Sound(ing) Together | Core/Us by Vanessa Goodman/Action at a Distance and Resonant Body by slowdanger
Sound(ing) Together | Vanessa Goodman and slowdanger offer two performance works of sound invention through the body and how it moves. Interested in strange and mesmerizing sonic realms? This is a show for you.
Show runs 90 mins, with a short pause.
Core/Us is a new group work from Action at a Distance. Choreographed by artistic director Vanessa Goodman, four dancers transverse our perception of how we hear movement and see sound with intensity and dedication. The live score sculpts an ever-evolving atmosphere that builds gravity for the body. Patiently shifting states and layers of momentum define this unique piece marked by its immersive world-building. Performed by Anya Saugstad, Shion Skye Carter, Ted Littlemore and Adrian de Leeuw with lighting by James Proudfoot. "Core/Us" was made possible with generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts, La Rotonde, John Robinson and The Dance Centre.
Resonant Body - slowdanger's co-artistic directors taylor knight (they/he) and anna thompson (they/them) re-examine ocular-centricity in dance performance in Resonant Body, a duet performance and extended research-based project. Theorizing that every movement we make, in some form, is sound, Resonant Body examines how our impact resonates physically in space through sonic memory. Research includes impacting the body against structures such as thunder sheets and utilizing technology to record, loop and amplify the sonic remnants of the body’s impact within space, and is furthered by continually questioning how we define sustainability and resilience within capitalist mechanization.
