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CATHY WASZCZUK
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto Dance Theatre presents world premieres by two rising choreographers
Emerging Voices: New Works by Alicia Grant and Emily Law
(Toronto, ON) – Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) shines a spotlight on Toronto’s next generation of choreographers
with Emerging Voices: New Works by Alicia Grant and Emily Law. Emerging Voices is presented at the
Winchester Street Theatre in historic Cabbagetown from May 24 – 28. Tickets are available via
TDT’s online box office.
The presentation of Emerging Voices represents the second phase of TDT’s Emerging Voices Project,
which began in 2015 with a two-week choreographic development incubator under the mentorship of
TDT’s Artistic Director Christopher House and frequent TDT collaborator Ame Henderson. Through such projects TDT
demonstrates its commitment to working with guest artists and fostering opportunities for exchange and growth in
Toronto’s dance community.
“Alicia and Emily are two of the most exciting voices in Toronto’s fertile emerging dance scene. Their work is smart, playful,
energetic, and bold and we’re excited to see how their collaboration with TDT continues to evolve,” Christopher House says
of working with the pair.
Emerging Voices is created in partnership with performers Justin de Luna, Alana Elmer, Yuichiro Inoue, Peter Kelly,
Megumi Kokuba, Pulga Muchochoma, Danah Rosales, Jarrett Siddall, and Christianne Ullmark, rehearsal director
Rosemary James, outside eye Ame Henderson, musicians Victoria Cheong and Andrew Zukerman, lighting designer
Simon Rossiter, stage manager Laura Cournoyea and costume designer Jennifer Dallas.
Emerging Voices is generously supported by RBC’s Emerging Artists Project, and by Ann H. Atkinson.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Wednesday May 24, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday May 25, 8:00 p.m.
Friday May 26, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday May 27, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday May 28, 2:00 p.m. (Pay-What-You-Can)
Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street
TICKETS: $25 | Student/Senior/CADA: $20
BOX OFFICE: 461 967 1365 | www.tdt.org/buy-tickets
TORONTO DANCE THEATRE: tdt.org/emerging-voices
ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHERS
Alicia Grant (Toronto/Berlin) is a dancer, teacher and choreographer. She received a BFA in Dance from York University.
Her work in performance, video and installation has been presented in Canada, USA and Europe from stages to swimming
pools to abandoned factories to galleries. She is one part of WITCHTITS, a dancing power duo, with Zinzi Buchanan and
works in various constellations with other makers in Toronto, Berlin and Zagreb.
Alicia’s choreographic work has been presented at XPACE Cultural Centre, Nuit Blanche, Harbourfront Centre, Flowchart,
SummerWorks, Rhubarb in Toronto; Usine C in Montréal; Festival of New Dance in St. Johns; Queeristan in Amsterdam;
Ponderosa in Stolzenhagen; TANZBAD, ada studio, k77 and Tanztage Festival in Berlin. As a dancer and collaborator, she
has worked with Zoja Smutny, Cara Spooner, Isabelle Schad, Shannon Cooney, Robert Kingsbury, Irena Čurik, Bernardo
Chatillon and Andrea Spaziani.
Alicia has been an artist-in-residence in the Czech Republic, Oregon, California, Zagreb, Stolzenhagen, Berlin and Toronto.
She has taught workshops at Université du Québèc á Montréal and Studio 303 (Montréal), Toronto Dance Community
Love-In and York University (Toronto), Kinetic Studio Dance (Halifax), Neighbourhood Dance Works (St. John’s), TanzTage
(Potsdam), Kelim Choreography Centre (Tel Aviv) and P.O.R.C.H. (Stolzenhagen).
She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. She was
MEDIA CONTACT
CATHY WASZCZUK
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the Emerging Resident Artist at Dancemakers 2014-2016.
Emily Law is a contemporary dancer, street dancer, and emerging choreographer. She graduated from The School of
Toronto Dance Theatre and has trained and competed in house dancing and waacking. Emily is a founding member of Mix
Mix Dance Collective who will be presenting a new work in the Toronto Theatre Fringe this July, the Toronto house dance
crew Warehouse Jacks who are currently facilitating open house dance sessions at the AGO, and Parks N’ Wreck who will
be throwing their second festival September 10th as part of the TAC’s Arts in the Parks program.
Emily has had the pleasure of working with companies and artists such as: Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, The Dietrich Group,
The Chimera Project and Alias Dance Project. Her choreographic work has been showcased in festivals such as:, The Next
Stage Theatre Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, CanAsian Dance Festival, The Reel Asian Film Festival and Guelph Dance.
She has been nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore awards and a Gemini.
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 company members are
passionate artists who play an essential role in the creative process, celebrated for their physicality, imagination, and
sensitive, playful ensemble work.
Toronto Dance Theatre performs annually at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre and at the company’s own Winchester Street
Theatre in historic Cabbagetown, where it shares a home with The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. TDT maintains a
regular presence from coast to coast in Canada, and has toured extensively in the USA, Europe and Asia.
For media requests, contact
Cathy Waszczuk, Marketing & Communication Manager
[email protected] or 416-967-1365 x 23
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