Emergency #14

With a full range of performance styles from modern dance, hip-hop and ballroom, to dance theatre and performance art, the fourteenth annual Emergency festival brings to the stage nineteen brave new works of dance and performance by some of Peterborough’s finest talent, ranging from veteran dance artists to adventurous newcomers. In addition to the stage works, this year’s Emergency includes a multidisciplinary performance/installation in a room at Market Hall that can be viewed before or after entering the theatre.

	Thurs 8:00 and Sat 7:00 Chicks With Balls – Chicks with Balls Can Dance Vanessa Ferrari and Cate Henderson – Sun Down Dance Alejandra Perdomo, Maria Vasconez , Naomi Schatz, Peggy Houston – Las Pecueca Barbara Stocking – Well Woman Trent Dance Team – Overcome and Outta Control
	Thurs 9:00 and Sat 8:00 anya gwynne – Flight Pattern Old Men Dancing – Marshalling Memories Emma Romerein – Elves, an excerpt of DeadLok Anne Ryan – Abiding
	Fri 8:00 and Sat 9:00 Brian Nichols – Monalisa Wes Ryan – she sits silent, sketching circles in her skirt Kate Story and Curtis Driedger – Joy of Blood Esther Vincent – Seelenfröhetanz nach der Gassenhauer von Hans Neusidler und einige Pferdespielen
	Fri 9:00 and Sun 2:00 Caribbean Beat – “Wile-out” Productions Sophia May Cooper and Jenn Cole – Sub Urban Tiina Kivinen – She Who Dreams Life Into Bodies Deb Reynolds – Awakening Hilary Wear – Brothers & Friends
	Thurs to Sat after all 8 & 9 pm shows Jessica Rowland – sleep (Performance Installation – free admission)

e – Thurs 8:00 and Fri 9:00

Chicks with Balls Can Dance Created by: Chicks With Balls Performed by: Emily Anastassiadis, Anna von Bieberstein, Ayasha Calderone, Bobbi-Lee Chatelaine, Melissa DeLeary, Sarah Kardash, Mary-Jo Nadeau, Ziysah, plus surprise cameo appearances! Chicks with balls explore the intersections between dance and sport. PSA: If you’re a chick who wants to be a chick with balls, join us in supportive sport space for all skill levels write to chickswithballs@gmail.com.

Sun Down Dance Created by: Vanessa Ferrari and Cate Henderson Performed by: Vanessa Ferrari and Cate Henderson, Jeff Cadence Two playful characters play on their neighbourhood street. Using borrowed objects and each other they explore movement.

Las Pecueca Created by: Alejandra Perdomo, Maria Vasconez , Naomi Schatz, Peggy Houston Performered by: Alejandra Perdomo, Maria Vasconez , Naomi Schatz, Peggy Houston, Card Players Will, Trevor, Dale, Ali, Mike Minor “I tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past…” Just another night of drinking and raunchy music. Tom Waits take it away…

Well Woman Created by: Barbara Stocking Performed by: Barbara Stocking and Sommer Sanderson This dance piece explores several, transitional aspects of women’s lives. With a Scream we realize we want to find “our female selves” but knowing the value of being true to our female centre conflicts with the easier gain that seems to come with seduction and a dishonesty with self. Eventually, we hope, there is a release and greater acceptance of ourselves and discovery with our connectedness.

Overcome Created by: Susie Magyari, Lindsay Williams, Jenna Tye, Ashley Retford, Amanda Ferguson Performed by: Susie Magyari, Lindsay Williams, Jenna Tye, Ashley Retford, Amanda Ferguson, Stacey Maloney, Katie Bowerman, Andrea Lewis, Elizabeth Pecchia, Lisa Jensen, Jen Amato, Alana Webber, Kaleigh Meringer, Lisa Wardle, Jenn Smith, Britanny McCormack, Teri Northey

Outta Control Created by: Susie Magyari Performed by: Susie Magyari, Lindsay Williams, Jenna Tye, Ashley Retford, Amanda Ferguson, Stacey Maloney, Katie Bowerman, Andrea Lewis, Elizabeth Pecchia, Lisa Jensen, Jen Amato, Alana Webber, Kaleigh Meringer, Lisa Wardle, Jenn Smith, Britanny McCormack, Teri Northey, Ashley Oszytko Diebold, Kevin Kishundat, Chris McConnell, Robyn Jarchow, Marian Abdi

m – Thurs 9:00 and Sat 8:00

Flight Pattern Created and performed by: anya gwynne Inspired by the myth of Icarus and by a poem entitled “Icarus in Three Parts” by Esther Vincent, this piece is an exploration into loss, mainly a loss of self. Through movement, text and sound, Flight Pattern is a moment in the journey to achieve a balance between emotional extremes and an attempt to escape the insular state of depression.

Marshalling Memories Created by: Old Men Dancing Performed by: John Anderson, Ray Barker, George Barron, Andrei Filippov, Michael Hermiston, Peter Hewett, Dave McConkey, Brian Nichols, Rob Steinman, Jim Angel The Old Men explore the father-son relationship and reflect on the journey to becoming old men.Since we crawled from the soup and climbed trees and then found refuge again in the sea, never has the stark and naked essence of the father-son relationship been probed and exposed with more confused and dangling tools than by the fools of Old Men Dancing. A must see performance by all who seek to feel the warm touch of a father’s hand on a cold and snowy face.

