Solid State Breakdance Presents: TAKE IT BACK September 8, 2007

Solid State Presents: Take It Back
@ Dancemaker's Center for Creation
55 Mill St, Building #58, Studio 314
Distillery District
Sept 8th-9th
Sat/Sun 8pm 15$
Sun 4pm 10$
tickets available at the door, cash only
to reserve, please email [email protected]

TAKE IT BACK VIDEO PREVIEW


TAKE IT BACK
With "Take it Back", Solid State asks the question, " Why don't we dance in couples anymore?" It comes down to the idea that someone must lead and the other must follow. The popularization among urban youth of dancing in mass groups or the soloing format of street forms has created an environment where we dance how we want. Everyone is a leader. Who is willing to follow? So where did the role of the follower go? In an attempt to create a social partner dance for our generation, Solid State has paired the high physicality of B-boying (Breakdance) with the partnering structures of Lindy Hop (Swing) and the gestural abstractions of Contemporary Dance. The result of this fusion is a humourous yet profound look at our societal issues with trust, and the shift in our perception of gender roles.

SOLID STATE
What started as a support network for women wanting to learn more about bgirling (or breakdance) has evolved into a dance company with a mandate to challenge audience perceptions of urban dance forms. Montreal based dance company Solid State creates work that explores themes present in street dance culture, mixing bgirling with contemporary dance, to create a new style best described as Urban Dance Theatre.

Since 2000, Solid State has created five choreographies, and performed over 250 times in dance festivals, schools, and night clubs across Canada . In 2006 Solid State had its European performance in the Purcell Room of the South Bank Centre in London, England.

Official Website: http://www.solidstatebreakdance.com