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December 4th and 5th at the Great Hall on Queen West. Transcendance Project invites you to a very special Masquerade: THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE. Come as you are; leave changed. Make your reservations now via www.transcendanceproject.com/shows
A winter evening. Dark clouds skitter across a moonlit sky. The wind rustles through the trees like a voice whispering over your shoulder. The Great Hall looms above, mullioned windows and tower rooms spiking into the sky. You enter. You are given a masque to wear. You cannot speak. You cannot touch each other. These are the only rules.
“It is the eve of St George’s Day.
Do you not know that to-night,
When the clock strikes midnight,
all the evil things in the world will have full sway?
Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?”
THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE: A disturbing and seductive immersive dance-theatre experience like nothing you have ever imagined.
Created, directed and choreographed by Julia Cratchley (Dancer & Assistant Choreographer for Helix Dance Project; TOES for Dance; Conteur Dance Company), THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE is an immersive voyeuristic re-creation of one of our most chilling tales. Audience members are greeted, masqued and then set free to roam the three floors and countless rooms of the Great Hall as they wish, as the story unfolds around them… and sometimes interacts with them. Evocative, sensual, unnerving, unexpected, uncharted: what you focus on is up to you. Each person’s experience of the show will be unique. Follow a character, investigate the environment, rifle through in the private effects of the characters… but whatever you do, don’t venture into any of the rooms that are locked. There is a reason they are locked.
With original music and an evocative soundscape composed by Dora award-winner Owen Belton (Emergence, National Ballet of Canada; Bentroffenheit , Kidd Pivot/Electric Company Theatre; Mirage, 420 People),THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE presents a remarkable slate of featured performers: Matt Alfano (Jesus Christ Superstar - 2012 Broadway Revival; 6 seasons at The Stratford Festival; Mirvish productions); Justin Lopez (YTV's The Next Star; assistant choreographer/dancer on The Next Step; Down with Webster, MMVA's); Kelly Shaw (ProArte Danza, Helix Dance Project, Gadfly, Marie Chouinard); Sydney McManus (TOES for dance; Helix Dance Project; Springboard Danse Montreal); Ryan Lee (Toronto Dance Theatre, ProArteDanza, TOES for Dance); Scott MacDonald (Cirque Du Soleil; Soloist with Les Ballet Grandiva; Conteur Dance Company); Steven Smith (Jasmyn Fyffe Dance; BJM Dance with Springboard Montreal; CW network's Reign).
Rounding out the cast are James-Thomas Papandreos (Conteur Dance Company); Matthew Vautour (Conteur Dance Company); 2013 Frankie (choreography) Award-winner Jasmyn Fyffe (Nelly Furtado, Panamania); Jade Whitney (Suicide Squad); Nicholas Eichenberger (Conteur Dance Company); Kalene Jeans (Helix Dance Project); Keanu Uchida (Family Channel New Hit series Backstage); Karly Bon (Dance Moms Season 3); and Raquel Gutierrez (Conteur Dance Academy)
The Transcendance Project is a Toronto-based company founded by Julia Cratchley, intent on stretching the boundaries of our dance community. THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE is its flagship production. More info: www.transcendanceproject.com
THE EVE OF ST. GEORGE:
Venue:
The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St W, Toronto.
Dates:
December 4-5 at 7pm & 10pm each night
(Four performances only)
*Note: Comfortable footwear is suggested
Tickets:
$40 each via www.transcendanceproject.com/shows
2015-11-13
Toronto: The Transcendance Project presents "The Eve of St. George" December 4 and 5