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Dancing with the universe

Vivian Chong tells the story of her sight loss and discovery of herself as a multi-disciplinary artist


PROGRAM: https://www.flipsnack.com/contactdancefilmfest/dancing-with-the-universe-program.html  


Premiered at Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre's CoMotion International Deaf and Disability Arts Festival.  


CREDITS: 

Lead Artist: Vivian Chong 

Co-direction: Vivian Chong and Kathleen Rea

Choreography and Staging: Kathleen Rea


Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Original Music: Vivian Chong, Cheryl O, and Rudi Äneas Natterer


Ensemble Dancers and Co-creators: Sofia Castillo Ardines, Brayden Cairns, Sid Ryan Eilers, Nickeshia Garrick, Karen Kaeja, Ryan Kostynikl, Suzanne Liska, Rudi Äneas Natterer, Zita Nyarady, Elise Tigges. 


SUPPORTED BY: Toronto Arts Council. Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Available for touring

Contact: info@reasondetre.com

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fIVE aNGELS ON tHE sTEPS

Kathleen Rea returns to the stage to perform "Five Angels on the Steps" choreographed by Newton Moraes, a Toronto-based Brazilian choreographer. Moraes lives to transform moments that mark life, positive or negative, into dance. The title derives from Rea’s near-death experience in which she floated out of her body and met five angels. What she learned from them is the driver of this dance work. The angels are forever present in the work, represented by five large octagonal cylinders.  Along for the ride is “Skelly”, a medical skeleton that Rea uses in her functional movement classes. 


LIGHTING DESIGN: Sharon DiGenova 


PROGRAM:  https://www.flipsnack.com/contactdancefilmfest/five-angels-on-the-steps-program/full-view.html 



Available for touring

Contact: info@reasondetre.com

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Dancing with the Universe

Premiered: April 2022 (Fleck Dance Theatre as part of CoMotion Deaf and Disability Arts Festival)

Lead Artist: Vivian Chong 

Co-direction: Vivian Chong and Kathleen Rea

Choreography and Staging: Kathleen Rea

Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Original Music: Vivian Chong, Cheryl O, and Rudi Äneas Natterer 

Ensemble Dancers and Co-creators: Sofia Castillo Ardines, Brayden Cairns, Sid Ryan Eilers, Nickeshia Garrick, Karen Kaeja, Ryan Kostynikl, Suzanne Liska, Rudi Äneas Natterer, Zita Nyarady, Elise Tigges. 

Supported by: Toronto Arts Council. Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Nominations: nominated for a DORA award for outstanding performance.


Five Angels on the Steps

Premiered: November 2021 (Wychwood Theatre)

Choreographer: Newton Moreas

Dancer and Co-creator: Kathleen Rea

Lighting Design: Sharon DiGenova

Supported by: Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Trillium Foundation.


Neuro Possible

Premiered: April 2020 (Canada performs Live Stream)

Choreographer/Director/Writer: Kathleen Rea 

Dancers: Kathleen Rea and Jeff Moskal 

Choreographed with support from the Canada Performs, National Arts Centre

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions 


Thread Bound

Premiered: Oct 2019 (IGAC Studio Theatre)

Choreographers/Directors/Writers/Dancers: Kathleen Rea and Suzanne Liska

Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Lighting design: Tristan R. Whiston

Stage Manager: Michael Haltrecht

Choreographed with support from the Toronto Arts Council

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance


Mens Circle

Premiered: November 2017 (Betty Oliphant Theatre)

Choreographer/ Director: Kathleen Rea

Performers and co-creators: Allen Kaeja, Bill Coleman, Mateo Galindo Torres, Kousha Nakhaei, Paul Lewis, Deltin Sejour, Rudi Natterer, Harold Tausch

Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Lighting design: Tristan R. Whiston

Stage Manager: Michael Haltrecht

Choreographed with support from Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council and Canada's Ballet Jorgen

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions 


Unraveling The Tight Weave

Premiered: June 2011 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Choreographer/ Director: Kathleen Rea

Performers and co-creators: Yves Candau, Miranda Forbes, Samantha Farruggio, Janet Johnson, Karen Kaeja, Kirstie Keenan, Suzanne Liska, Sarah MacDonald, Jessica Runge, Holly Small, Teisha Smith and Lee Walder

Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Lighting design: Gabriel Cropley

Stage Manager: Michael Haltrecht

Costume Designer: Kathleen Rea

Choreographed with support from the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, Canada's Ballet Jorgen and Greg Schilhab Photography

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


The Wild In Us (Youth programming)

Premiered: June 2011 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Choreographer/ Director: Kathleen Rea

Performers and co-creators: Cheryl Chan, Mallory Belzile, Jaquelin Brown, Samantha Farruggio, Emily Goulet, Kirstie Keenan, Marc Kwapis, Leora Kirshenblatt, Heather Lumsden-Ruegg, Sarah MacDonald, Lauren Runions, Victoria Seguin, Eric Solu and Vanessa Vici.

