Fall for Dance North 2015

Inspired by the internationally acclaimed Fall for Dance Festival™, created in 2004 by New York City Center a new event comes to Toronto….Fall for Dance North – September 29th to October 1st at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts.

Revel in dynamic mixed programs where you will experience anything from classical and contemporary ballet to flamenco, tap, capoeira, South Asian and Aboriginal dance forms in a single evening. See 11 acclaimed Canadian and international companies over two distinct programs, with cultural influences that reflect the energy and diversity of Toronto.

Remarkably, for each performance, every seat in every section of the venue will cost just $10!

PROGRAM 1 details:

The National Ballet of Canada – Canada
No.24, by Guillaume Cote

Toronto Dance Theatre – Canada
Vena Cava, by Christopher House

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – USA
Takademe, by Robert Battle

Nrtiyagam – India *Toronto Debut*, LIVE MUSIC!
Vibhakta, by Surupa Sen (artistic director) and Bijayini Satpathy

“Inter-Hoop”, featuring drum group “Crazy Eagle”
**FESTIVAL COMMISSION**, LIVE MUSIC!
An all-Canadian, special First Nations Hoop Dance performance, curated and directed by the artistic director of the Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, Santee Smith

Atlanta Ballet – USA **Canadian Debut**
Minus 16, by Ohad Naharin

PROGRAM 2 details:

Ballet BC – Canada
Twenty Eight Thousand Waves, by Cayetano Soto

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – USA
After the Rain Pas-de-deux, by Christopher Wheeldon

DanceBrazil – Brazil LIVE MUSIC!
Malungos, by Jelon Vieira

Peggy Baker, featuring Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire / Bell Orchestra) – Canada
in WORLD PREMIERE of fractured black
**FESTIVAL COMMISSION**, LIVE MUSIC!

Dorrance Dance – USA **Canadian Debut**, LIVE MUSIC! (Body Percussion)
SOUNDSpace, by Michelle Dorrance

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company – Canada LIVE MUSIC!
Desencuentros & Río del Tiempo, by Esmeralda Enrique

More info: http://www.ffdnorth.com/