Post-show talk with the artists
Post-show talk with the artists
Charismatic tap dance legend Travis Knights takes on Mars! Four musicians, two singers, and five dazzling dancers defy gravity at a furious pace.
He has rhythm in his body and the passion of his ancestors in his blood. Trained in Montréal from the age of 10 by Ethel Bruneau, “Miss Swing” herself, Travis Knights has been combining his art with other disciplines ever since: film, theatre, circus and music. Tap, one of North America’s oldest dance forms, is tattooed on his heart and a source of wonder and infinite possibilities. Set the controls for the Red Planet, the backdrop for his most ambitious show, with an international cast featuring some of the finest tap dance artists. A synergistic fusion of singing, music and movement carries us away. A dance concert with an irresistible force of attraction; absolutely fantastic!
His career started in 2000, when he was cast as a principal dancer in the motion picture biography of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. The film, Bojangles, was choreographed by the legendary Henry LeTang.
Artistic Director / Choreographer Travis Knights.
Co-choreographer Lisa La Touche.
Musical Director Dwight Jones.
Singer/Songwriter Markus Aurelyus, Joanna Majoko.
Musicians Dwight Jones, Vennie Tu, Victor Xu, Justin McHugh.
Dancers Travis Knights, Thomas Wadelton, Brinae Ali, Reona, Greg "Krypto" Selinger.
Producer Céline Peterson.
Project Manager Greg "Krypto" Selinger.
Production Manager Erica Cheah.
Lighting Design Simon Rossiter.
Video Design Daniele Guevara, April Leung.
Costume Design Reginald Knights.
Aerial Specialist Mary-Margaret Scrimger.
Presenting Partner Fall for Dance North.
A vibrant tribute to Margaret Harris, an Indigenous elder who devoted her life to keeping her culture alive. A colourful multimedia narrative, a stream of images, dance, song, carved masks and sumptuous regalia.
Back in Montreal, much to our delight, Asia’s leading contemporary dance company takes us on a dizzying sensory journey inspired by a mysterious lunar phenomenon.
A skilful fusion of dance, industrial design and queer aesthetics, Andrea Peña & Artists’s BOGOTÁ opened the 17th Venice Biennale. A large-scale work, radical and innovative.
A fascinating new work from Sylvain Émard, featuring a sextet of performers. A generous dance whose compelling energy speaks of the close ties that bind people together.
An artistic summit inspired by Hamlet, between choreographer and principal dancer Guillaume Côté and theatre maker and director Robert Lepage. An exceptional evening!
An immersive experience, NIEBO HOTEL takes the audience on an extraordinary journey into the heart of a hotel, a microcosm where touching scenes of life distil the poetry of the everyday.
Investigating transmission and affiliation, French choreographer Maud Le Pladec stages an intense encounter between krump and contemporary dance in this mirror portrait of two dazzling dancers, a surprise hit at the Avignon Festival.