Lighting design: Gabriel Cropley

Stage Manager: Michael Haltrecht

Costume Designer: Kathleen Rea

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions 


Long Live

Premiered: July 2008 (Betty Oliphant Theatre)

Choreographer/ Director: Kathleen Rea

Performers and co-creators: Suzanne Liska, Robert Halley, Tom Brouillette, Karen Kaeja, Lee Walder, Chelsea OBrian, Teisha Smith, Marlene Latour

Lighting design and Dramaturge: Tristan R. Whiston

Stage Manager: Michael Haltrecht

Costume Designer: Amelia Ehrhardt 

Choreographed with support from the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, Canada's Ballet Jorgen and Greg Schilhab Photography

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions

Nominations: nominated for three DORA awards, outstanding choreography, dancer and musical score.


Close Knit

Premiered: Sept, 2007 (Outdoor stage in Parkdale, Toronto)

Choreographer: Kathleen Rea

Performers: Meghan Smith, Marlene Latour, Taylor Lorette, Marlowe Porter, Monique Comeau, Veronica Smyth, Aya Belshiem and Suzanne Liska

Choreographed for: Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2007

Produced by: The Parkdale BIA and REAson d'etre dance productions


IRE

Premiered: July 2006 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Choreographer: Kathleen Rea

Performers and co-creators: Johanna Bergfeldt, Bess Callard, Anna Finkel, Pam Johnson, Karen Kaeja and Teisha Smith - are featured.

Choreographed for VIVID 2006 with support from the Ontario Arts Council, the Laidlaw Foundation and the Toronto Arts Council

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


Lapinthrope

30 minute dance film that was presented at various film festivals world wide

Music: Rachel Smith

Dancers: Anna Hein, Allen Kaeja, Malgorzata Nowacka, William Yong and Ella Gladstone

Produced by: Decadence Films and REAson d'etre dance productions


Marrow

Premiered: July 2003 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Dancers: Amy Hampton, Karen Kaeja, Lisa Otto, Yvonne Ng, Nicole Fougère

Choreographed for: VIVID 2003, with support from The Laidlaw Foundation and The Toronto Arts Council

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


Flux

Premiered: Oct 2002 (Dancemakers)

Dancers: Kathleen Rea

Musician: Roman Koudriavtsev

Choreographed for: I SAW made in canada/fait au canada

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions and princess productions


Fleeting

Premiered: July 2002 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Dancers: Piotr Biernat, Johanna Bergfeldt, Courtnae Bowman, Tom Brouillette, Eryn Dace-Trudell, Amy Hampton, Karen Kaeja, Malgorzata Nowacka, Lisa Otto, Tim Spronk and William Yong

Choreographed for: VIVID 2002, with support from The Laidlaw Foundation and The Toronto Arts Council

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


Elysian

Premiered: February 2002 (Winchester Street Theatre)

Dancers: Amy Hampton and Courtnae Bowman

Choreographed for: Before During After, festival of duets

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


I Once Was

Premiered: April 2001 (Studio303, Montreal, Quebec)

Dancer: Kathleen Rea

Choreographed: With support from The Laidlaw Foundation

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


Frames

Premiered: April 2001 (Studio303, Montreal, Quebec)

Dancer and choreographer: Kathleen Rea

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions


The Velveteen Rabbit

Premiered: March 2001 (George Brown Theatre)

Composer: Ivan Barbotin

Music recorded by the Waterloo Symphony Orchestra

Set Designer: Glen Davidson

Produced by: Canada's Ballet Jorgen, for the Prologue for the Performing Arts

The rights ot this ballet have now fallen back to REAson d'etre dance productions


Respire Me Through

Premiered: August 2000 (Buddies In Bad Times Theatre)

Dancer: Kathleen Rea

Choreographed for: fFIDA 2000

Produced by: REAson d'etre dance productions and fFIDA with support from The Toronto Arts Council


Frauenmythos

Premiered: August 2000 (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre)

Dancers: Anna Hien and Eve Muller

Choreographed for: REAson d'etre dance productions and fFIDA with support from The Toronto Arts Council 




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