X-ODUS & Crave

Kaeja d'Dance, in association with Harbourfront's NextSteps Series, presents: X-ODUS & Crave X-ODUS and Crave, a new double-bill delivering two takes on intimacy from one passionate couple, probes unsettled solitude and the attempt to reconnect. In Allen Kaeja’s X-ODUS, his “trademark stamp of hyper physical, high impact choreography” (Toronto Star) finds pathways and connections between five individuals as they struggle to find intimacy, vulnerability and depth in their fragile journey. To arrive, one has to leave. Karen Kaeja’s Crave inverts the beauty and chaos of intimacy in a telling duet of racing hearts that navigate loneliness, unsettledness and the hope that keeps us hanging on. May 7 - 11, 2013 - CLOSING GALA EVENT SAT. MAY 11 Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Choreographers: Allen Kaeja & Karen Kaeja Created with and performed by: Stephanie Tremblay Abubo, Michael Caldwell, Zhenya Cerneacov, Karen Kaeja, Merideth Plumb Lighting Design: Kimberly Purtell Production Manager: Sharon DiGenova Costume Design: Cheryl Lalonde Composers: Edgardo Moreno & Sarah Shugarman Dramaturgs: Bruce Barton & Pil Hansen General tickets, visit the Harbourfront webpage: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/nextsteps/kaejaddance/ NOTE: special rates avail for Students, CADA, arts workers and elders at http://tickets.harbourfrontcentre.com/calendar/view.aspx?id=18663#bestavailable Join us on Saturday, May 11, 2013 for a hot gala event - tickets cost $100, which includes a donation to Kaeja d'Dance and is a tax right off. Gala guests receive prime seating, a special gift, a complimentary dance class by Karen & Allen, a private reception following the show, and an exclusive performance encounter by Karen & Allen. For gala event tickets contact Jaclyn Rodrigues at urban@kaeja.org or 416.516.6030. Visit our website at www.kaeja.org for more details. Karen and Allen's most recent concert garnered the 2011 NOW magazine finalist for Best Local Choreographers. Touted as "a thrilling glimpse into the future of Kaeja d’Dance" (MONDOMagazine) and "an original, powerful and artful masterpiece" (Mooney on the Theatre). Their summer’s success of Porch View Dances, envisioned by Karen and developed by Karen and Allen, was the "most moving choreography of 2012, exploring the very essence of what makes us human" (Globe and Mail), and received Canada's inaugural national 2012 Canadian Dance Assembly 'I Love Dance' Community Award. Check out show trailers, photos, blog postings and more at http://kaeja.org/creations/double-bill-x-odus-crave Harbourfront Centre