The Choreographic Marathon - Across Oceans Arts

2019 - Summary of shared Theme "translations" coming soon

> MENTORS CIRCLE 2019

led by Maxine Heppner with mentors Susan Lee, Takako Segawa, Michael Caldwell, specialists Junia Maso...

Valérie Pitre, lead creator

Claudelle Labreque, collaborator, interpreter

The CM 2019 was conducted in English, French, Japanese and Greek. Notes are in the chosen language of the pa...

Peter Kelly, creator, performer

Margarita Soria, interpreter

Goals:

• To explore and develop work based on themes of sexuality.

• To look at how choreographic structures and per...

Creator, Performer 

Goals:

• To tell a story without words

• to change theatrical duet to a dance solo

• keep the spirit of a child when making a work

• to use voice as ex...

Creative Journey CM2019

Alexandra Winters, Choreographer

Sophie Dow, Oriah Wiersma, Interpreters

Goals:

• Re–examine dance material co–created 7 years ago.

• Identify aspects that...

Rachel Facchini, Choreographer

Tavia Christina, Brianna Clarke, Interpreters

Goals:

• Make a duet inspired by solo material already created.

• Create a dance that conveys themes...

Overview of 2018's work sees...

... discovering internal impulses to express loss and recovery,

... releasing privacy to gain public context,

... recognizing the power in detail

Challe...

Mentors

Maxine Heppner (lead) Susan Lee, Jessica Runge, Michael Caldwell, Takako Segawa

Creation Assistants

Kiera Shaw, Alison Keerey, Dahlia Steinberg, Lo Bil

Specialists

Peter Jenkins...

Choreographer / Performer 

Question:

“Who am I as an indigenous artist right now- what does the notion of “rematriation” (return to source) mean to me, and how do I express that thou...

Choreographer

With interpreters Victoria Gubiani, Paige Sayles

Goals:

• Create a duet based on coupling and uncoupling with a narrative that has a beginning, middle and end.

Begin...

Choreographer / Performer

Seconded by: Jaya Srivastava-Chawla

Goals:

• Explore concept of Stillness as an expressive force for movement.

• Create self-solo

• Examine the ways...

Choreographer

With interpreters Josephine Jakubowski, Lindsay Harpham, Mikaela Orford, Sarah Mclennan, Dominique Tersigni

Goals:

• connect “constructing” approach with more “real-li...

Choreographer / Performer

Seconds: Samantha Lucchetta, Jane Alison McKinney, Jacob Edwards-Schell

Goals:

• Use the audience in the performative space as collaborators

• To struct...

Overview of 2017's work sees...

... explorations in contemporary expression of personal roots in Afro-Caribbean, Body-Mind Centring, Ballet, Performance Art, and Modern Dance across...

Mentors:

Maxine Heppner (lead) Susan Lee, Jessica Runge, Michael Caldwell

Creation Assistants:

Kiera Shaw, Alison Keerey, Nina Milanovski

Specialists:

Peter Jenkins (somatics), Junia Ma...