Santee tells us about her visit to the 2009 Canadian Aboriginal Festival, Nov 28-29:
The Canadian Aboriginal Festival moved from the Roger’s Centre in Toronto to Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum this year. At this year’s powwow, I played host to visiting colleague and KDT’s choreographic intern, Louise Potiki-Bryant. Louise is a Maori choreographer and filmmaker working with the collective, Atimira based in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Sharing her first powwow with her made the whole experience extra enjoyable for me. I was fueled by her enthusiasm and respect for the dancing and the drum. At one point she said, “I wish I was from here!” [“Here” being Canada and being First Nations]. When I traveled to New Zealand a few years ago and was enchanted by the island the culture, I held a similar sentiment: “I wish I was Maori.”
Tickets for A Story Before Time in Oneonta, NY and Pittsburgh PA.
A Story Before Time USA Performances
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Performance: January 18, 2010 at 8:00pm
Location: Slade Theatre, Yager Hall on the Hartwick campus
Tickets for the performance are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens (free for Hartwick students, faculty, and staff). Tickets can be reserved by calling 607-431-4902
http://www.hartwick.edu/x29188.xml
International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase 2010
Pittsburugh International Children’s Theater, Pittsburugh, PA
January 21, 2010 at 9:00pm
Location: Byham Theater
Showcase 2010: Public Tickets
To enquire about current availability and reserve performance tickets, please call The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Group Sales Office at 412-471-6930.
http://www.ipayweb.org/showcase/artists.php
Some other news:
***ALL ARE INVITED TO AN OPEN REHEARSAL OF A Story Before Time ***
KDT will soon begin preparing to take its award nominated work for young audiences, the fabulous A Story Before Time, to Hartwick College and the International Performing Arts for Youth conference. We are inviting all members of the public to attend an OPEN REHEARSAL of A Story Before Time at Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre .
The open rehearsal will begin at 7pm on Friday January 15th, 2010 and take place in Studio C. For those who are not familiar with CCDT’s layout, one of our staff will meet you in the lobby at 7pm and lead you to the studio. This session will last approximately 1 hour and you will have the opportunity to speak with Santee Smith, Choreographer and Artistic Director and participating dancers.
This BEHIND THE CURTAIN event is PWYC (Pay What You Can) – all contributions are considered donations that support the ongoing work of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. Come out and have a look at how one of our most popular dance/theatre productions comes together!
