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Performance | Dance In Vancouver
Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman
Soft Currents
Soft Currents is inspired by murmurations – enormous groups of starlings that swirl across the sky in shape-shifting clouds. This collaborative creation brings together 12 dance artists and a original light and sound score to explore the idea of collective responsibility. Working with headphones, the artists respond to text co-authored by Goodman and the group that only they can hear. The audience experiences a performance full of spontaneous eruptions, compositions and delights, alternating between collective unison and individual focus.
This special DIV edition of Soft Currents will have a site-specific component, moving through different spaces at Scotiabank Dance Centre and culminating in the theatre for a post-show social gathering with DJ Brady Marks.
Accessibility: The work is built with accessibility in mind. There are multiple sites within the building where it can be viewed that are wheelchair-accessible and most have some limited seating for anyone that needs it.
About the series:
The 14th biennial Dance In Vancouver celebrates the energy and innovation of our contemporary dance scene: join us for five days of performances, studio showings and events, showcasing some of British Columbia’s most exciting companies and artists.
Includes:
Concept and Direction: Vanessa Goodman
Co-authored by the original performing artists: Alder Mauria Orest Graye (he/him), Alexis Fletcher (she/her), Brenna Metzmeier (she/her), danielle Mackenzie Long (they/them), Jamie Robinson (she/her), Janice Laurence (she/her), Juan Duarte (they/he), Justin Calvadores (they/them), Kate Franklin (she/her), Kevin Li (he/him), Lance Lim (he/him), Leelee Oluwatoyosi Eko Davis (they/them), Perelandra Waddle (any pronouns), Simran Sachar (she/her), Natalia Martineau (she/her).
Original Sound by: Brady Marks
Lighting Design: James Proudfoot
Artistic Producer: Hilary Maxwell
Photos by David Cooper