(A)PART

Choreographers/Creators/Producers: Jennifer Nichols and Anisa Tejpar, Hit & Run Dance Productions.

Director/Editor/Videographer/Producer: Patrick Hagarty

Performers: Michael Baboolal, Julia Cosentino, Samuel Davilmar, Troy Feldman, Jennifer Nichols, Natasha Poon Woo, Victoria Summerville, Anisa Tejpar, Kaitlin Torrance, Christos Tsiantoulas, with Lana Lemieux

Drone Videographer: Michael Grajewski

Music: Luke Melville

Thank you to: Sarah Robichaud, Logan Van Sprang, Lauren Fraser,

Christen Reynolds and the residents and artists of Skey Lane, Toronto.

Intersections

This piece is called ‘Intersections 交會’, which was inspired by Song Dong’s Communal Courtyard. It reflects how cities with old traditions and ways of life are continuously changing, as they are taken over by modern day society. It begins with a melody based on traditional Chinese musical form, and as it progresses, this melody is taken over by more robotic rhythms. Similar to how a city’s old traditions and ways of life change over time, the music continues to change, influence, and fight against each other, creating harmonies and dissonances. These shifts in the music are reflected in the choreography, which demonstrates the push and pull between the desire to keep old traditions and the desire to integrate modern ways of living. At the end of the piece, the original melody is still intact but is also changed and adapted to something new. This is reflected through a piece of the original choreography returning in a different form to emulate this ending of the music.

Choreography: Hayley Ng

Dancer: Hayley Ng

Music: Intersections, composed by Matthew Van Driel, performed by Toronto Chinese Orchestra

TEARS

Taking this opportunity to celebrate movement and music with this short and unexpected solo! Special thanks to Amalia Mylonas.

Choreography: Christahh Ahh

Dancer: Christahh Ahh

Music: Tears - Kehlani feat. Omah Lay

The Acrylic Dancer

The Acrylic Dancer" is an ode to the transformative power of art and the indomitable spirit that resides within every artist. As the film unfolds, viewers witness a visual symphony of expression where the dancer transitions between the ground and the air, symbolizing the delicate balance between stability and freedom in embracing change. 

As she gracefully moves, the boundaries between artist and canvas blur, making her an integral part of the artwork itself. Through a mesmerizing dance, she blurs the lines between artist and canvas, celebrating the beauty of change, the strength in vulnerability, and the transformative power of art.

Choreography: Audrey Boccara

Dancers: Audrey Boccara

Music: The Art of Loneliness - ANBR (Adrian Berenger)

Not Strong Enough

Not Strong Enough is a piece about the internal struggle between constant imposter syndrome and a god complex. The duality of an inflated sense of self-worth and self-loathing can be seen in the push and pull throughout the number and each dancer’s struggle to be “strong enough”, whatever that means for them individually. The song holds a very personal meaning to Bri (the choreographer) and she hopes the movement illustrates some of it for you. 

Choreography: Bri Chapple

Dancers: Sage Faye, Aylsis Davis, Kayleigh Dobbs, Jenna Reich

Music: Not strong enough - Boygenius

S A L ó P I C A II

SALóPICA II continues the journey of a young woman who, after a tumultuous self-discovery growing up in Venezuela, now navigates life as a new immigrant in Canada. Delving deep into her consciousness, she confronts dreams, harsh realities, and internal barriers. This introspective odyssey seeks to redefine her identity and find inner peace in an unfamiliar land.

Serenella Sol Co-Director

Callum Mccormack Co-Director

Serenella Sol Writer

Serenella Sol Producer

Choreographers: Melanie Batycky, Barbara England and Beth Durnie 

Jared Tobias Herring Editor

Kaitlyn Seibold Sound Designer

Jared Tobias Herring Assistant Director

Serenella Sol Dancer

For on the Floor TOO

Unexpected Company unfolds on a sudden trip through a messy room. 

For on the Floor TOO depicts a cartoonish display of second hand clothes sharing their outlandish story and unique outlooks firsthand to a new wearer. 

Dancers: Josh “Jammin’” Cameron, Grace Richter, Tyler Layton-Olsen, Nic Latulippe, Alyssa Favero, Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd

Videographer: Alinar Dapilos

Sound Design: Rayce Vaughan

Music: Mayor Hawthorne - Just Aint Gonna Work Out (Instrumental)

Linekraft - No Loss in Weeding Out

James Tillman, Musella Creative - Drives

Black Milk - 10 Luv

Synthesis

Choreography: Kahvontay Slaughter

Assistant Choreographer: Danaca Bell

Dancers: Heidi Boileau, Alyssa Kryger, Bayley Wyatt, Bronwyn Cole, Danaca Bell, Emilie Brunelle, Felicia Jackson, Hannah Cheng, Jaelyn Jones, Jordyn Davloor, Kayleigh Dobbs, Olivia Burling, Phoebe Harrington, Sophie Willet, Zoe Harrignton, Christabelle

Music: Pink & Fade by Camillia Cabello & Hard Drive