Opening Thursday and running through Saturday, at the Harbourfront Centre's Enwave Theatre, is Road Trip. Presented as part of the NextSteps series and developed by DanceWorks, Road Trip features the dynamic choreographic duo Susie Burpee and Linnea Swan.
Susie Burpee in 'Road Trip' from Road Trip on Vimeo.
Susie Burpee creates “fully human characters, struggling for connection” (Toronto Star). Her work received Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Performance, and she is a recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Dance. Burpee’s works are noted for their skillful use of contemporary movement to transform individuals on stage and showcase human complexity.
Linnea Swan in 'Road Trip' from Road Trip on Vimeo.
Linnea Swan has worked with many of Canada’s esteemed dance and theatre companies and the interdisciplinary Exchange Rate Collective, whose creation, Appetite, received two Dora Mavor Moore Awards. As a filmmaker, Swan works alongside choreographers and musicians to create music and promotional videos, and films for live performance.
Do not miss this short run. Click here for ticket information and specific show times.
The Harbourfront Centre release describes Road Trip and Its leading ladies as,
...two physically fierce contemporary dancers – [these] two women caught in the spotlight like deer in the headlights. Has something awful happened? The rollercoaster movement of this tragicomic face-off takes the audience on an unforgettable road trip.
Susie Burpee in 'Road Trip' from Road Trip on Vimeo.
Susie Burpee creates “fully human characters, struggling for connection” (Toronto Star). Her work received Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Performance, and she is a recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Dance. Burpee’s works are noted for their skillful use of contemporary movement to transform individuals on stage and showcase human complexity.
Linnea Swan in 'Road Trip' from Road Trip on Vimeo.
Linnea Swan has worked with many of Canada’s esteemed dance and theatre companies and the interdisciplinary Exchange Rate Collective, whose creation, Appetite, received two Dora Mavor Moore Awards. As a filmmaker, Swan works alongside choreographers and musicians to create music and promotional videos, and films for live performance.
Do not miss this short run. Click here for ticket information and specific show times.
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