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Venue: Jenny Belzberg Theatre at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Internationally renowned Canadian-American choreographer Aszure Barton and composer Ambrose Akinmusire - both of whom have participated in programming at Banff Centre in the past - created the multidisciplinary, multidimensional A a | a B : B E N D. For this evening-length work, dance and music engage in an in-depth dialogue, crafting an intimate yet wildly provocative world where dancers and musicians coexist on stage to embrace human friction, tension, and explosive beauty.
This work-in-progress open rehearsal, followed by a talk-back session, will focus on the dancers' extraordinary work alongside a recorded musical layer by Ambrose Akinmusire, who will not be present in Banff. Please note that full production elements - including stage design and lighting - will not be part of this open rehearsal.
Akinmusire is a composer and trumpeter who circles both the centre and periphery of jazz. For Barton as a choreographer, Akinmusire's work offers the musical equivalent of her dance-making process, amplifying the exploration of a choreographic language that simultaneously respects and dismantles classical and contemporary forms. Her dances are a matrix of authentic movement, classical, contemporary, and postmodern aesthetics, shaped by rhythm and an exploratory process that leans away from centralized form.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, AB, Canada, Alberta T1L 1H5
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