About The Work
At the forefront of contemporary dance for over 25 years, internationally acclaimed Kaeja d’Dance, returns with two physically demanding and poignant dances.
Revisiting Karen’s smash hit, CRAVE, and Allen’s exhilarating new work, DEFIANT, this program features all the hallmarks of the Kaeja aesthetic—sensual, articulate, and fierce.
Crave
Crave is: poignant, romantic, whimsical and chaotic—a duet that mines intimacy while navigating loneliness, unsettledness, and the hope that keeps us hanging on. Sarah Shugarman’s stunning score will now be brought to life by a live string quartet. As part of the pre-show, audience members are invited to join Dance With Me, an intimate dance on stage with a partner, friend, or stranger—the perfect prelude to CRAVE.
DEFIANT
DEFIANT is: brutal, visceral, sensual and provocative. Combined with an original score by Edgardo Moreno, it harnesses the intense physicality of seven Kaeja dancers—featuring Karen Kaeja. This new work delves into light within darkness, the resonance of rebellion, and the beauty of failure.
“Crave is a poignant exploration in all its sweet and hideous colours . . .absolutely haunting.”
“Allen's work is sharp-edged, densely packed and redolent with disturbing beauty.”
- The Globe and Mail
- Time Out, UK
Crave
Defiant
Performances
Thursday May 11, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Saturday May 13, 2017
Tuesday May 16, 2017
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Saturday May 20, 2017
Running Time
Crave
Defiant
Total (approx)
Crave Credits
Choreography
Karen Kaeja
Created with Performers
Stéphanie Tremblay
Michael Caldwell
Composer
Sarah Shugarman
Costumes
Cheryl Lalonde
Lighting
Simon Rossiter
Original Lighting
Kimberly Purtell
Dramaturgy
Pil Hansen
Defiant Credits
Choreography
Allen Kaeja
Created with Performers
Karen Kaeja
Stéphanie Tremblay
Michael Caldwell
Zhenya Cerneacov
Ana Claudette Groppler
Merideth Plumb
Mateo Galindo Torres
Composer
Edgardo Moreno
Lighting
Simon Rossiter
Dramaturgy
Bruce Barton
8:00pm
8:00pm
2:00pm
8:00pm
8:00pm
8:00pm
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