Dear Friends! I am delighted, deeply honoured and thankful for my up coming collaboration with Philip McDermott on April 30th at 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Online! A solo dance “Two Men and Their Lives” organized and curated by Jackie Latendresse and Free Flow Dance Theatre Company from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Much love,
Newton
About International Dance Week 2022 (text from the Free Flow Dance Theatre Website)
International Dance Week is a free week-long online showcase highlighting the cultural diversity and collaborations of different dance artists in short daily live streams from April 24th through to April 30th. Stay after the performance for a live talkback experience with the artists! To make a donation, please visit: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/free-flow-dance-theatre-inc/campaign/international-dance-week-online
The International Dance Week ONLINE event includes a wide variety of top Canadian BIPOC artists and strives to promote cross-collaboration between cultures. Participating artists will present a new collaborative work via live stream performance each evening at 7pm Saskatchewan time. The featured works are inspired by both the diversity of dance and the relationship built between the two collaborating artists during the creation period.
Featured Artists
Sunday, April 24: Maxine Heppner
Performers: Sashar Zarif, Mafa Makhubalo, Jessica Runge Takako Segawa
Contemporary, Canadian, Iranian, African, Scottish, Japanese
Monday, April 25: Shannon Pybus, Amy Hull
Contemporary, Canadian, Indigenous
Tuesday, April 26: Emma Whitla, Mateo Galindo Torres
Contemporary, Canadian, Colombian-Canadian
Wednesday, April 27: Derek Souvannavong, Jasmine Almaguer Sheldrick
Contemporary, Lao-Canadian, Mexican-Canadian
Thursday, April 28: Leo Gonzalez, Reni Ferreira
AfroCuban Dance, Capoeira/AfroBrazilian Dance
Friday, April 29: Taylor Zeller, Sarah Hin Ching U
Contemporary, Canadian, Chinese-Canadian
Saturday, April 30: Philip McDermott, Newton Moraes
Contemporary, Canadian, Canadian Brazilian
All livestreams and artist talkbacks will be happening free of charge at freeflowdance.com.
