
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
ALL NEW! Off-Site Series
Tuesday November 17th |
7pm Pay-what-you-can
Alma Gallery, 133 Wyndham Street - Downtown Guelph
Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers (Winnipeg)
On The Road
Choreographers: Rachel Browne C.M., Brent Lott, and Lesandra Dodson
Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers are Canada's oldest modern dance company returns ...to the national touring scene by spending part of it's 45th season On The Road. This is WCD's return to the national scene with performance dates in Toronto, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and further dates in Thompson (MB) and Vancouver (BC).
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, November 17th
Location:Alma Gallery

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
NOOTIME SERIES
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featuring performances by:
EMILY GUALTIERI [Montréal]
MEREDITH KALAMAN [Vancouver]
RANDOM ACTS OF DANCE [Toronto]
OCTAMEROUS COLLECTIVE [Toronto]
ASM DANCE [Toronto]
This is a pay-what-you-can event (we suggest $15 if you can spare it).
a community-engaing spectacle
Time:12:00PM Friday, June 5th
Location:St. George's Square

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
CONTACT IMPROVISATION Dance Workshop
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Join Tribal Crackling Wind as they teach you how to touch, move and connect through dance improvisation. Open to all ages and levels.
Space is limited. Please call the GCDF office (519-780-2220) to register yo...ur name.
This workshop is offered free to the public thanks to a grant from spOtlight weekend presented by the Ontario Arts Council.

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
SUPERHEROES Dance Workshop
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Join AKA Dance as they teach you how to embody your own inner Superhero! A fantastic and energetic experience for people of all ages.
This workshop is offered free to the public thanks to a grant from spOtlight weekend presented by the Ontario Arts Council.
a fun workshop for people of all ages
Time:1:00PM Sunday, June 7th
Location:Exhibition Park

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
SUPERHEROES Dance Workshop
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Join AKA Dance as they teach you how to embody your own inner Superhero! A fantastic and energetic experience for people of all ages.
This workshop is offered free to the public thanks to a grant from spOtlight weekend presented by the Ontario Arts Council.
a fun workshop for people of all ages
Time:1:00PM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Exhibition Park

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
YOUTH MOVES SERIES
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with performances by:
GUELPH YOUTH DANCE TRAINING PROGRAM [Guelph]
SWANSEA SCHOOL OF DANCE [Toronto]
DANCEWORKS CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL OF DANCE [Waterloo]
KINESIS DANCE COMPANY [Kitchener]
MOTUS DANCE SCHOOL OF ST. MARY'S [St. Mary’s]
YMI DANCING [Toronto...]
Tickets are $18/adult & $15/youth. Children under 5 are free (but still need a ticket).
To buy tickets, contact the River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
get your move on with professional choreography performed by dancers under 18
Time:2:00PM Sunday, June 7th
Location:Co-operator's Hall @ the River Run Centre

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
YOUTH MOVES SERIES
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with performances by:
GUELPH YOUTH DANCE TRAINING PROGRAM [Guelph]
SWANSEA SCHOOL OF DANCE [Toronto]
DANCEWORKS CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL OF DANCE [Waterloo]
KINESIS DANCE COMPANY [Kitchener]
MOTUS DANCE SCHOOL OF ST. MARY'S [St. Mary’s]
YMI DANCING [Toronto...]
Tickets are $18/adult & $15/youth. Children under 5 are free (but still need a ticket).
To buy tickets, contact the River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
get your move on with professional choreography performed by dancers under 18
Time:2:00PM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Co-operator's Hall @ the River Run Centre

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
SITE-SPECIFIC SERIES
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featuring performances by:
KAEJA D'DANCE [Toronto]
AKA DANCE* [Toronto]
DANNY GROSSMAN DANCE COMPANY [Toronto]
MEREDITH THOMPSON & KATE FRANKLIN [Toronto]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
This is a pay-what-you-ca...n event (we suggest $15 if you can spare it).
join us for four performance in the park
Time:12:00PM Sunday, June 7th
Location:Exhibition Park

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
SITE-SPECIFIC SERIES @ DUSK
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featuring performances by:
KAEJA D'DANCE [Toronto]
AKA DANCE* [Toronto]
DANNY GROSSMAN DANCE COMPANY [Toronto]
MEREDITH THOMPSON & KATE FRANKLIN [Toronto]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
This is a p...ay-what-you-can event (we suggest $15 if you can spare it).

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
SITE-SPECIFIC SERIES @ DUSK
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featuring performances by:
KAEJA D'DANCE [Toronto]
AKA DANCE* [Toronto]
DANNY GROSSMAN DANCE COMPANY [Toronto]
MEREDITH THOMPSON & KATE FRANKLIN [Toronto]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
This is a p...ay-what-you-can event (we suggest $15 if you can spare it).
join us for our first ever dusk performance in the park
Time:7:00PM Thursday, June 4th
Location:Exhibition Park

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
MAINSTAGE B SERIES
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with performances by:
1. THE TOMORROW COLLECTIVE [Vancouver, BC]
2. JUNG-AH CHUNG* [Victoria, BC]
3. ADELHEID [Toronto, ON]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
followed by a facilitated Talkback session.
Tickets are $2...5 each.
To buy tickets, contact the River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
join us for three professional dance performances & facilitated talkback session
Time:8:00PM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Co-operator's Hall @ the River Run Centre

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
MAINSTAGE A SERIES
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with performances by:
1. FERENC FEHÉR [Budapest, Hungary]
2. FILA 13 PRODUCTIONS [Montréal, Québec]
3. TRIBAL CRACKLING WIND* [Toronto, Ontario]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
Tickets are $25 each.
To buy tickets,... contact the River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
join us for three professional dance performances
Time:4:00PM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Co-operator's Hall @ the River Run Centre

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2009
MAINSTAGE A SERIES & GALA
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with performances by:
1. FERENC FEHÉR [Budapest, Hungary]
2. FILA 13 PRODUCTIONS [Montréal, Québec]
3. TRIBAL CRACKLING WIND* [Toronto, Ontario]
* part of the CanDance Touring Exchange / CanDanse: échanges-tournées*
followed by a facilitat...ed Talkback session and the official Gala reception to celebrate the kick-off of the 11th annual Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.
Tickets are $28 each.
To buy tickets, contact the River Run Centre Box Office at 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
join us for three professional dance performances and a kick-off celebration
Time:8:00PM Friday, June 5th
Location:Co-operator's Hall @ the River Run Centre

Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
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GET CARRIED AWAY
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The Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival will be hosting its sixth annual "Fall Extravaganza" fundraiser on November 29th at the Guelph Youth Music Centre.
Doors open at 7pm and tickets are only $20 ($10 for kids under 12). All funds raised on this evening go toward ...our free events during the main festival (June 4-7, 2009).
The evening will feature delicious hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and a wonderful silent auction of gorgeous goods in a warm and festive atmosphere.
There will be dance performances by patron favourites Company Blonde, Denise Duric, Invoke-tress dance theatre and AKA dance. The evening will end with special musical guest Kevin Breit.
For more information and to see the current list of Silent Auction donors, please visit www.guelphcontemporarydancefestival.com/ FallEx.html
A Celebration of song and dance to fire the frosts of winter.
Time:7:00PM Saturday, November 29th
Location:Guelph Youth Music Centre
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