Elves, an excerpt of DeadLok Created by: Emma Lu Romerein Performed by: Tanya Crowder, Mairéad Filgate This is the Elf excerpt of a larger piece called ‘DeadLok’ inspired from the metaphors from ‘Lord of The Rings’ showing the plight between good and evil. In this excerpt I concentrated on showing the etherial quality of the Elves mixed with a strong sense of forboding in the face of futile hope.

Abiding Created and performed by: Anne Ryan Abiding. And we stay. Time passes. When something precious is lost a struggle ensues. Sorrow, faith, letting go, turning and returning.

r  – Fri 8:00 and Sat 9:00

Monalisa Created by: Brian Nichols Performed by: Brian Nichols, Anna Gartshore “the story of one life cannot be told separately from the story of other lives. Who are we? the question is not simple. … All the lives that surround us are in us.” Susan Griffin

she sits silent, sketching circles in her skirt Created by: Wes Ryan Performed by: Kate Story, Wes Ryan In the weeks preceding my grandmother’s death she spent many hours in silence. My grandfather would sit near her, not speaking, attending to her needs with care. Before her death I asked Nanny what she thought about in this silence. She said when she wasn’t worrying about those she was leaving behind she thought of how much she loved my Papa. I never asked Papa what he was thinking.

Joy of Blood Created by: Kate Story and Curtis Driedger Performed by: Kate Story, Michael Morritt Mandolin Society of Patootville: Carl Agar, Clifford Ballantine, Ken Brown, Anne de Long, Curtis Driedger, Emily Glasspool, Sam Gleason, Roy Hagman, Maxine Mann, Judy Marshall, Barbara Ratz, Patricia Stone, Anna Tennent-Riddell, Jerry Vis, Jim Gleason (dog house bass) The Juanita O’Dang Singers: Stephanie Benn, James Britton, Vanessa Ferrari, Charlie Glasspool, Jean Greig, Jason Hayes, Cate Henderson, John Hoffman, Andrew Johnston, Dianne Latchford, Phil Loucks, Jayne Martin, Kathy McLay, Susan Newman, Emony Nicholls, Jo Pillon, Karine Rogers, Patti Shaughnessy, Jovanna Soligo, Karen Sutherland, Caroline Tennent, Tina Therrien, Ben Wolfe, Hannah Wolfe, Marcelina SalazaThere was blood on the saddle, blood all around And great big puddles of blood on the ground.The cowboy lay in it, covered in gore He won’t be bustin’ no broncos no more.O pity the cowboy all bloody and red, His bronco fell on ‘eem and mashed in ‘ees headThere was blood on the saddle, blood all around And great big puddles of blood on the ground.…that’s about it in a cracked open nutshell, and now we gaze upon the soul of L’il Will as, with the agonizing slowness of eternity, it struggles to separate itself from the liquid portion of his newly created remains.

Seelenfröhetanz nach der Gassenhauer von Hans Neusidler und einige Pferdespielen Created by: Esther Vincent Performed by: Stephanie Corrin, Ryan Kerr, Curtis Driedger, Baraba Ratz, Tina Therrien, Hannah Brown, Issac Brown, John MacEwen Horses. Falling in love. A spring day. A happy song.

g – Fri 9:00 and Sun 2:00

“Wile-out” Productions Created by: Caribbean Beat Performed by: Christopher Allen, Darnally Estava, Renee Kelly, Oscar Moore, and Nadia Daniels This dance encompasses various styles from different genres. Principally, hip hop and dancehall movements are most evident. The piece seeks to question stereotypes by presenting them in a manner that seems to perpetuate them. However, through the resolution of the plot various unconventional outlooks shine through.

Sub Urban Created and performed by: Sophia Cooper and Jenn Cole Two dancers play with opposition, and warp the time and space associated with subway travel.The body, as an organic entity, will examine the subconscious stimuli of the pumping, grinding, screeching etc, and the layers of sound as they interact with thought. The dancers build a relationship in a mutual space, but also enter the chaotic and off balance nature of their reacting psyche.

She Who Dreams Life Into Bodies Created by: Tiina Kivinen Performed by: Tiina Kivinen, Kerry Tims A dance of love for the Mother. A Reflection on Birth and Creation. The dance of Life becoming itself, A swelling ocean. crimson. safe. a sweet source of power. Dancing to infuse the moment with the life giving, all powerful, sensuous essence of the feminine, to push forward a reality of affirmation, transformation and healing. I’m not just dancing, i am purging silence from cells.

Awakening Created and performed by: Deb Reynolds We’re born with ultimate possibilities. What happens? Is it outside forces that limit our potential, or is it our own inner negative dialogue? How do we break free and return to that place where everything began and everything was possible?

Brothers & Friends Facilitator and Co-Choreographer: Hilary Wear Performers & Co-Choreographers: Timothy Oates & Alexander Verhoeven, Christopher Oates & Isaac Verhoeven This piece, created collaboratively, has evolved from the theme of bullying and now tells a story of the bonds and boundaries in Boys relationships with their brothers and with their peers. We hope to show the continual balancing taking place within the relationships to create their sense of brotherhood. A Sister’s voice, singing of the freedom that grows from trust, rounds out and supports the Boys’ work.

y – Thurs to Sat after all 8 & 9 pm shows

sleep
Collaborative choreography by:Jessica Rowland, Holly Podres and MJ Dalton
Performed by: Holly Podres and Jessica Rowland
An experimental and experiential after-show ambient performance and installation piece for your contemplation, exploration and enjoyment. A place to dialogue and be immersed in an audio visual, sensual environment for as many minutes as you would like to stay.

All photos by Esther Vincent, except Chicks with Balls Can Dance, by Ziysah, and Overcome and Outta Control, by The Trent Dance team.