i've had a strange (and quite terrible cold) for the last week or so, and have been laying pretty low, but i did make it to dusk dances, one of my all time favorite toronto summer events. every year it's different and every year it's amazing, and i love that it happens in withrow park, which is right around the corner from my house.
this year there were five different scenes, and another thing i love about dusk dances is how between each dance you up and move to a different part of the park. the audience was huge when i went this year, and there's this great excited energy as everyone hurries and jostles to get a good spot to watch each scene.
one of my favorites this year was this performance, which i don't think i can describe better than the photo can:
but my absolute favorite were these gals, who were playing 1950's prom attendees, who started out really sweet and went a bit psyco by the end (all through dance, of course):
dusk dances is still on tour, you should check it out to see if they're coming to a park near you.
summer is such a wonderful time for these small festivals - tonight i'm going to see a summerworks play "the intruder" that my friend clare did the movement direction for, and thursday i'll see another summerworks show "one" that my friend keith is in. both have been getting some great reviews.
and keeping all this summer festival-ing rolling - i just discovered that the edmonton fringe fest will be on when i'm there for a wholesale show next week. so excited! the edmonton fringe is legendary, and i think it will be a perfect way to spend my evenings after the show.
have you seen any great shows or festivals this summer? do you have a favorite event that you make sure to catch every year?
this year there were five different scenes, and another thing i love about dusk dances is how between each dance you up and move to a different part of the park. the audience was huge when i went this year, and there's this great excited energy as everyone hurries and jostles to get a good spot to watch each scene.
one of my favorites this year was this performance, which i don't think i can describe better than the photo can:
but my absolute favorite were these gals, who were playing 1950's prom attendees, who started out really sweet and went a bit psyco by the end (all through dance, of course):
dusk dances is still on tour, you should check it out to see if they're coming to a park near you.
summer is such a wonderful time for these small festivals - tonight i'm going to see a summerworks play "the intruder" that my friend clare did the movement direction for, and thursday i'll see another summerworks show "one" that my friend keith is in. both have been getting some great reviews.
and keeping all this summer festival-ing rolling - i just discovered that the edmonton fringe fest will be on when i'm there for a wholesale show next week. so excited! the edmonton fringe is legendary, and i think it will be a perfect way to spend my evenings after the show.
have you seen any great shows or festivals this summer? do you have a favorite event that you make sure to catch every year?
We have dusk dances in Ottawa too, which I really enjoy. The other Ottawa festival I love is the upcoming Lumière Festival:
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I love seeing all those beautiful lanterns in the park!
Hope you are feeling better!
we are missing you while you're at the play so we're reading your blog (all 4 of us)
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