The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series
Sophie Dow + Laura Reznek
Agrimony
September 20-21, 2024
Scotiabank Dance Centre
The Dance Centre acknowledges that it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. It is an honour and a privilege for us to be guests in their lands. We are grateful.
AGRIMONY
Great empires designed a world that draws out our differences – fear masked as pride and progress allows separation between us.
What masks do we don for every aspect, every circumstance of our lives? How do we unravel – come apart enough to remember who we truly are?
We honour the small yellow flower named agrimony (agrimonia eupatoria) – in plant medicine: a catalyst for honesty, dissolving the masks upon masks society forces us to craft; unveiling a truest self.
Choreography: Sophie Dow
Composer: Laura Reznek
Interpreters (Dance): Amanda Testini, Tavia Christina, Mohammed Rashead, Sophie Dow
Interpreters (Music): Laura Reznek, Jonah Ocean, Roisin Adams, J Daniel Baxter, Chris Marriott
Outside Eye/Mentor: Malgorzata Nowacka-May
Dramaturgy: Meg Roe
Documentarian: Vitantonio Spinelli
Contributing Interpreters: Charlotte Telfer-Wan, Vitantonio Spinelli
Masks: Christian Borrego
Costumes: Meagan Woods, Natasha Denison, Sophie Dow
Gallery Creation: Bryony Flynn, Clay Lormand, Sophie Dow, Mark O’Neil
Stage & Production Manager: Kayleigh Sandomirsky
Lighting Designer: Jonathan (Jono) Kim
Sound Engineer: David Rezmer
Technical Team: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell
Special thanks to: Linda Rose, Julia Sasso, Clay Lormand, Mark Wlodarczyk, David Norsworthy, Samantha Sutherland, Kiera Shaw, Rumi Jeraj, Alyssa Favero, Drew Temple, The TeaHaus.
Agrimony has been generously supported by:
-Canada Council for the Arts
-BC Arts Council
-co.ERASGA Studio Salon Series
-The National Ballet of Canada’s CreativAction Open Space Programme
-The Dance Centre
-The Chimera Project
-Harbourfront Centre Theatre
-toes for dance/Common Ground Dance Festival
-PEC’S Flight Festival of Contemporary Dance
THE DANCE CENTRE
Established in 1986 as a resource centre for dance in British Columbia, The Dance Centre is a multifaceted organization offering a range of activities which is unparalleled in Canadian dance.
It presents performances and events, building audiences and nurturing public awareness; invests in programs, resources and support for hundreds of dance professionals working in all genres; operates Scotiabank Dance Centre, a cultural hub and one of Canada’s flagship dance facilities which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors annually; and works to promote BC dance.
Through programs, outreach and education, The Dance Centre is committed to sustaining a strong and vibrant community through dance.
Staff
Executive Director Mirna Zagar; Associate Programming Director Raquel Alvaro; Associate Producer Linda Blankstein; Membership Coordinator Kaia Shukin; Director of Marketing Heather Bray; Outreach Coordinator Yurie Kaneko; Digital Marketing Coordinator Lindsay Curtis; Development Manager Catherine Butler; Venue and Services Manager Crystal Lai; Comptroller Elyn Dobbs; Technical Director Victoria Bell; Dance Central Editor Shanny Rann
Board of Directors
Linda Gordon (Chair); Andrea Reid (Vice-Chair); Mark Weston (Treasurer); Tin Gamboa (Secretary); Yvonne Chartrand; Judith Garay; Arash Khakpour; Anndraya Luui; Jennifer Aoki.
THANK YOU
The Dance Centre is grateful for the generous support of The Choreographer’s Circle, Anndraya Luui and the BC Arts Renaissance Fund.
The Corporate Leader’s Circle
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP – Ingrid M. Tsui, Partner; The Holiday Inn and Suites Vancouver Downtown – Angela van den Byllaardt, Sales Manager; Davidson & Company – Erez Bahar; Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited – Beau Howes
The Choreographer’s Circle
Impresario: Charles and Eve Chang Foundation, Anndraya Luui
Choreographer: Anonymous, Anonymous, Beau Howes and Genieve Burley, Tony Giacinti (in memory of Lola MacLaughlin), Stephen Jarislowsky, Anne Hildebrandt
Artistic Director: Linda Blankstein, Marnie Carter, Moh Faris, David Matte, Jackson McKiee, Yosef Wosk OBC
Principal Dancer: David Cousins, James Felter, Mike and Kathy Gallagher, Ken Gracie and Philip Waddell, McGrane – Pearson Endowment Fund, Jean Orr, Patrick Shea, Don and Jane Shumka, Janet and Ron Stern
Dance Artist: Anonymous, Anonymous, Ken Alexander, Santa Aloi, Rosario Ancer, Mary and Herb Auerbach, Gary R. Bell, Andrew and Andrea Benzel, Noel Best and Barbara Shuman, Matthew Breech and Shino Watanabe, Richard Cavell and Peter Dickinson, Kirk Chantraine, Amanda Collinge, Norm and Dorothy Cross, Count and Countess Enrico and Aline Dobrzensky, Tom Donaldson, Jason Dubois and Clayton Baraniuk, Nicola Follows, Judith Garay, Peter Harmon, Linda Johnston, Emily Klukas, Gail Lotenberg, Peter Maloff, Amy Millar, Jean Millar, Andrea Reid, Kathy Scalzo, Kemo Schedlosky and Mark Gatha, Betty Scheltgen, Kaelin Sheaden, Ingrid Tsui and Matthew Heemskerk, Annelie and Dan Vistica, Denis Walz, Michael Welters, Jason Wrobleski, Max Wyman and Susan Mertens, Mirna Zagar
The Artist’s Circle
Linda Aristizabal, Brent Belsher, Denis Blais and Paras Terezakis, Val Brandt, Carol Carr, Beth Carter, Deborah Dragon, Lorna Froidevaux, Lynn B. Johnston, Lorita Leung – The Lorita Leung Dance Association, Barry McKinnon, Dubravko Pajalic, Dr. Mary Robertson, Frank Salisbury, Selma Savage, Janice Wells
The operations of The Dance Centre are supported by the Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council, and the City of Vancouver.
Media sponsors: Stir, The Georgia Straight
The VDC Dance Centre Society is a registered charity no. BN 11925 8754 RR0001