Shannon Litzenberger Contemporary Dance
Co-presented by Guelph Dance and River Run Centre
Friday, October 18, 2024
River Run Centre Mainstage
About World After Dark
Reclaim the night
Night is electric, immersive, rejuvenating, and disarming; its mysteries offer respite from the drama of the day.
The nights of our generation are aglow with artificial light. Is there no trace of darkness left on you?
Inspired by Christopher Dewdney’s award-winning book Acquainted with the Night, Shannon Litzenberger’s World After Dark explores our relationship with the physical and metaphorical night. From the three stages of nightfall to the science of the cosmos, from the birth of nightlife to the empire of dreams, from the biology of nocturnal creatures to the mythology of the night sky, this multi-media, multi-sensory production takes us on an epic voyage through the mysteries of night.
With an outstanding creative team and ensemble of performers, World After Dark invites us to reclaim the night – a metaphor for the sensual, the embodied, and the feminine.
“She grabbed my book by the scruff of the neck, held it up to the light, and shook the gold out of it.” – Christopher Dewdney, author of Acquainted with the Night
Credits
Performers Linnea Swan, Louis Laberge-Côté, Aryana Malekzadeh, Michael Mortley, Yui Ugai, and Kathia Wittenborn
Creative Advisor / Touring Consultant Marie-Josée Chartier
Dance Dramaturg / Creative Advisor Gerald Trentham
Writer / Theatre Dramaturg Guillermo Verdecchia
Lighting and Set Design Ken MacKenzie
Associate Lighting Design and Technical Director Nathan Bruce
Projection and Interactive Video Design Elysha Poirier
Sound Design John Gzowski
Costume Design Alexandra Lord
Assistant Costume Designer / Builder Kleanthi Markakis
Stage Management and Production Coordination A.J. Morra
Company Management and Tour Coordination Jordana Deveau
Created with and originally performed by Linnea Swan, Louis Laberge-Côté, Syreeta Hector, Emily Law, Nikolaos Markakis and Kathia Wittenborn with narration by Irene Pauzer and Dan Wild
Rehearsal direction and support by Kathia Wittenborn and Jordana Deveau
Trailer
This presentation was supported by City of Guelph Tourism and Destination Marketing Guelph.