Friday, January

Choreographer gives kiss

Judith Marcuse joins fellow
dance creators in celebration

WEST VANCOUVER choreo-
grapher Judith Marcuse is giv-
ing the city a big kiss. The Kiss
Project, that is,

By Layne Christensen
eRe Cee ret
Community Reporter

The “kiss” is a metaphor for von-
nection, explains Marcuse, producer
of the seven-week-long celebration
of the performing arts, on now at
Performance Works on Granville
Island.

The aim of the project is to “con-
hect up audiences and artists in new
and interesting ways,” she says, and
provide a “kaleidoscopic look
what's going on in the Vancouver
arts scene.”

To achieve this. the organizers
have assembled a roster of 200
artists and over 47 events, including
workshops, performances and lec-
tures.

Workshop participants can dab-
ble in Indian narrative dance,
Western line dancing, belly dancing
or tai chi, for example. And no one
need feel intimidated by price or
expertise level, adds Marcuse — no
experience necessary and all ses-
sions are between $5 and $15 each.

The first public performance of
the Kiss Project, Canadian Quintet,
is tonight, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. (the

| SPECIAL EVENTS

KISS PROJECT special events
will include Linle Kisses —
workshops for children aged six |
to 14 in theatre sports, creative
movement and song-writing
plus there will be a special fam- |
ily concert by Rick Scott, Tour |
the World ceflects Vancouver's |
cultural diversity; An Evening of
Fire spotlights flamenco; a |
dance party with Dal-Dil-Vog; a |
down-home evening with Mad |
Pudding; and Scared Scriptless
with a Kiss, a special Theatre
Sports performance created for
the project.

For The Commissions sec-
tion Marcuse commissioned 10
choreographers and eight play-
wrights to create a piece no |
longer than five minutes, cach |
containing a kiss.

program repeats Saturday, Jan. 13.8
p-m.). “It’s East meets West.” says
Marcuse of the gathering of
Canada's foremost choreographers.
Torontonians Daryl Hoskins and
David Earle present works aiong-
side Vancouverites John Alleyne.
Joe Laughlin and Judith Marcuse.

For information and tickets,
phone 606-6425.

NEWS photo Bred Ledwidge

JUDITH MARCUSE’S Kiss Project encompasses dance, theatre,
music and workshops at Performance Works till Sunday, Feb. 18.

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