Kaha:wi Dance Theatre World Premiere of TransMigration playing May 10 – 13, 2012

Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre’s Planet IndigenUs, Toronto, Canada

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents the World Premiere of TransMigration, a co-production with Planet IndigenUS, Harbourfront Centre, inspired by the paintings and life of iconic Ojibwe shaman-artist Norval Morrisseau, known as the “Picasso of the North”.  Evoking Morrisseau’s visual language throughout, TransMigration melds traditional and contemporary dance, design and music, weaving a narrative that lives between reality and dreamscapes.

The creative team for TransMigration includes Artistic Director /Choreographer Santee Smith, video and set design by Andy Moro/Santee Smith, prop and costume design by Brenda Clarke/Santee Smith, and lighting design by Alaina Perttula.  This vibrant new production also features contemporary dance and original music by Barbara Croall, Vince Fontaine, Tanya Tagaq, Cris Derksen and A Tribe Called Red.

TransMigration will vibrate with colour, energy, and sensuality. Fantastical, surreal and grounded in Aboriginal sensibility, TransMigration is a seminal work in Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s repertoire.

Thursday, May 10th 8pm; Friday, May 11th 1pm & 8pm; Saturday, May 12th 8 pm;
Sunday, May 13th 3pm

Regular tickets: $30−$35; Senior: $20−$22.50; Student/Under 25: $15; NextSteps package price: $25−$30; Senior package price: $18−$20; Flex Pass eligible: YES

Fleck Dance Theatre (207 Queens Quay West, Toronto) BOX OFFICE:

Phone: 416-973-4000, press 1
Online: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/boxoffice.cfm

www.kahawidance.org/

Kaha:wai Dance Theatre also gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, the National Ballet School, and Harbourfront Centre.