CanAsian Dance Festival

CanAsian presents three exciting workshops as part of its 2005 Festival!

Butoh Workshop with Fisherman’s Art Factory YAN-SHU
When you encounter lots of "?"s, that's the entrance of butoh
February 22 from 9:30 – 2:00
February 23 from 9:00 – 12:00
February 25 from 10:30 – 2:00
Dovercourt Penthouse, 805 Dovercourt Road, 3rd floor
Cost: $150
Space is limited. $20 deposit required.

YAN-SHU was formed by Kinya "ZULU" Tsuruyama while he was in Dai-Rakuda-Kan, one of Japan's preeminent butoh groups. A popular performer in Europe, he performed in Berlin with the Theatre Danse Grotesque in 1995. Later he performed in 'Le coucourse' by Maurice Bejart in Germany's famed STATSOPERA. In his zeal to promote and advocate this unique form of dance, ZULU has taught and directed butoh workshops throughout Europe.

Exploration of male icons in Peking Opera with Lu Min of the Shanghai Peking Opera Company
February 19 from 2:00 – 5:00
M-DO Studio, 50 Spadina Avenue
Cost: $50

Professional Chinese artist Lu Min interprets various male icons from both the traditional and contemporary repertoires in Peking Opera. Participants will get hands-on experience exploring the unique movement, voice and acting techniques of this stylized art form. Chinese language and dance background are not required.

Mr. Lu Min graduated from the distinguished Shanghai Peking Opera School in 2002, specializing in the "Lao Sheng" (elderly male) roles under renowned Master artists including Chen Guo Qin, Zhu Ping Qian, and Wang Si Ji. Upon graduation, Mr. Lu Min was immediately recruited as a principal actor with the prestigious Shanghai Peking Opera Company.

The Second Body, a contemporary dance workshop with Alvin Erasga Tolentino
February 26 and 27
10:00 – 12:00
Maddison Studios, 190 Richmond Street East
Cost: $40

This workshop, open to all levels, focuses on the theories and hybridities of a performative body through an exploration of the visual arts, natural and experimental movements, voice, stillness and theatre. Tolentino uses his experience in performance, multiple dance techniques, music, theatre, performance art, visual arts and Asiatic roots to create a play which conveys “how the body can speak mindfully and beyond space”.

To register and for more information please call 416-593-8455 or e-mail info@canasiandancefestival.com

Please visit www.canasiandancefestival.com for more information about the 2005 CanAsian Dance Festival!