Contemporary Technique Series Closes its Doors

CTS MARCH/APRIL 2011 SCHEDULE!

Darryl Tracy (March 29)

A Toronto-based independent dance artist, choreographer, and teacher of contemporary dance, Darryl has studied with many teachers across Canada and in the United States, most notably Heidi Bunting, Patricia Miner, Edie Shaw, and Brian Webb. He has appeared in works by many choreographers including Darcey Callison, Marie-Josée Chartier and Linda C. Smith, Michael DuMaresq, Jenn Goodwin, Patti Powell, Michelle Silagy, Holly Small, Heidi Strauss, Michael Trent and Gerry Trentham, among many others. Along with Strauss, he is co-Artistic Director of Four Chambers dance projects, and they have commissioned work by Conrad Alexandrowicz, Guillaume Bernardi, Marie-Josée Chartier, Sarah Chase, Yvonne Coutts, Lesandra Dodson, Déjà Donné, Sylvain Émard and Julia Sasso. In 2005 they received a Dora Mavor Moore nomination for their performance in the Italian-based company Déjà Donné’s piece Rustling Shadows.

Tracy has choreographed over 25 works for performing arts high schools, and for companies in Toronto, Montreal, New Brunswick, and the United  States. He is on the faculty of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and is a regular teacher at the 509 Collective, Canadian Children's Dance Theatre, and Dance-Teq. He has also taught master classes across Canada, the United States and Europe.Tracy sits on the Board of Directors of CCDT and on the Artists’ Committee of the Artists’ Health Centre. He is also a part-time private physiotherapist for Physio-Logic Neurological Rehabilitation Clinic, and a dancer with Montreal-based Sylvain Émard danse.

Sylvain Brochu (March 31)

Sylvain Brochu is widely recognized as a compelling performer and inspiring teacher. Over the last 30 years he has worked with more than 40 choreographers; as a soloist, he has a repertoire of uncommon eclecticism.

Contemporary dance is inspired by methods found in ballet as well as modern and postmodern dance principles. It also draws from other philosophies of movement that are outside of the realm of classical dance technique.

Sylvain Brochu's dynamic teaching technique is influenced by his extensive background as a performer. He believes that the art of performance is the art of 'being there' and that timing is one of the performer's greatest assets.Informed by these wide-ranging experiences, as well as through his yoga and shiatsu practices, Sylvain's dance classes are infused with deep body knowledge; humour, musicality, imagery, transition and connections are at the core of his inspired approach. Sylvain has taught students from age 10 to 65 within recreational, university and professional training settings. 

Working Class Schedule March/April 2011

March
Mon 28 + Wed 30: Darryl Tracy (Toronto) | Fri. 01: Shauna Elton

April

Mon 04, Wed 06 + Fri 08: Farley Johansson

Mon 11, Wed 13 + Fri 15: Martin Inthamoussu (Uruguay)

Mon 18: Justine A. Chambers | Wed 20: Day Helesic | Fri 22: NO CLASS

Mon 25 + Wed 27: Sylvain Brochu

Working Class is held at The Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St. (at Granville)

9:30am-11:00am, $12 drop in, $100 for 10 class card.

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CTS MARCH 2011 SCHEDULE!

Working Class Schedule for March 2011

 Mon 28, Wed 02 + Fri 04: Helen Walkley

 Mon 07, Wed 09 + Fri 11: Rob Kitsos

 Mon 14 + Wed 16: Justine A. Chambers | Fri. 18: Deanna Peters

 Mon 21: Shauna Elton | Wed 23: NO CLASS | Fri 25: Shauna Elton

 Mon 28 + Wed 30: Darryl Tracy (Toronto) | Fri. 01: Shauna Elton

Working Class is held at The Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St. (at Granville)

9:30am-11:00am, $12 drop in, $100 for 10 class card.

www.trainingsocietyofvancouver.ca

 

CTS FEBRUARY 2011 SCHEDULE!

GAIL LOTENBERG (Feb 1, Feb 3)

Gail Lotenberg is a choreographer and dancer, and the founding Artistic Director of LINK Dance Foundation. Originally from New York, Gail now lives on Bowen Island, beside Vancouver BC, after 15 years residence in Whitehorse, Yukon. She has made an impact on the practice of contemporary dance in both regions. As a dancer, Gail has performed in works by Karole Armitage, Lee Eisler, Sylvain Brochu, Sylvain Emard, Suzanne Millar, as well as dancing in her own pieces since 1995. Her choreography has been presented in New York City, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and throughout Yukon and Alaska.


SHAY KUEBLER (Feb 8, Feb 10)

With a knowledge of many artistic forms, Shay Kuebler has performed across the world, from contemporary dance in Brazil, to tapping and hoofing in Lebanon. Since moving to Vancouver in 2003, Shay's background in Tap, Hip hop, Capoeira and Contemporary dance has led him to perform for Naughty By Nature, Neil Young, Samsung, Science Friction, MmHop with Martha Carter, Battery Opera, Mascall Dance, Noam Gagnon, Animals of Distinction directed by Dana Gingras, the response., MovEnt and MachineNoisy. Shay has been a soloist for the Rythmatix where he tap danced with the Edmonton and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras as well as a choreographer/soloist for Ruckus Company, directed by Brock Jellison. His choreography has seen him create for 25th anniversary West Beach Fashion show, the 2010 Canada Dance Festival, International Dance Day in Vancouver, Dancing on the Edge Festival, "Romp" Festival in Victoria, International Dance Festival of Brazil, New Works' "Arts on the Street Festival" for BC Day, BC Scene at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and for Toronto Music Week. He was the recipient of the 2008 Holy Body Tattoo emerging artist award and, as a winner of the Les Grands Ballet Canadiens Choreographic Competition, he had the honor to choreograph an original work on the company under the direction of Gradimir Pankov. He recently returned from Salvador, Brazil, where he exclusively trained in the Angola and Regional forms of Capoeira. Continuing this growth to his artistic and creative capacity, February 2011 will mark his travels to Tokyo, Japan, to study in dance, music, theatre and martial arts. Shay is currently co-artistic director of the Vancouver based 605 collective that toured the Made in BC network in the fall of 2010 and will be touring the Maritimes and Quebec this spring.


WORKING CLASS FEBRUARY 2011 SCHEDULE!
Mon  Jan 31 / Wed Feb 02 / Fri Feb 04 - Day Helesic

Mon Feb 07 / Wed Feb 09 / Fri Feb 11 - Karissa Barry

Mon Feb 14 - Helen Walkley / Wed Feb 16 / Fri Feb 18 - Lara Barclay

Mon  Feb 21 / Wed Feb 23 - Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Fri Feb 25 - Deanna Peters

Working Class is held at The Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St. (at Granville)

9:30am-11:00am, $12 drop in, $100 for 10 class card.

www.trainingsocietyofvancouver.ca