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For 35 days this summer, Toronto will be home to the Pan Am / ParaPan Am Games. As part of the Games, the arts and culture festival, PANAMANIA will present more than 250 unique commissioned performances and exhibitions, creating a cultural legacy that will make an everlasting impression on the international arts and culture stage.
PANAMANIA will bring dance, theatre, music, fashion, and visual arts to Toronto in a way that the city has never seen before.
STREB
When: July 11-12, 2015
Where: CIBC Pan Am Park
STREB combines virtuosity and technical skill with openhearted popular appeal. Founded in New York City in 1985 by choreographer Elizabeth Streb, the company has traveled, artistically as well as geographically, from the heights of the experimental dance world to the cutting-edge of popular entertainment.
http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/cibc-pan-am-park-july-11/281
http://streb.org
SHOWROOM
When: July 11-13, 2015
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre
SHOWROOM is a colourful, arresting dance creation filled with passion and irony. In this showcase of contemporary Cuban dance, performers burst on stage in a powerful metaphor for life that blurs the boundaries of staged and real emotions. DanzAbierta is one of Havana's most prominent dance companies, regularly touring as cultural ambassadors throughout the world. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/showroom/9
http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215543
http://copperbridge.org/danzabierta/
GRETA HODGKINSON IN VENOM
When: July 13, 2015
Where: Nathan Phillips Square
National Ballet School
Choreographed by Guillaume Cote, VENOM is one of the creations that has helped make him the “Renaissance man of the performing arts world.” Featuring Greta Hodgkinson and dancers from the National Ballet of Canada. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-july-13/242
OF THE PEOPLE
When: July 15, 2015
Where: Betty Oliphant Theatre, Canada’s National Ballet School
Six emerging dance artists from six different Pan Am countries in the World Premiere of OF THE PEOPLE from Canada's National Ballet School.
http://www.toronto2015.org/fr/panamania-details/the-connected-creation-of-creative-connections/89 http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215545
http://www.nbs-enb.ca/about/events/panamania.aspx
TKARANTO BOUNCE
When: July 16-17, 2015
Where: July 16 CIBC Pan Am Park and July 17 Nathan Phillips Square
The Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents TKARONTO BOUNCE, a performance featuring five interdependent short works celebrating the fusion of sport and dance. https://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/tkaronto-bounce/434 https://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/tkaronto-bounce/433 http://kahawidance.org
LIMITLESS
When: July 17-18, 2015
Where: Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Starring the young and talented Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, ILL-AbilitiesTM is an international breakdance crew featuring differently-abled dancers across the Americas with the goal of spreading inspiration and positivity from their message, “No Excuses, No Limits!” http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/limitless/8
http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215544
http://illabilities.com
LEO
When: July 17-19, 2015
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre
World Premiere
LEO is a mind –bending, funny, surreal, and surprisingly touching work that challenges the senses and tests perceptions of reality. Directed by Daniel Briere, LEO has won several awards and has toured to countries around the world.
http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/leo/10
http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215565
http://y2d-shows.com
LUCA “LAZYLEGZ” PATUELLI & NICO ARCHAMBAULT
When: July 18-19, 2015
Where: CIBC Pan Am Park
Inspirational and international breakdance sensation Luca “Lazylegz” performs with Canada’s celebrity dance choreographer and winner from So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Nico Archambault.
https://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/cibc-pan-am-park-july-18/299 http://lazylegz.com
SPICY CIRCUS
When: July 19-21, 2015
Where: CIBC Pan Am Park
Athletic elegance, strength, grace, style, and a dash of sexy characterize the spectacular trampoline acrobatics of Canadian circus artist Andréanne Quintal. https://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/cibc-pan-am-park-july-19/300 http://www.spicycircus.com/en/
WHEELCHAIR TANGO
When: July 21-22, 2015
Where: Nathan Phillips Square http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-august-8/271
BATTLE FOR THE NORTH
When: July 21-25, 2015
Where: July 21-23 Young Centre for the Performing Arts, July 24 CIBC Pan Am Park and July 25 Nathan Phillips Square
Street dance crews compete in a round-robin style elimination tournament with hopes to be crowned Canada’s best urban performers. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/battle-for-the-north/16 http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215547
THE THIRST FOR LOVE AND WATER
When: July 21-25, 2015
Where: Nathan Phillips Square
A fusion of dance, acrobatics and aerial work, will have Sven Johansson (age 91) as aerial choreographer, training and rehearsing to create the illusion of flight, with the performer at one end of a boom and the operator at the other. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-july-21/264 http://loveandwater.org
BETROFFENHEIT
When: July 23-25, 2015
Where: Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
World Premiere
Shock and bewilderment encompass you in the wake of a disaster. In this timeless, liminal space you are the survivor, still responding to the crisis long after it has subsided. Created by Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot) and Jonathon Young (Electric Company Theatre), BETROFFENHEIT explores powerful themes of loss, trauma, addiction and recovery through a boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance. Co-‐‑ presented with Canadian Stage. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/betroffenheit/22 http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215562
http://www.kiddpivot.org/works/betroffenheit/
CAPOEIRA LUANDA
When: July 23-25, 2015
Where: CIBC Pan Am Park
Capoeira is an African-Brazilian martial art that incorporates acrobatics, dance, music, and songs in a rhythmic dialogue of body, mind, and spirit. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/cibc-pan-am-park-july-23/293 http://www.masscapoeira.com
TIMBER!
When: July 23-25, 2015
Where: Harbourfront Centre, Fleck Dance Theatre
Cirque Alfonse’s TIMBER! is talented acrobats and musicians creating a colourful, energetic scene of epic feats, complete with axe-throwing and aerial acrobatics. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/timber/21
http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215541
http://www.cirquealfonse.com/en/shows/timber/
MIX
When: August 7-8, 2015
Where: Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Prestigious and award winning Brazilian choreographer Deborah Colker combines the competitive edge of sport, the traditional style of ballet, the freedom of modern dance and the daredevilry of circus in this electrifying performance.
http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/mix/30
http://panamania.pr.co/presskit/215546
http://www.ciadeborahcolker.com.br/#!mix-eng/c1lcp
FLUXDELUX
When: August 8, 2015
Where: Nathan Phillips Square
Through a simple set of guidelines delivered via a tailor-made App, dancers, non-dancers and wheelchair users instantly create a spontaneous, ever-evolving, and gloriously eventful group choreography. For all-ages and all-abilities. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-august-8/271 http://peggybakerdance.com/upcoming/flux
DEBRA BROWN’S PULSE
When: August 7-9, 2015
Where: Nathan Phillips Square
From Cirque du Soleil choreographer Debra Brown. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-august-7/270
ALEJANDRO RONCERIA
When: August 9-12, 2015
Where: Nathan Philips Square
From Columbian-Canadian professional ballet dancer and choreographer Alejandro Ronceria. http://www.toronto2015.org/panamania-details/panamania-live-nathan-phillips-square-august-9/272
For more information and the PANAMANIA schedule and, please visit:
TORONTO2015.org/PANAMANIA
2015-06-26
Toronto: Panamania dance listings