A Crazy Kind of Hope
Conceived and directed by Sarah Chase in creation with performer Andrea Nann
Awarded the 2019 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARD
for outstanding performance by an Individual in Dance
An intimate solo performance combining beautifully articulate, hypnotic movement patterns with stories of hope and heartbreak. The piece is made in the unique dance-storytelling form of choreographer Sarah Chase who devises movement patterns to provoke private memories and personal stories from the exquisite and eloquent dancer, co-creator/performer, Andrea Nann.
In the piece, Nann introduces a few simple numbered patterns of movement gestures. These patterns begin to intersect and harmonize, creating a heightened poetic landscape, where Andrea’s own spoken stories unfold into realms of water, flowers, surf, loss, and love.
CREDITS
Conceived / directed / choreographed by: Sarah Chase
In creation with performer: Andrea Nann
Lighting designer: James Proudfoot
Sound designer: Sarah Chase
Drone: Antoine Bedard
Guitar: Justin Rutledge
VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of work: 22 minutes
Number of artists travelling: 3
Set requirements: piano bench with a lid that can stay open on its own
Sound requirements: 2 shotgun microphones
PRODUCTION DETAILS
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Grace Centre for the Arts, Toronto (2019)
Burlington Performing Arts Centre (2018)
Festival of New Dance, St. John's (2017)
Guelph Dance Festival - River Run Centre (2017)
Ontario Scene - Canada National Arts Centre, Ottawa (2015)
Registry Theatre, Kitchener, Ontario (2015)
Dancing on the Edge - Firehall Theatre Vancouver (2014)
Dance In Vancouver - Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver (2013)