my heart is a spoon first incarnation of this new dance-media work January 19-22 at The Theatre Centre Toronto Previews and Reviews click here
Looking into the eyes of Rage, through the lens of manga, into the sepia corners of old ways, this first draft of Maxine Heppner’s newest work promises uncompromising physicality with her characteristic blend of boldness and sensitivity. when a girl discovers that her private world of manga comics is rooted in the past and a man finally unleashes his long-bound energies? more ..
Maxine Heppner's work "exposes the heart of the human condition" classical 96.3 fm
Maxine Heppnerartistic direction, choreography, design from Japan Takako Segawa dance Fujimoto Takayuki light including music of the Yoshida Brothers and a lot of Manga from now and then from Canada: Gerry Trenthamdance Sarah Shugarmanmusic Kate Alton outside eyeEnLai Mahchoreo assistant Jerôme de la PierremediaElysha Poirier media Droo cosplay photos Alex Moakler media drawings Alex Yue origami Raveesh Nagpal photo conversions Arun Srinivasan, Alex Maitland technical support
Rage Project events
Jan 19-22pre-show PHOTO EXHIBITION Droo's cosplay portraits : Jan 21 ANIME Films mini-fest At the Theatre Centre (fundraising for AO) on the Big Screen Akira & Summer Wars & Small Screen Faves & retro Jan 16: MANGA EDO TO NOW at The Japan Foundation with Carol Dorman on ukiyo-e, Geof Greig on contemporary manga, dance artists Maxine Heppner, Takako Segawa on interpretation into dance
Jan 7: DANCE & THE CREATIVE ACT "Psychoanalysis & Arts series" at Womens' Art Association: with Lacanian psychoanalyst Dr. Mavis Himes, and dance artists Maxine Heppner, Takako Segawa, En Lai Mah www.speakingoflacan.com
Jan 14, 24 Toronto Jan 26,27 St.Catherines LIGHTING FOR THE 21st CENTURY lighting workshops with Fujimoto Takayuki, pioneer in LED Stage Lighting
ABOUT THE ARTISTS Choreographed, directed and designed by Maxine Heppner, this first incarnation is created with a distinguished group of collaborators. Japanese guest artists are: Takako Segawa: award-winning international dancer, Fujimoto Takayuki: pioneer in high tech light design for such groups as DumbType and recently changing the face of even Kyoto’s traditional Noh Theatre Company, contributing music to the score are the Yoshida Brothers, traditional shamisen musicians who have become international pop stars. Canadians are Gerry Trentham one of Toronto’s outstanding veteran dancers, composer for dance and theatre Sarah Shugarman, origami artist Alex Yue, DROO (leading photographer of cos-play), media artists Jerome de la Pierre, Elysha Poirier, Raveesh Nagpal and Alex Moakler, performer En Lai Mah as choreo assistant and Kate Alton as outside eye. .......more info
This first incarnation is a Canada Japan cooperation produced in cooperation with Danceworks CoWorks Series, Sephanic Arts Dance Theatre Japan, and Across Oceans, with thanks to the generous support of The Canada Council of the Arts, The Japan Foundation, the Drama Program of University of Toronto (UCDP), lyonfish studios, Stuart Jackson Gallery, the Origami Society of Toronto, Brock University and the generosity of private donors.
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