WORKSHOPS with Older & Reckless artists HEIDI LATSKY & LESANDRA DODSON - November 6 & 10
Heidi Latsky and Lesandra Dodson Heidi Latsky (NYC) will teach a class starting with her MARS Method: Mindful Activation Release Study, a practice designed to activate the body in a relaxed, meditative way. She will then move into teaching the improvisational structure for ON DISPLAY-her site specific meditative installation that disrupts the urban landscape with a mostly still human sculpture court featuring performers ranging in age, disability, race, and size. Participants
Getting to know Older & Reckless artists Jane Mappin and Daniel Firth
Jane Mappin and Daniel Firth Jane Mappin and Daniel Firth, both from Montreal, are renowned for exposing the delicate world of mental health through their dance theatre trilogy Je marche à côté de moi. They will perform part of this trilogy Il's m’ont dit at Older & Reckless #40. This is their 2nd appearance at O&R. In March 2015, they performed Lewis et Lucie, the 1st part of the trilogy, and, for his remarkable interpretation, Daniel received a Dora nomination for Outstandi
Getting to know Older & Reckless artist SASHAR ZARIF
Sashar in India where he was a visiting artist at the Jawaharlal Nehru University School of Arts and Aesthetics speaking on Ancient Echoes in Contemporary Creations Sashar Zarif is a masterful dancer, multi-disciplinary performing artist, educator and researcher. His interests - identity, globalization and cross-cultural collaborations- fuel his practice, steeped in the mysticism, artistry and history of traditional, ritualistic, and contemporary dance and music of the Near E
Claudia is a Finalist for Premier’s Artist Award!
“It’s hard to find words for the surprise and gratitude I feel at this announcement. I am deeply honoured to be among this gathering of esteemed artists and thrilled to have Emily Law join me as emerging dance light! Thank you to my colleagues for their support and to Ontario for celebrating the contributions of artists and arts organizations!” - Claudia
Congratulations to all the outstanding artist nominees and their selected emerging artists:
d'bi young anitafrika - Que
