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Circus Sessions, now in its second year, is a week-long creative laboratory supporting the evolution of Canadian contemporary circus.
Under the guidance of mentor Adel Node-Langlois (atelier29.org) from Paris, France, 12 professional circus artists will put together a public showing based experimentation, collaboration and improvisations explored throughout the week.
Adel Node-Langlois will also be presenting an original work. Each performance is followed by an artist/audience discussion.
Circus Sessions artists: Dana Dugan (Chicago, IL), Vanessa Furlong (Halifax, NS), Leah Samelson (Quebec, QB), Yury Ruzhyev (Toronto, ON), Katelyn McCulloh (Toronto, ON), Jamie Holmes (Toronto, ON), Rachelle Ellie (Ottawa, ON), Chriselle Tidrick (Brooklyn, NY), Erin Ball (Kingston, ON), Marie-Noel Bety (Montrel, QB), Nicki Miller (Brooklyn, NY).
Circus Sessions also includes Circus Talk- a day of discussions on contemporary circus on Saturday May 21 (FREE). Panelists include Nadia Drouin (TOHU, Montreal), En PIste (Montreal), Patrick Leroux (Montreal Working Group) and other local leaders in the circus community.
Produced by Femmes du Feu in partnership with Harbourfront Centre
CIRCUS SESSIONS 2016
Experiments in contemporary circus: Aerial silks, trapeze, dance, stilts, clown, juggling Friday May 20 & Saturday May 21st, 2016 www.femmesdufeu.com
Performance Dates: Friday May 20th & Saturday May 21st, 2016 Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm
Location: Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West Toronto, ON
Ticket information:
2016-04-12
Toronto: Circus Sessions 2016 performances take place May 20-21