"Voices in Motion, Bodies that Sing"

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Friday, May 7th, 2010
7:30 PM

Dancers Dancing brings Voices in Motion, Bodies that Sing to The Port Theatre with a rich performance that cascades through passion, subtlety, athletic virtuosity and humour in an ecstatic celebration of what it is to be human. The choreography for this compelling celebration of the mutually dependant relationships between voice, body, heart and mind is set to choral music ranging from JS Bach to contemporary composer Peter Hannan.

The six dynamic, versatile and technically strong dancers interpret the works with energy and finesse. Hedgehogs and Wallpaper Flowers by Rob Kitsos is a quirky, warp speed, romp with an understated comic bent. Idyll by Anthony Morgan is like a clear summer day and a pastoral yearning for a simpler time. Judith Garay’s Happiness is inspired by the invincibility of the human spirit and the miracle of community, ricocheting between happiness and desperation. Simone Orlando’s Give Way is multi-layered, richly detailed, elegantly rendered and full of glorious partnering. Le vent t'emportera by Serge Bennathan starts in passion drive and continues through ecstasy to exhaustion with full throttle dancing.

Voices in Motion, Bodies that Sing premiered at the Vancouver International Dance Festival in 2009. This original collaboration between Dancers Dancing and the Vancouver Cantata Singers played to sold out houses and standing ovations. For this performance local choir Island Consort Chamber Choir, directed by Bruce Farquharson, will join Dancers Dancing.