Programme 2022

Out Innerspace Dance Theatre

Bygones

Programma soort: Main programme
Genre: Dance
Herkomst: Vancouver, Canada

Visually vibrant, virtuosic high-energy dance from Vancouver that celebrates how needing to overcome challenges can shape and bring out the beauty in us.

Entrance

€ 16,-

Duration

68 minutes

Language

Language no problem

Location

Grand Theatre

Accessibility

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A stunning dark fantasy world in which the laws of nature no longer exist

“Yes, I believe we’re about to begin...” are the ominous first words of the trailer of this thrilling performance by the Canadian dance company Out Innerspace. And then, well … then the show really begins! Walls of light start popping up, as well as spooky shadows one can disappear in: the laws of nature no longer seem to exist in this fantasy world created by directors David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen.

Dancers enter the stage, meandering and flying horizontally and vertically through this dark, hypnotizing world. Their movements are on the verge of the impossible: defying matter and logic, a much-needed invitation for change. For though we by nature keep on hanging on to the past, to what we know and are used to, we also know all too well that change is the only way forward. With its rigorous, hyper detailed and virtuoso movements, prize winning Bygones celebrates how we are shaped by what we manage to overcome and how a challenge can lead to something beautiful.

With follow-up discussion on the 22th of August at 4 p.m.

The dancing is athletic, satisfying and accomplished. Tregarthen and Raymond’s vision is jaw-droppingly original. This is bold and exciting contemporary dance.

Author: Times Colonist

Monday 22 August

Available times

21:00

Tuesday 23 August

Available times

18:00

About the artist

Out Innerspace is a Vancouver based Contemporary Dance organization founded in 2007 by directors David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen. OIS has dedicated over 10 years to creating extraordinary and integral dance experiences through uncompromising rigour and unreserved ingenuity. Full-length works Me So You So Me (2012), Vessel (2010, 2013) and Major Motion Picture (2015) have enjoyed 5 National Tours and performances for 23 schools through ArtStarts. Major Motion Picture is the 2014 recipient of the CanDance Creation Fund commission. OIS was a featured company at the 2017 MilanOltre Festival in Italy and celebrated as “One of the most beautiful and interesting works of the entire festival.” (labottegadelbarbieri.org). Their latest creation, Bygones is co-produced by L’Agora de la Danse, La Rotonde and Dance Victoria and was awarded 2019 Crystal Dance Prize and Dance Centre Artistic Residency.

Credits
By | David Raymond & Tiffany Tregarthen in collaboration with the dancers.
Performance | Elya Grant, David Harvey, David Raymond, Renée Sigouin, Tiffany Tregarthen
Lighting design | James Proudfoot
Video lighting design | Eric Chad
Sound Design | Kate De Lorme
Costume Design | Kate Burrows (cardigan by Hajnalka Mandula)
Mask design | Lyle Reimer
Stage Management | Jessica (Ying-Jye) Han
Co-producers | Dance Victoria (Victoria, Canada), Agora de la danse (Montreal), La Rotonde (Quebec City)
Supporters & Supporters: Canada Council for the Arts, The BC Arts Council and City of Vancouver Residencies with The Dance Centre, Theater Freiburg, ArtSpring, Shadbolt Center for the Arts, Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, The Yukon Arts Center and Centennial Theatre.