DUSK DANCES FIFTEENTH SEASON!

In 2009, Dusk Dances initiated an exciting new project: for the next four years, the festival will work closely with co-presenting partners and communities across the GTA, with an aim to build capacity in underserved GTA neighborhoods.

July 9 - 12, 2009. GTA Davenport, Earlscourt Park

Co-produced with Art Starts

Hosted by Madame Beaucoup/Lisa Anne Ross. Opening Band: Samba Squad.

Paul Thurton, with Mixed Magik

William Yong / Zata Omm Dance Projects, with Tenterhooks

Black Ice Step Team, with Ice Movements

Nylda "Lady Noyz" Gallardo-Lopez, with Breakdance con Sabor

Kate Franklin and Meredith Thompson, with Get On Board

July 15 - 18, 2009. Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Park

Presented by the Dancing on the Edge Festival.

Hosted by Lisa Pijuan. Opening Band: Kunaka.

AKA Dance (Amy Hampton and Keiko Ninomiya), with In a Single Bound

Santee Smith, with Kaha:wi

Kate Franklin and Meredith Thompson, with Get On Board

Body Narratives Collective, with Drink Sand in the Desert

August 4 - 9, 2009. Downtown Toronto, Withrow Park

Hosted by Madame Beaucoup/Lisa Anne Ross. Opening Band: Samba Squad

Myriam Allard (La Otra Orilla), with Cercania /1

Zhenya Cerneacov, Mairéad Filgate, Brodie Stevenson, with One Couch

Black Ice Step Team, with Ice Movements

Marc Boivin, with Withrow Park

Sylvie Bouchard, with La gigue en souvenirs

August 13 - 16, 2009. Jane/Wilson Toronto, Chalkfarm Park

Co-produced with Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services and the Black Creek Community Health Centre.

Hosted by Blakka Ellis. Opening Band: Samba Squad.

Irvin Washington, with The Glamorous Life

Santee Smith, with Kaha:wi

Black Ice Step Team, with Ice Movements

Natasha Eck, with Out of Many, One People (featuring the Dusk Dances Summer Camp) 

Kate Franklin and Meredith Thompson, with Get On Board