BLINk (Phase 2)

Choreography by Karen Kaeja

Collaboration with dancer Karen Kaeja, camera Allen Kaeja, media Elysha Poirier
Presented by: Dance Matters
Location: Scotiabank Studio Theatre - Pia Bouman, 6 Noble St (Queen and Dufferin)
Dates: Februrary 20 & 21 – 4:00 pm
Tickets: $12 / $10 Cash at door only
Info: dancematters (at) gmail (dot) com

As though we are observing the making of a film, this live performance magnifies a collaborative commitment to investigate and expose intimate layers of an individual. Phase 1 performed in October 2009 at Meagan O’Shea’s concert, Based on Actual Unrelated Events.

New Duet (In Progress)

Choreography by Karen Kaeja

Interpreters: Diana Groenendijk, Rick Rose
Presented by: Series 8:08
Location: Scotiabank Studio Theatre - Pia Bouman, 6 Noble St (West of Dufferin & Queen), Toronto
Dates: February 27, 2010 – 8:08 pm
Tickets: $10 / $8
Info: 416.504.6429 x 40

Unhinged

Choreography by: Allen Kaeja
Original Commission by: Old Men Dancing, Artistic Director Bill James
Presented by: Theatre Centre’s Free Fall ’10 Festival & Harbourfront Centre World Stage
Featuring Performers: Old Men Dancing (Peterborough)
Location: Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queen’s Quay West
Dates: March 26 & 27, 2010 – 6:30 pm
Tickets: $15
Info: 416.973.4000 | www.harbourfrontcentre.com

Allen Kaeja celebrates the distinctive talents of this diverse group of mature male dancers in a program of works by choreographers Allen Kaeja, Marie-José Chartier, D.A. Hoskins & Bill James. Originally premiered in Peterborough in May 2009.

Kaeja Public Workshops 2010

Dance Film in a Day
April 24, 2010 (10-5 pm) - $95 / $75 CADA & student. Enrollment limited.
Facilitated by Gemini Nominated award-winning dance film director Allen Kaeja, participants will learn to make a short film. Bring your own camera or cellphone!

Fly with Karen & Allen Kaeja ...partnering & choreography!
Merging skilled, sensorial and playful movement

#1: Contact dance / Kaeja Partnering workshop. Open to all levels.
Friday, May 7, 2010 (10 to 4 pm) - $75

#2: Kaeja Partnering / choreography workshop. Enrolment limited.
Saturday, May 8, 2010 (10-5 pm and 7-9 pm) - $95
Karen and Allen will create a dance for and with the participants enabling a vocabulary of set choreography and improvisation to be performed in the evening of the workshop. Open to dancers/movers with contact/improv experience, professional dance artists/students.

Location: All workshops at Ryerson University (details TBA)
Special Rates:
Single days or $150 for both May 7/8.
Early rate for any workshop before April 4, 2010 is 10% less.
Two scholarships avail for May 7/8.

To inquire/register: kaeja@kaeja.org