The Dance Centre Presents Discover Dance

The DANCE CENTRE Presents Discover Dance/ Joe Average 90/ The Creative Process...This year's DISCOVER DANCE series takes you to the ritualistic world of... New York's KEI TAKEI... the primitive and earthy explorations of KAREN JAMIESON...the post-war devastation of JUMPSTART's Berlin Angels... the sensuous and kinetic theatricality of Montreal's MARGIE GILLIS... the passionate lyricism of JUDITH MARCUSE... and the frenzied originality of Montreal's O VERTIGO DANSE./ Jumpstart November 6/7 8PM BERLIN ANGELS is the current re-telling of the Orpheus-Eurydice myth set in the ruins of post-war Berlin. JUMPSTART draws on the dramatic resources of theatre, dance, movement, opera and electronics to conjure a tale of passion and intrigue. A work of dynamic and frenzied energy. "The dance is stunning! 'SEATTLE WEEKLY" A thrilling piece of kinetic mayhem." VANCOUVER PROVINCE/ the Judith Marcuse Dance Company November 9/10 8PM Imagine the technical precision of ballet combined with the sinuous lines and physicality of modern dance... Imagine the JUDITH MARCUSE DANCE COMPANY. This season Discover Dance will see three new works, including Marcuse's latest creation MADRUGADA, nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore award for Outstanding New Choreography. Set against Gordon Smith's studding backdrop, this ballet is vintage Marcuse... energetic and electric! The company also premieres a new piece by Lola MacLaughlin and a work by New York choreographer Jennifer Sargent. "Anyone who sees this spirited troupe is bound to leave the theatre smiling" DANCE MAGAZINE/ Margie Gillis SPECIAL EVENT! January 30 8PM MARGIE GILLIS' joy of living, her joy of dancing and her incredible sensuality all pour forth in a stream which has startled and delighted audiences from Europe to Japan. Often likened to Isadora Duncan, MARGIE GILLIS weaves passionately emotive theatricality with "the guts of a down hill racer."For Gillis dancing is an expression of a life experienced in all its complexity, all its depth, all its extreme and all its passion. Ms. Gillis brings a collection of her remarkable solo work to the stage of the Playhouse./ O Vertigo Danse February 1/2 8PM Montreal's O VERTIGO DANSE juxtaposes theatrical gesture and acrobatics to create choreography which hovers between perfect control and total abandon. O VERTIGO DANSE brings two works to the Playhouse stage. DON QUICHOTTE conjures the imaginary and extravagant world of Don Quixote. The second piece, CHAGALL, is a painting come-to-life where angels, birdwomen and lovers appear to float between earth and sky in an almost surreal manner. "Much of what these Montreal performers do is scary, but the result is exciting because it flirts with danger." New York's DANCE MAGAZINE/ Kei Takei June 4/5 8PM Audiences around the world have been experiencing the evolution of New York choreographer KEI TAKEI's epic work, LIGHT. The amazing 27-part choreographic cycle has been referred to as a modern myth building up under our eyes. Each year for more than twenty years, sections have been added to this opus. Done in its entirety, the complete work runs 24 hours! Kei Takei, in a programme of solos and duets, brings a remarkable "spark" of LIGHT to the Playhouse stage. "There's nothing like it in the Western World" THE VILLAGE VOICE/ the Karen Jamieson Dance Company June 7/8 8PM The KAREN JAMIESON DANCE COMPANY has grown to embody the distinctively intense, elemental and mystical power of the West Coast. The dancing is magnetic, emotional, spiritual, physical and always sensual. TheKAREN [sic] JAMIESON DANCE COMPANY brings a panorama of new work following an unprecedented seven-week residency at the National Gallery of Canada. "Striking... Jamieson has a prolific choreographic imagination" THE WASHINGTON POST/ WHY SHOULD YOU SUBSCRIBE?...TRY THESE ON FOR SIZE! MAX CHATS As a subscriber, you are invited to join celebrated dance writer Max Wyman for his charming and insightful pre-show talks. WE LOVE YOU There's no getting around it, we love our subscribers. You become part of our family... you get invited to parties and special events and of course, you get the chance to meet other dance lovers just like you! SO DO IT NOW! WE CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE... OR ALMOST! Subscribers really do get a fabulous deal on tickets. Basically, as a subscriber, you pay for four or five shows and get the fifth or sixth show free...such a deal! THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE ARE WAITING FOR YOU Picture this...it's a typical, yucky Vancouver day. All of your friends and loved ones are heading off to DISCOVER DANCE... and you blew it. You thought you could buy your tickets later, but it was too late! Don't be disappointed... become a subscriber and choose your favorite seat. Then it's yours all season!/ The Dance Centre presents DISCOVER DANCE. The Dance Centre 106-206 East 6th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V5T 1J8 (604) 872-0432 Fax: (604) 872-3527/ A WORD ABOUT THIS POSTER After much discussion, we realized that it would be rather difficult to use recycled paper, without compromising the vision of the artist. But in the spirit of 're-use, recycle, reduce," here are some ideas we came up with... pass this poster along to someone else, draw on the back, wrap a present in it or frame it (our first choice). ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHICS Joe Average 90/ Special thanks to THE GEORGIA straight/ Hemlock The performance printers