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The company will be presenting two works. Busk (2009) The word busk comes from the Spanish root word buscar, meaning "to seek"; buskers literally seek the fantasy of fame and fortune. By celebrating their bizarre, wondrous lives as performing artists, the dancers explore the sources of self-worth: external group praise or internal affirmation. Busk retains Aszure Barton's signature style of precise whole-body expression inflected with an intense and intimate awareness of the fine line between humour and sadness. Original, evocative music by Russian violist and composer Lev Ljova Zhurbin, along with a powerful selection of world sound (including choir music from Sweden's Orphei Drangar), enhance this dynamic piece. Blue Soup (2009) is a bubbling mosaic drawn from Aszure Barton's notable past creations. This work celebrates distinct personalities and hyper awareness of body, spirit, and sound. Barton creates dense settings, in which each player is an individual and yet all are united by a common language. Defying the idea of dance as simple spectacle, Blue Soup invites the audience to visit a self-contained, deeply textured and bizarre universe. Dynamic, physical action and emotional honesty propelled by a score of global sound build a powerful, pulsating environment. This choreography has been hailed by the critics and the public internationally. Aszure Barton was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and received her formal dance training at the National Ballet School in Toronto as well as at The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, Germany. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards from across North America and overseas, and has choreographed several international film projects. Ms. Barton is currently an artist in residence at The Banff Centre in Canada (2009) and The Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City ('05|'06|'08|'09) and was recently proclaimed the official Ambassador of Contemporary Choreography in Edmonton, Alberta. She has choreographed new works for many prestigious individuals and companies worldwide including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Fang-Yi Sheu, The National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, The Juilliard School, ABT II, The Martha Graham Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, among others. Her choreography has been performed at many internationally renowned venues including The Joyce Theater, John F. Kennedy Center, Madrid's Teatro Espanol and Studio 54. Ms. Barton choreographed the Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera starring Cyndi Lauper.
When: March 16 at 7pm, March 17 at 9pm
Visit the Festival’s website at www.chutzpahfestival.com for complete information. Tickets can be purchased by phone at the Chutzpah! Festival Box Office (604-257-5145), online at www.ticketstonight.ca and the Chutzpah! Festival website www.chutzpahfestival.com or in person at the JCCGV (950 W. 41st Ave). Online Tickets for The Idan Raichel Project can be purchased only through Ticketmaster (604.280.3311) www.ticketmaster.ca as well as by phone or in person through the Chutzpah! Festival Box Office (604-257-5145).
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