Post-show talk with the artists
Post-show talk with the artists
Charismatic tap dance legend Travis Knights takes on Mars! Four musicians, two singers, and five dazzling dancers defy gravity at a furious pace.
He has rhythm in his body and the passion of his ancestors in his blood. Trained in Montréal from the age of 10 by Ethel Bruneau, “Miss Swing” herself, Travis Knights has been combining his art with other disciplines ever since: film, theatre, circus and music. Tap, one of North America’s oldest dance forms, is tattooed on his heart and a source of wonder and infinite possibilities. Set the controls for the Red Planet, the backdrop for his most ambitious show, with an international cast featuring some of the finest tap dance artists. A synergistic fusion of singing, music and movement carries us away. A dance concert with an irresistible force of attraction; absolutely fantastic!
His career started in 2000, when he was cast as a principal dancer in the motion picture biography of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. The film, Bojangles, was choreographed by the legendary Henry LeTang.
Artistic Director / Choreographer Travis Knights.
Co-choreographer Lisa La Touche.
Producer Greg "Krypto" Selinger.
Production Manager Erica Cheah.
Director Mariah Inger.
Stage Manager A. J. Morra.
Musical Director Dwight Jones.
Video Design Daniele Guevara.
Assistant Video Design Daniel Tessy.
Singer/Songwriter Markus Aurelyus, Joanna Majoko.
Musicians Dwight Jones, Vennie Tu, Victor Xu, Justin McHugh.
Sound Design Curtis Whittaker.
Dancers Travis Knights, Thomas Moon, Brinae Ali, Reona, Greg "Krypto" Selinger.
Lighting Design Simon Rossiter.
Costume Design Reginald Knights.
Presenting Partner Fall for Dance North.
From the clouds to the depths of the ocean, the adventures of two illusionist dancers. A poetic coming-of-age story imagined by choreographer Philippe Saire, a pioneer of Swiss contemporary dance.
The new darling of the European dance scene, Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira presents his most ambitious work, celebrating the contemporary body with phenomenal intensity.
A monumental work, Ihsane is a stunning initiatory quest featuring some twenty performers, a vocal duo, and an instrumental ensemble at the crossroads of the Middle East and the West.
Acclaimed time and again by Danse Danse audiences, Hofesh Shechter and his formidable tribe take us on a dizzying dive, headfirst, into a fantasy world where dreams and reality collide. Quite an event!
At the forefront of European dance, Sofia Nappi displays her talent in an initiation rite with an irresistible groove, inspired by the famous puppet that has enchanted our childhood.