nd: Urban Planner: SummerWorks, Dusk Dances, TIME Festival
(Source: Steve Fisher, Torontoist, torontoist.com)
- August 1st: Weeklong outdoor dance festival, Dusk Dances, returns to Toronto’s Withrow Park
(Source: Beach Mirror, InsideToronto, insidetoronto.com)
- August 1st: Interview with Sylvie Bouchard
(Source: Fairchild TV, fairchildtv.com)
- August 1st: Dusk Dances 2016 - Toronto
(Source: MyGayToronto, mygaytoronto.com)
- July 31st: Top ticket: Three shows to see July 31 to Aug. 5
(Source: Carly Maga, Toronto Star, thestar.com)
- July 31st: Performers from Dusk Dances Festival visit CP24
(Source: CP24, cp24.com)
- July 29th: DoubleTooth provides soundtrack to dance movement
(Source: Kathryn Kates, Canadian Jewish News, cjnews.com)
- July 28th: Dusk Dances Enters Its 22nd Season
(Source: Shirley Camia, JAZZ FM 91, jazz.fm)
- July 28th: Le festival Dusk Dances : 22 ans dans le parc Withrow de Toronto
(Source: Radio-Canada, Un après-midi d'été, ici.radio-canada.ca)
- July 28th: Flipstar: Sylvie Bouchard
(Source: FLIP PUBLICITY, flip-publicity.com)
- July 28th: DUSK DANCES 2016 Featuring Five Contemporary Dance Works
(Source: DON411, don411.com)
- July 27th: The hottest tickets in town: Five things to do in Toronto
(Source: Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail, theglobeandmail.com)
- July 27th: Five Things You Need To Know About Dusk Dances
(Source: Kathleen Smith, NOW MAgazine, nowtoronto.com)
- July 26th: De la danse contemporaine qui a des allures de fête communautaire
(Source: François Bergeron , L'Express Toronto, www.l-express.ca/)
- July 22nd: DUSK DANCES Opens in Toronto August 1
(Source: BroadwayWorld, broadwayworld.com)
- July 14th: Dusk Dances 2016 returns for its 22nd season
(Source: She Does The City , shedoesthecity.com)
- July 11th: Dusk Dances Delights
(Source: My Gay Toronto, mygaytoronto.com)
- July 6th: Toronto: Dusk Dances brings contemporary dance to Withrow Park August 1-7
(Source: Stage Door News, stage-door.com)
Kate Franklin & Meredith Thompson in Get on Board. Photo: John Lauener
Season Locations
NIGHTLY PERFORMANCES
Thursday July 28th to Saturday July 30th
6:00 PM TO 6:45 PM: COME EARLY
FOR FREE DANCE WORKSHOPS, EVERY NIGHT
7:00 PM - Band starts
7:30 PM - Dance performances start
Pay-what-you-can
Suggested contribution $10.00 per person
Bayfront Park is located in Hamilton, just north of Waterfront Drive, L8L 1C8
More info: 905.528.4020