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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 5, 2016
Toronto Dance Theatre presents Marienbad: A world premiere by
Jordan Tannahill and Christopher House
(Toronto, ON) – Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) closes its 2015-16 season with Marienbad, a new duet created and
performed by TDT Artistic Director Christopher House and award-winning playwright Jordan Tannahill, presented
at the Winchester Street Theatre May 26-29 & June 1-4.
Following on their wayward 2014 collaboration for On Display, Marienbad places two queer men in a landscape of
shifting meanings and intentions. Movement, image and architecture come together in this celebration of intergenerational complicity. The theatre's orientation is reversed, with the audience seated on stage and the
performance unfolding on the terraced steps.
In collaboration with sound designer Matt Smith, lighting designer Simon Rossiter, production stage manager
Cheryl Lalonde and rehearsal director Rosemary James.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday, May 26 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 27 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 28 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 29 - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1 - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 2 – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, June 3 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 4 – 8:00 p.m.
Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street
TICKETS: Regular: $26 | Student/Senior/CADA: $20 | Sunday, May 29: PWYC
BOX OFFICE: 461.967.1365 | tdt.org/marienbad
TORONTO DANCE THEATRE: tdt.org
CHRISTOPHER HOUSE
Born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Christopher House has been Artistic Director of Toronto Dance
Theatre since 1994. In addition to contributing over sixty works to the TDT repertoire, he has created
choreographies for many companies and individuals including Lisbon's Ballet Gulbenkian, The National Ballet of
Canada, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Peggy Baker and Guillaume Côté. He has also directed two collaborations
with inde-pop band The Hidden Cameras, made several short films and videos, and in 2015 was a contributing
choreographer with Cirque du Soleil for the Opening Ceremony of the Pan Am Games. He recently curated Singular
Bodies, a choreographic platform for visual artists and continues his performance practice in the works of Deborah
Hay, Ame Henderson and Jordan Tannahill. Christopher House has received many awards and honours for his work
including three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Dance and
an Honorary Doctorate from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada's
National Arts Centre.
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Media Contact
Lindsey Omelon
p. 416.967.1365 x 23
[email protected]
JORDAN TANNAHILL
Jordan Tannahill is a multidisciplinary artist working in performance and film. In collaboration with William Ellis,
Jordan runs the alternative art space Videofag, out of a defunct barbershop in Toronto’s Kensington Market. His
plays have been presented across Canada, and his films have been exhibited at venues such as the Toronto
International Film Festival, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the British Film Institute. Jordan received the 2014
Governor Generals Award for Drama for his book Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays, the 2014 John Hirsch Prize for
directing, and Dora Awards for 'Outstanding New Play' for rihannaboi95 in 2013 and Concord Floral in 2015. In
2014 he directed Sheila Heti’s All Our Happy Days Are Stupid at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage and The
Kitchen in New York City and published his book Theatre of the Unimpressed with Coach House Press. His doublebill of plays, Botticelli in the Fire & Sodom in Sodom, are closing Canadian Stage's 15/16 season and Concord Floral
opens their 16/17 season this fall.
Sound Designer Matt Smith
Lighting Designer Simon Rossiter
Production Stage Manager Cheryl Lalonde
Rehearsal Director Rosemary James
ABOUT TORONTO DANCE THEATRE
Toronto Dance Theatre is one of Canada’s leading arts organizations, recognized for the intelligent vision of its
choreography, the beauty of its productions and the exceptional artistry of its dancers. Founded in 1968 by Peter
Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle, and under the artistic direction of Christopher House since 1994, TDT has
produced a remarkable body of original Canadian choreography.
Christopher House is one of Canada’s “most enduringly inventive choreographers” (National Post). His works are
acclaimed for their movement invention, musicality and deft handling of multiple layers of meaning. TDT’s dancers
are passionate artists who play an essential role in the creative process, celebrated for their physicality,
imaginative daring, and sensitive, playful ensemble work.
Marienbad
A new duet created and performed by Christopher House and Jordan Tannahill
May 26-28 & June 1-4, 8:00 p.m. | May 29, 2:00 p.m. (PWYC)
Tickets $20-$26
Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street
For tickets visit http://marienbad-tdt.eventbrite.ca
or call 416.967.1365 | www.tdt.org
-For more information or interview requests, please contact:
Lindsey Omelon, Marketing and Communications Manager, Toronto Dance Theatre
416.967.1365 x 23 | [email protected]
Facebook: TorontoDanceTheatre | Twitter: @TDTWinch | Instagram: @TDTWinch | Hashtag: #MarienbadTDT
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