Kojira – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

Mixed program of three dance works, Kojira “sever[s] the past to create fodder for the saplings of change”

60x60 2010 Crimson Mix The Music Gallery 167 John St. Toronto, ON Saturday, November 20, 2010 40) for Walter Moers Choreographer: random acts of dance random acts of dance takes Toronto by surprise with contemporary-modern dance in the theatre, on the street, and on the subway. Check it out at www.randomactsofdance.com Composer: Edward Ruchalski Edward Ruchalski has been commissioned by the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Helen Boatwright, the Lavender Trio and Syracuse's Society for New Music; and has had performances by the Buffalo Guitar Quartet, Robert Black and the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. His compositions have been performed at Lincoln Center, Mass MOCA, Miller Theatre, the Everson Museum and at the Festival of Miami. Ruchalski has also been the recipient of two Artist Grants from Syracuse's Cultural Resources Council for his compositions using motorized string and percussion sculptures of his own design. To date, he has eight studio recordings available on Pseudoarcana, Afe, Humbug, Taalem & Foxy Digitalis. His latest release, WaterTrain, is available on Humbug. Ruchalski received his B.F.A. in Music Composition at SUNY Fredonia and his Masters in Music at the University of Miami, Florida. He lives in Syracuse, New York, where he teaches guitar privately and at Le Moyne College. This studio work, for altered music boxes and a field recording of sparrows, is dedicated to the writer, Walter Moers.

Excerpt from press release:

Kojira is severing the past to create fodder for the saplings of change. This mixed program includes three dance works. The opening scene brings us deep into the forest where woodland nymphs reflect on the deep roots of the past and climb to the future with Patterns in the Ivy. From there we move into Tempered: a woman boxed in by her limitations, retreats into her mind to find freedom and instigate change. The final piece, Kite Walk, is a journey to leave behind what is known and find something new.

random acts of dance began as a site specific dance company. We found our audience from performing in organized events, like street festivals, to ambushing Toronto’s subways and parks with improvisation. Although our current show, Kojira, and several of our past works have been created for the stage we frequently return to improvisation, both in the creative process and structured into our choreography.

random acts of dance in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents Kojira.

Showtimes:

Friday July 3 @ 5:45pm
Saturday July 4 @ 5:15pm
Tuesday July 7 @ 9:00pm
Wednesday July 8 @ 12:00pm
Thursday July 9 @ 11:00pm
Saturday July 11 @ 5:45pm
Sunday July 12 @ 5:15pm

Venue: Randolph Theatre – 736 Bathurst St.

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo by of dancer Julie Grant by Marvin Kwan

A Drop of Water – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

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A sister. A best friend. A girlfriend. A death.

Drawing parallels between the stages of grief and the precipitation cycle, A Drop of Water showcases Faye, Izzy and Alta as they each traverse the stages of grief to cope with losing someone important to them. During this time, they find they are missing more than the person they have lost; they are missing something within themselves.

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HAPPY – What You Need To Be – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“A vaudeville show like no other and it’s being presented this summer at the Toronto Fringe Festival!”

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It will bring you back to a simpler time when there were no fancy gadgets or special effects; a time when all that was needed were entertainers with talent and passion and an audience that was willing to have a good time.

HAPPY is an assortment of comedic and musical sketches culminating in an evening of light entertainment!

Jessica and Daniel form Torch In Sky Productions, an adorable husband and wife duo from Montreal and they are the genuine article. Daniel’s proposal to Jessica was the big finale on their opening night back in 2013 and they’ve been touring the show ever since. Their mutual love of vaudeville and each other is what makes this show so special.

As hilarious as they are heartwarming, the show’s enthusiastic renditions of classic sketches and contemporary originals recreate that magical vaudevillian era. At the heart of HAPPY however is the oldest story ever told. Boy meets girl; boy wins girl; boy weds girl, and they live happily ever after. Together Daniel and Jessica are living their lifelong dream of gathering people in a room to smile, to laugh and to have a good time. It’s what makes them happy, and it’s guaranteed to make you happy too!

Showtimes:
Thurs July 2 – 10:00pm
Fri July 3 – 3:30pm
Sun July 5 – 1:45pm
Tues July 7 – 2:45pm
Thurs July 9 – 9:15 pm
Fri July 10 – 9:45pm
Sat July 11 – 7:00pm

 

Venue: St. Vladimir’s Theatre (620 Spadina ave.)

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo by Daniel Torchinsky.

The Man Who Loved Beer – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“Part spoken word performance, part drunken monologue – ‘The Man Who Loved Beer’ dissects a life experienced through the haze of casual alcoholism”

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Scotland’s spoken word sensation, Kevin P. Gilday, comes to Toronto with an hour of poetic mischief and contemporary storytelling. Part spoken word performance, part drunken monologue – ‘The Man Who Loved Beer’ dissects a life experienced through the haze of casual alcoholism with all the riotous nights out, sexual misadventures and profuse vomiting that entails.

An Edinburgh Fringe veteran and UK festival regular Kevin took an unusual route to creating his new show by eschewing the usual literary tropes of modern writing and instead creating the entire show in his local pub. The unique work space soon contributed to the individual tone of the show – like a pub in Kevin’s native Glasgow the show is full of both humour and sadness, of charm and strife.

 

Showtimes:

July 03 at 10:00 PM
July 05 at 08:00 PM
July 07 at 10:15 PM
July 08 at 06:30 PM
July 09 at 02:45 PM
July 10 at 07:00 PM
July 11 at 01:00 PM
July 12 at 04:00 PM

Venue: Tarragon Theatre Solo Room (30 Bridgman Ave.)

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo of Kevin P. Gilday by Nadia Valkanova.

Legs Crossed Hands on Your Lap – Toronto Fringe 2015 Press Release

“A play dedicated to caring teachers everywhere”

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Ms. X. is an elementary school teacher, dedicated to her students, zipping zippers, tying shoelaces and scurrying through a maze of school politics.

Scandal. Betrayal. A missing carrot graph. LEGS CROSSED HANDS ON YOUR LAP is a humourous look inside the teaching profession.

William Cordon Taylor (Director/Dramaturgy) Troillus and Cressida 3000 (2014 Brooklyn Fringe). Debra Hale (Actor) Freedom 85! (2008 Toronto Fringe & 2009 NYC’s Frigid Fringe) Stevie Jay
(Actor) The Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe (2012 Toronto Fringe) Jamillah Ross (Actor) Orphan Black, Lost Girl, Second City Mainstage Alumnus. Yael Sirlin (Playwright) Nice To Meet You (Cabbagetown Theatre 2010) Windows, Walls and Doors (Toronto Fringe 2007). Yael’s latest work: Legs Crossed Hands On Your Lap is a play dedicated to caring teachers everywhere.

Showtimes:

Friday, July 3, 2015 4:45pm – 5:45pm
Saturday, July 4, 2015 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Monday, July 6, 2015 2:45pm – 3:45pm
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:45pm – 9:45pm
Thursday, July 9, 2015 11:00pm – 12:00am
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Venue: Tarragon Theatre Extraspace (30 Bridgman Ave.)

Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.

The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.

Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.

Photo provided by company.