It Falls with The Rain (excerpts)
Friday, June 5 | 7:00 PM
Exhibition Park, 81 London Rd W
Saturday, June 6 | 12:00 Noon
Exhibition Park, 81 London Rd W
Sunday, June 7 | 12:00 Noon
Orin Reid Park, 120 Goodwin Dr
Attendance is pay-what-you-can, by donation. Donate online prior to attending, or at the event via cash or card. Recommended donation $15 / $20 / $25.
About the Work
It Falls with the Rain is a contemporary dance work, born from a mother’s anxiety over the silent spread of micro and macro-plastics infiltrating our rivers, oceans, and even our own bodies. Inspired by my children’s connection to the local Willow/Grand River and their innocent questions: Why would anyone throw garbage in the river? Is the river sick now? Their innocent curiosity became the emotional heart of the work, prompting a deeper reflection on our delicate relationship with water vs our perplexing relationship with plastic. We are thrilled to have students from Guelph Youth Dance participating in part of this iteration for the Guelph Dance Festival.
Choreographer
Tara Butler
Performers
Aya Belsheim, Kate Kamo McHugh, Jianna Neufeld, Tara Butler
With the Guelph Youth Dance Company: Sasha Baldwin, Alvy Cope, Alexandra de Jong, Grace GillOrme, Claire Gomes, Olivia Gomes, Chloe LeBlanc, Ava Martin, Taia McKeown, Ayana Morton, Maia Schneider-Fields, Hilah Watson, Maren Wegner, Maélle Atkinson, Isla Brewster, Emma de Jong, Olivia Dube-Goss, Violet Lyon, Isabel McNeil, Ayla Prieur, Arwen Stephens, Maelle Stephenson, Ruth Waller
Music
Edgardo Moreno
About the Choreographer
Tara enjoyed a 20 year career in classical ballet beginning with The National Ballet of Canada, then The Alberta Ballet for 2 years before she joined Canada’s Ballet Jorgen where she was a celebrated Principal Dancer for 16 years. She has guest performed and taught internationally and is passionate about sharing her artistry and knowledge. In the last 10 years her performance and choreographic career have shifted to contemporary dance.
Tara is the Company Director for Guelph Youth Dance Companies’ and the Artistic Director of Dust and Soul Dance, established in November 2021. Dust and Soul Dance is committed to offering yearly professional and original contemporary dance performances for the Waterloo region. We have created and presented enthusiastically received evenings of professional dance at The Registry Theatre. Including “Dance Takes Berlin” November 2021 and “PRECARIOUS” June 2023 featuring new work by Allison Cummings, Aria Evans, Nickeshia Garrick, Allen Kaeja, Karen Kaeja, and David Earle, supported by Canada Council for The Arts, Ontario Arts Council and The Region Of Waterloo Arts Fund. Precarious was also part of Ontario presents virtual artist showcase last fall. Tara is thrilled to be part of the Guelph Dance Festival.
Acknowledgements + Special Thanks
Canada Council for The Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Guelph Dance Festival, The Registry Theatre choreographic workshop.
Photo by Drew Berry