Sigan © John McDermott

The New Zealand Dance Company

The Geography of an Archipelago • Sigan • In Transit

2019-10-08 19:30 2019-10-09 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: The New Zealand Dance Company

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21634

For its inaugural North American tour, this remarkable young company directed by Arts Laureate Shona McCullagh offers up a program as rich and diverse as its South Pacific homeland. The Geography of an Archipelago by Stephen Shropshire is a striking trio set to a powerful, percussive score that includes the haunting sounds of the taonga pourou (Māori traditional instruments); In Transit by Māori multidisciplinary artist...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
October 8 - 9, 2019
Babs Asper Theatre 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada
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Sigan © John McDermott
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In Transit © John McDermott
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The Geography of an Archipelago © Caroline Bindon
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Sigan © John McDermott
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Sigan © John McDermott
© John McDermott
Dance Contemporary
“…a tour de force of dance, music and light…” Francesca Horsley, DANZ, 2015
  • ≈ 1 hour and 41 minutes · With intermission
  • Flashing lights
  • Smoke machine
  • Loud noises
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In Transit © John McDermott
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The Geography of an Archipelago © Caroline Bindon
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Sigan © John McDermott
sigan2-by-john-mcdermott
Sigan © John McDermott
© John McDermott

For its inaugural North American tour, this remarkable young company directed by Arts Laureate Shona McCullagh offers up a program as rich and diverse as its South Pacific homeland. The Geography of an Archipelago by Stephen Shropshire is a striking trio set to a powerful, percussive score that includes the haunting sounds of the taonga pourou (Māori traditional instruments); In Transit by Māori multidisciplinary artist Louise Potiki Bryant is a striking reflection on the role of ritual; and, Sigan by Korean choreographer KIM Jae Duk, is a riveting quartet that draws from dual themes of attack and meditation.

Note: smoke machine, flashing lights, loud music

Learn more in the program notes ›

Artists

  • The Geography of an Archipelago CHOREOGRAPHER
    Stephen Shropshire

    COMPOSERS
    Chris O’Connor with Rob Thorne, Ludwig van Beethoven

    MUSICIAN
    Rob Thorne on the taonga pūoro

    LIGHTING DESIGNER
    Jo Kilgour

    COSTUME AND SET DESIGNER
    Kasia Pol
  • In Transit CHOREOGRAPHER
    Louise Potiki Bryant

    MUSIC & AV DESIGNER
    Paddy Free

    LIGHTING DESIGNER
    Jo Kilgour

    COSTUME DESIGNER
    Kasia Pol

    SET DESIGNERS
    Louise Potiki Bryant, Kasia Pol and Paddy Free
  • Sigan CHOREOGRAPHER AND COMPOSER
    KIM Jae Duk

    LIGHTING DESIGNER
    Jo Kilgour

    COSTUME DESIGNER
    Elizabeth Whiting

    SET DESIGN
    Rachael Walker
  • Featuring DANCERS
    Chrissy Kokiri, Carl Tolentino, Katie Rudd, Xin Ji, Ngaere Jenkins and Toa Paranihi.
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