Lamondance
Black Feather
Photo credits: Adrian Ortega
Lamondance
Lamondance is a non-profit contemporary dance training and dance company founded in North Vancouver in 2008 to facilitate the evolution of contemporary dance as an art form within the local community. In its 13th season, Lamondance celebrates its success in providing a dynamic starting point for young Canadian and international artists to experience a comprehensive and professional training and performing dance company. Central to the work is the creation of dance performances that truly engage with audiences. Lamondance has toured to the International Dance Seminar in Brasilia, Brazil; Tanzart Festival in Germany. In particular, Lamondance has performed in Canada, Brazil with: “RED” (2009), “Human” (2013), “Spark”(2016), “Kauã” (2017), “Marbled” (2018). Most recently Lamondance Company, performed at the Vancouver International Dance Festival 2021 and at the Toronto International Dance Festival 2021, performing "Before Dawn," a creation by our Artistic Director Davi Rodrigues.
Black Feather
Through Black Feather, Lamondance seeks to reinvent the possibilities of story-telling. The work is based on power imbalances in today's society. Choreographer Davi Rodrigues was inspired by his home country of Brazil and the struggles that they are experiencing right now. In this work, he examines what happens to people when they are granted power as well as how much power are we offering to others unintentionally. By looking back on old classical works like Swan Lake, Davi recognized that power imbalance and a lack of equality played a large role. He was inspired to take this theme and find relevance in the problems we face today as a society. His overall message is that power can be asserted upon us or it can be granted. The goal is to inspire the audience to leave the theatre feeling more empowered to make their own choices, to take action and make positive changes.
Photo credits: Adrian Ortega
Performance History of Black Feather
December 2021 “A Holiday Twist” a new creation inspired by the Classic “Romeo and Juliet”. April 2022 “Black Feather" with new contemporary works by Artistic Director Davi Rodrigues. June 2022 “Skin Within”, a collective of works from guest choreographers from our dance community.
All shows will take place at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University.
Project Details
Project created by: Lamondance Company
Key Collaborators: Choreographer: Davi Rodrigues
Lighting Designer: Brad Trenaman
Stage Manager: Kim Plough
Music: Nina Simone, Joel Carter, Mikael Karlsson, Theophany edit by Davi Rodrigues
Performers: Hayley Galati, Isla Spotswood, Lazaro Silva, Mackye White, Oksana Maslechko, Will Jessup, Yuha Tomita, Rosalie Caron, Nancy Li
Rehearsal director: Racheal Prince
Dramaturgy: David Secunda
Audience: General Audience
Length in minutes: 45 minutes - Full length work
Space required: This work is built for theatre
Preparation required: 1 day in advance of performance
General technical requirements: Stage (35 x 25 minimum preferred, smaller venues can be accommodated, however): Sound: sound playback is from the company's laptop running QLab. Lamondance can provide its own black/white Marley dance floor if required. A wood stage floor (i.e, not concrete) is required. Lighting: House pre-hang, focus and colour as specified by the lighting designer/director.
Availabilities: FALL 2021, WINTER 2022, SPRING 2022, SUMMER 2022, FALL 2022, WINTER 2023, SPRING 2023, SUMMER 2023
Number of performers on tour: 14
Number of support staff on tour: 3
Community Engagement Activities
The company will provide a master class with company members based on the repertoire of the company, movement research and movement development. The workshop would be beneficial to dancers that are already working in a professional level and or dancers that are transitioning to the professional level (ages from 16+) Our goal is to provide access to dance for those who would otherwise not experience the company performance and for those who want to learn the company's repertoire.
Contact: Lamondance, davi@lamondance.com
Website: lamondance.com
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