FND: Robyn Breen – Sirens, Jo Leslie – Affair of the Heart, Louise Moyes – Pants on Fire

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Robyn Breen – Sirens

The piece celebrates the feminine (and all that entails metaphorically) and sends a warning about its denigration. How we treat women, each other and the planet are all inextricably linked.

Jo Leslie – Affair of the Heart

When Jacinte was 39 years old (and a mother of 2 small boys) she suffered a massive stroke. Consequently she has become aphasic (lost a great deal of her speech capacity) and her right arm and leg are numb.

I met Jacinte in 2008 when I volunteered to direct her group’s rehearsals. Her vivacity, bravery and joy shone through anything we refer to as disability, and deeply moved me. Dance, for Jacinte, is life. I offered to create a solo so that she might return to the professional dance milieu and also, share a new perspective on the art form. Affair of the Heart (the title of the music) has been precisely that: with very few words but a great deal of passion and laughter, Jacinte’s remarkable story unfolded in dance. Enjoy

Louise Moyes – Pants on Fire

Jack wins the Princess’s hand – by lying?

A contemporary take on a tale from St. Mary’s Bay, with the Princess giving her side of the story. What happens when the foundations of your relationship are built on slippery ground.

A new Docudance work combining folk tale and contemporary writing with dance, both folk and contemporary.