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The Cultch presents the Canadian ensemble Rubberbandance Group (RBDG) performing an
explosive hybrid of hip-hop and classical dance styles.
ELASTIC
PERSPECTIVE
Choreography: Victor
Quijada
Lighting: Yan Lee Chan
Costumes: Caroline Boisvert
April 15 - 19,
2008
at 8
PM
Advance tickets: $25 adults; $21 students &
seniors (plus service charges)
Tickets available through Ticketmaster at
604-251-3311 or www.ticketmaster.ca
This is dance on the absolute
edge! A must see for any dance fan.
VANCOUVER - An über-physical hybrid of
precision and invention, Rubberbandance Group
(RBDG) mixes up explosive hip-hop, contemporary and classical dance with
energy that pops and sizzles. Victor
Quijada is a total original who grew up on the streets of Los Angeles and
was nicknamed "Rubberband" by b-boys and rappers for his unusually elastic
dancing style. RBDG is a new fusion that involves an expansive, sophisticated
approach to physicality, line and form.
The Cultch presents Elastic Perspective, a spectacular suite of
dances to an eclectic and unlikely music mix that ignites competitive group
fireworks with tango-inflected duets, lifts and spins.
Dancers include:
Victor Quijada, Anne Plamondon, Joe Danny Aurélien, Julio Cesar Hong, Julia Gutsik, Lila Mae G. Talbot.
ABOUT RBDG
In 2002, after years of
exploring dance and theater from urban, classical and contemporary angles,
Victor Quijada, Artistic Director/Choreographer, formed Rubberbandance Group.
His work with RBDG examines humanity and human relationships through a unique
fusion of these dance and theatre styles. RBDG is a collection of world-class
dancers from contemporary and breakdance backgrounds that unite to investigate
human relationships through an innovative mix of hip hop dynamics and
contemporary classicism.
Presenting choreographic works that effect and
engage the audience, this extraordinary group articulates the perfect marriage
between explosive hip hop physicality and the subtle profoundness of
contemporary storytelling. A combination of the narrative, the spectacular and
the freedom of breakdance, with the abstraction, nuances and technique of
contemporary dance, result in a true hybrid of dance forms.
"an absolute delight...
Rubberbandance is clearly heading for international glory." -
The Globe
& Mail
Since its inception, RBDG has been a sought after guest
at both hip hop and contemporary dance festivals throughout North America,
Europe, and recently in Japan as a Canadian representative at EXPO 2005. A
well-known member of the Montreal dance community and resident company ('03
/'04) of Usine C, Rubberbandance Group is
best known for the innovative site-specific work Slicing Static (Best Dance Production of 2004
- Montreal Mirror). Other highlights
include performances at Jacob's Pillow Dance
Festival, Bumbershoot Music and Arts
Festival, the Fall for Dance
Festival at City Center in New
York, Breakin' Convention at Sadler's Wells in London, ACT Festival '04 at the Rotterdamse Schouwsberg
in Holland and URB Festivaali at Kiasma
in Helsinki, Finland.
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