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INTRODUCING THE CURATORS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM:
The Cultch's new initiative to assist emerging artists in Vancouver
2009/2010 Curators-in-Residence: Aaron Joyce, Brendan McLeod, and Cris
Derksen.
Photo by Evil Patrick Shannon.
On the last Sunday of (almost) every month, The Cultch is making the Vancity Culture Lab available to young artists currently making waves in Vancouver. Three formidable talents have been chosen as performance curators for the 09/10 season: Aaron Joyce, Brendan McLeod, and Cris Derksen. Each will curate three nights of performance over the course of three months, showcasing the best of what the city has to offer.
First up is Aaron Joyce, who will be in residence from August to October. As a session musician, producer, and arranger, Aaron Joyce has become one of the most sought after young musicians in the city. He has recorded and toured with some of Vancouver's most beloved artists including Rae Spoon, Dan Mangan, Hannah Georgas, Po' Girl, Mark Berube and many more. His own projects run the gamut from atonal Afrobeat to harmonically complex art-rock.
Aaron's first show on August 30th was absolutely breathtaking. Three of Vancouver's finest bands, Cloudsplitter, Copilots, and Aaron's own A Ghost to Kill Again rocked the Culture Lab. The bands played in the centre of the room, facing one another, while the audience surrounded them on all sides. It was a completely unique and unforgettable evening.
His next show, on September 27th at 7:30 pm, will be something else entirely.
Contemporary dance collective No Hitting will interact with
Vancouver's finest musical improvisers; Leah Abramson has been
commissioned to interpret the work of Nico under the moniker Velour
Bunker (featuring Jeff Younger and Tommy
Babin); and experimental instrument trio The
Microscopic launch their new disc "Life of Bugs".
For more information about the shows, the curators, and the Curators-in-Residence Program, please visit: CULTCHCURATORS.WORDPRESS.COM
Tickets to all Curators-in-Residence shows are $10 and are available through our box office (604-251-1363). Don't miss your chance to see Vancouver's hottest young artists in the city's most intimate venue.
A CONVERSATION WITH HELENE BLACKBURN, CHOREOGRAPHER OF DIARY & FOUNDER OF CAS PUBLIC
SOURCE: This Q&A was conducted by Véronique Ménard for the National
Arts Centre Dance Department, January 2006
Helene Blackburn, choreographer
Véronique Ménard: Where do you find
inspiration for your work for young audiences?
HB: One source is my 15-year-old daughter. I'm really
enjoying watching her grow up. When I was developing this work, I was fortunate
enough to meet with a group of teenagers and talk with them about what
interested them in general, but mostly about what concerned them in particular.
The subject of love was the clear winner!
VM: How did you
choose the dancers for this piece?
HB: I held auditions. When I'm auditioning dancers, I try to
follow my instincts: I might choose them for their physical ability, their past
experience, their personality. For instance, one of the dancers in Diary / Journal
intime has a theatre background, which is interesting for me because my work
involves a lot of theatre. Another important factor is how well a dancer fits
in with the rest of the company.
VM: The title of your
new piece is Diary / Journal intime. What's it about?
HB: Diary / Journal intime is about young love, first love.
I want to draw a parallel between romantic love and the passion for dance. I
also want to ask some questions, such as, for instance: Can the passion for
dance be as powerful as romantic passion? Does being in love feel the same as being
passionate about something? I see a clear link between love and the passion for
dance: they can induce similar emotions-rejection and abandonment, but also affection,
tenderness, intimacy.
VM: How would you
define your creative process?
HB: Each work is like a travel journal. I collect ideas I'd
like to explore; often I put together bits and pieces that, at least to me,
have a common theme. Sometimes I'll reflect on an idea for several years before
I actually start working on it in the studio. Often, by the time I start
putting the work together I have a very good idea of where I want it to go.
VM: I read that when
you start working on a new piece you involve the whole Cas Public team, right
down to the office staff-is that right?
HB: Yes, that's very important to me. When I begin a new
piece, I ask the dancers to do some research on the subject of the work; in
this case I asked them to write about their first love. The dancers are a great
source of inspiration, and I draw on episodes in their lives to construct the
work. Once the performers have shared their experiences, we get to work and the
piece gradually takes shape over a period of time. The office staff have a big
part to play as well: they're essentially our first audience, and if the piece
doesn't work for them I know it won't work for a general audience. Thus the
whole team is very involved in creating the work.
ABOUT DIARY
Diary is presented by The Cultch Sept 29-Oct 3 and is the first part of
our four-part Family Series. Click here for more info on The Cultch's
presentation of Diary/Journal intime or call 604-251-1363 to book your tickets
now.
Please note that all proceeds from the Sept 29th performance of
Diary will be donated to the Eagle Bay Memorial in memory of Azra, Phoebe &
Fergus.
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COMING UP AT THE CULTCH FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER:
Sept 14: Julia Mackey
presents Jake's Gift - A Benefit Performance for the Eagle Bay Memorial in memory
of Azra, Phoebe & Fergus. One Night Only
Sept 18 - 26: The Vancouver
Global ComedyFest. Click here for a complete listing of shows at The Cultch
Sept 27: The Cultch's Curator-in-Residence Aaron Joyce presents
Velour Bunker, No Hitting, & The Microscopic
Sept 29 - Oct 3: The Cultch presents Diary / Journal intime
- Opening night (Sept 29) is also a Benefit Performance for the Eagle Bay Memorial
in memory of Azra, Phoebe & Fergus.
Oct 6 - 17: The Cultch and Touchstone Theatre present Any Night by DualMinds
Oct 11: Standing Wave Society presents Too Strange to Believe
Oct 16: The Cultch invites one & all to a free celebratory community square dance featuring local string bands Shout! White Dragon and The Haints. Learn dances on the fly with a professional caller, no experience necessary!
Oct 17: Stringplunker Records presents The 11th Annual West Coast Guitar Night
Oct 20 - 24: The Cultch presents Provincial Essays by Lola
Dance
Oct 25: The Cultch presents Lorne Elliott
Click here for our full calendar of events!
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meet George and
Martha. Come over for a few drinks.
Stay for a boozy
little game of "Get the Guests".
You'll never forget
it.
Blackbird Theatre presents
 Edward Albee's scathing portrait of a 20th century American
marriage
Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?
Starring: Gabrielle Rose, Kevin McNulty,
Meg Roe and Craig Erickson
Directed by: John Wright
"To spend an evening
with George and Martha is to be on the battlefield of an alarmingly ferocious,
caustically funny, marital war. It's a
fight to the death. You don't even think
about doing this play unless you have a truly superb cast -- and we
have." - John
Wright, Director
THE CULTCH - Vancouver
East Cultural Centre
December 27 2009
to January 16 2010
Preview: December
27 2009 @ 2pm (PWYC)
Opening: December
28 2009 @ 7:30pm
Matinees: Saturdays & Sundays @ 2pm
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE
CULTCH BOX OFFICE: T: 604.251.1363
Info 604.921.8588
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