Fall for Dance North – one of the most anticipated festivals in Toronto, under the direction of Ilter Ibrahimof, returns to the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for its third season. Celebrating Canadian dancers and choreographers in Canada’s 150th year, FFDN once again presents 10 internationally acclaimed dance companies from Canada and around the world over three nights, all for only $15 for any seat in the house.
Each night will offer a unique program with highlights that include world premiere festival commissions from Robert Binet of the National Ballet of Canada, seven-time world champion Irish dancer Michaela Hinds, and the ambitious world-record breaking 72-Person Ball Passing community dance project cast from auditions throughout Toronto.
This year FFDN is also hosting an opening night party where you can celebrate with festival artists and team in Sony Centre’s main lobby with DJs, a cash bar and tasty food vendors – $25 for anyone with any festival ticket! Also new in 2017 – you can buy a Festival Pass at $60 which includes one ticket to each of the evening programs and the opening night party!
PROGRAM 1 – Wednesday October 4th 2017, 7:30pm
Mix Mix Dance Collective (Canada)
FOLLOW ME
by Emily Law & Ashley Perez
with live music by DJ Classic Roots
CHILDREN OF CHAOS (Canada)
by Robert Binet
with live music by John Kameel Farah
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Zata Omm Dance Projects (Canada)
THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS
by William Yong
with live music by Nagata Shachu
BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal
O BALCAO DE AMOR
by Itzik Galili
Gauthier Dance // Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (Germany)
VIOLONCELLO
by Nacho Duato
72-PERSON BALL PASSING (Canada)
by Charles Moulton
Featuring an all Toronto cast!
***FFDN COMMISSION
PROGRAM 2 – Thursday October 5th 2017, 7:30pm
Michaela Hinds (Canada)
REFLECTIONS OF AN IRISH JOURNEY
by Yzanne Noone
with live music by Pat King and Brian Grant
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BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Canada)
KOSMOS
by Andonis Foniadakis
Gauthier Dance // Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (Germany)
PACOPEPEPLUTO
by Alejandro Cerrudo
Dong Mei Dance (Canada)
A BLOSSOMING APRICOT BRANCH
by Xiao Mei Zhang
Guangzhou Ballet (China)
MEMORY ON WATER
by Peter Quanz
72-PERSON BALL PASSING (Canada)
by Charles Moulton
Featuring an all Toronto cast!
***FFDN COMMISSION
PROGRAM 3 – Friday October 6th 2017, 7:30pm
Gauthier Dance // Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (Germany)
BALLET 102
by Eric Gauthier
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie (Canada)
FIFTEEN HETEROSEXUAL DUETS
by James Kudelka
with live music by Andrew Burashko & Sheila Jaffe
Gauthier Dance // Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (Germany)
CONRAZONCORAZON
by Cayetano Soto
72-PERSON BALL PASSING (Canada)
by Charles Moulton
Featuring an all Toronto cast!
***FFDN COMMISSION
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