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2016: Creators' Journeys


Overview of 2016's work sees....

... explorations as diverse as the artists and their genres: Contemporary, Afro-Caribbean, Break, & Modern dance;

... inspirations and creative processes: translating literature into dance, expressing contemporary emotions & themes within prescribed movement forms, reinterpreting archived material to evaluate and create new work, working from theme to pure movement.

The Choreographic Marathon 2016 included:

  • Toronto Area: senior and emerging choreographers and interpreters working through blocks towards freeing process

  • Toronto AO dramaturgy group: developing skills and understanding to support creative process through documentation, dramaturgy and creative support

  • Quebec-based artists researching transformation of learned genres into personal forms of expression

  • Specialists in “somatics ” and “social interactions” applying knowledge to processes of dance creation


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© 2008 by Maxine Heppner

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL LANDS

Maxine Heppner and Across Oceans Arts is based in T'karonto Canada, sacred land that has been home to human cultural activity for over 15,000 years. We honour and acknowledge the original caretakers of this land: the Mississaugas of New Credit, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Anishinaabe and the Huron/Wendat, and all peoples and living beings, named and unnamed, born into and newcomers, who live on this earth with respect and grace.

GRATITUDE

The Choreographic Marathon is grateful for the generosity of participating artists, the partnership with Pia Bouman Studios & the support of The City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, & Across Oceans Angels. 

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