move: the company
Motivated by Beamish's childhood growing up as a male dancer in a small-town hockey focused environment, this work examines the relationships between men and sporting equipment. With a focus on winter sports to coincide with the 2010 Olympic Games held in Vancouver, these tools exaggerate male power and promote a traditional masculine identity, while simultaneously uncovering unique layers of each of the four male performers.
Running Time: 35 Minutes/10 Minutes (solo version)
Choreography: Josh Beamish
Music: Max Richter
Dancers: Josh Beamish, Mackenzie Green-Dusterbeck, Kevin Tookey, Matthew Waldie
Premiere: Feb 4th & 6th, 2010 at the Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver, BC
Creation made possible by the generous support of the Norman Rosthein Theatre, the Scotiabank Dance Center and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Choreography by Josh Beamish
Featuring Josh Beamish, Mackenzie Green, Kevin Tookey and Matthew Waldie
Music by Max Richter & Bach
Cinematography by David Cooper
Creation made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Norman Rothstein Theatre, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Dance Centre's 2009-2010 Artist-in-Residence Program
