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SummerWorks Performance Festival
August 1-11, 2024

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TOUR

Dance / Live Art

Mardon + Mitsuhashi

Venue
The Theatre Centre - Lobby

AUGUST 5, 4:00 PM

AUGUST 6, 12:00 PM

AUGUST 6, 6:30 PM

AUGUST 7, 3:00 PM

45 Minutes

Ticket Price
$15, $25, $35

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How do the institutions we inhabit every day impose their realities and histories upon us?

How might we gesture towards other ways of inhabiting these spaces?

TOUR plays the line between rapid-fire absurdity and quiet sincerity.  In this work, dancers take the audience on a guided tour of a space, while drawing on their own understanding of its history. Along this improvised tour the performers share their “instantaneous expertise” on the history of objects, their surroundings as well as their own bodies and personal histories. 

TOUR treats facts and fiction, dance and pedestrian movement, truth and performance with reverence and irreverence. This piece draws audience attention to how we are choreographed by spaces and what dominant stories or histories are shared.

Choreographers: Mardon + Mitsuhashi,  Dancers: Devon Snell, Roberto Soria, Andrea Cownden, Bynh Ho, Production support: Sierra Megas

Made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council and Dance West Network.

Proof of Vaccination and face masks will be required as this is an indoor venue.
Visual Story for this location is available on our Accessibility Page.

Part of the SummerWorks Presentations programming – a vital collection of theatre, dance, music, and live artworks from across the country offering you a snapshot of contemporary performance.

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