Dazzling Debut At CDF, 2015/2016 Highlights & November O&R

Bravo! Older & Reckless made a dazzling debut at the Canada Dance Festival 2016 Festival Danse Canada. What a night! The sold out performance received a standing ovation from our wonderful audience. O&R performers Ron Stewart, Robert Desrosiers with Anne Bourne and Esmeralda Enrique with Tamar Ilana & Caroline Planté were breath-taking. It was thrilling to premiere Lina Cruz's Room #7 with my beautiful, brave fellow performers Louise Bédard, Karen Kaeja and Philippe Noireaut. Magical it was for the oldies to wrap this vibrant week of stunning work. Heartfelt thanks to Jeanne Holmes, Jason Dubois and everyone at Canada Dance Festival for a fabulous festival of coast to coast artistry!

Room #7 by Lina Cruz. Photography by Vézina Photo.

I am grateful to you all for supporting MOonhORsE during the past season. It’s been a grand year of performances featuring stunning seasoned artists and uplifting community work. You have been stellar- dancing with us and watching us dance! Wishing you all a chance to enjoy the pleasures of summer with friends and family…looking forward to moving with you again soon!

MOonhORsE Dance Theatre 15/16 highlights

Cloud 9 at Dusk Dances

Cloud 9 at Dusk Dances with Graham Mckelvie, Linnea Swan, Ron Stewart, Karen Kaeja, Claudia Moore. Photo by Ken Ewen.

November Older & Reckless

From top left clockwise: Sara Porter, Joanna De Souza, Laurence Lemieux, Julia Aplin & Tiina Kiik

April Old & Young and Reckless Together

From top left clockwise: Joe Laughlin, James Croker & Jack Langenhuizen (Motus O), Jessie Garon & Jarrett Siddall, Justine Comfort

Fun(d)raiser/Kick-off for MOonhORsE Dance Theatre's 20th

This special presentation of Older & Reckless celebrates MOonhORsE Dance Theatre's 20th anniversary with some of Canada's most distinguished veteran dance artists and choreographers in an evening of short works, including:

Beloved dance legend Margie Gillis (Montreal), dance theatre maverick Robert Desrosiers, acclaimed dancer/co-founder of COBA (Collective Of Black Artists) BaKari I. Lindsay and, from New Zealand, choreographer/director Charles Koroneho. To mark her company's 20th, Claudia Moore will perform a solo by Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinho (Gadfly).

Older & Reckless will also feature Joe- an exciting community project! An excerpt of Joe, the late Jean Pierre Perreault's iconic contemporary dance work, will be taught to a cast of 20, offering participants a unique and inspiring dance experience. The majority of the performers will be amateurs, along with several former Joe performers- including Julia Aplin, Bonnie Kim, Julia Sasso, Gary Tai and Gerry Trentham - reviving their roles. Not to be missed!