A Rugged Shore May 18, 2012

In A Rugged Shore, Human Landscape Dance features the human side of two Greek myths: Icarus and The Odyssey. Our Icarus, played by the stunning Amanda Abrams, climbs upon, leaps onto, or rolls over the shoulders and backs of Daedalus, played by 3 performers. It is a story about parents and children and the weight of family relationships. "Penelope and Odysseus," zeroes in on the troubled relationship of this famous couple. They spend their first night together, after his 20-year odyssey, fighting over the sheet. The story depicts relearning to love someone over the years.

Cook, a graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, professional dancer, certified Stott Pilates & Gyrokinesis teacher, and a passionate student of Capoeira, will improvise a duet, Blind Date, with Shute as a part of the concert. Both are interested in how such differently-trained dancers, from two different parts of the continent, will find common or perhaps, uncommon ground.

Human Landscape Dance will premiere "North American Dreams," a group work that explores the many ways in which the American dream may be realized. Accompanying this work, dance expert Karen Bradley will read an essay describing her search for the American dream, and finding it in Canada.

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