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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