PERFORMANCE DATES
PERFORMANCE DATES
MY HOUSE
MY HOUSE brings a Ball onto the stage, as Ralph Escamillan, aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gvasalia / Canadian Mother Posh Basquiat, constructs an environment that symbolizes the familial bonds that coalesce into the formation of “houses” and underpins the community in a broader sense. A cast of four introduce the world of Ballroom to contemporary dance audiences, presenting an expression of the art form that goes beyond what has made its way into popular culture.
throughout the creation period, open public rehearsals will be held to share the creation process with the Ballroom community.
This work features a team of Canadian Kiki Legends: Snoopy 007 Basquiat (Toronto) and Brian 007 (Montreal), and Father Jaws Siriano Balenciaga (Toronto); and integrates regional Commentators and DJ’s in each city it tours.
February 6, 2025 - 7pm at The Russian Hall
Hold On Let Go (Vancouver, BC)
PIÑA
TORONTO/MONTREAL TOUR 2025
PIÑA is an interdisciplinary dance work that explores constructions of diasporic identity and how the body carries history and ancestry in a globalizing world. Inspired by Artistic Director Ralph Escamillan’s experience as a first-generation Canadian-born Filipino, this work considers the parallels between the physicality of this experience, and piña—a traditional and celebrated Philippine fiber made from pineapple leaves. The delicate yet resilient textile parallels the fragility and strength of contemporary diasporic people, and by investigating the many facets of this culturally embedded textile, an anthropological journey through the body is created. Incorporating traditional folk dance, history, music and costume, the political, economic and social dimensions of contemporary diaspora revealed.
March 22, 2025 - 80 Winchester St, Toronto, ON M4X 1B2
Toronto Dance Theatre (Toronto, Ontario )
ÉDIFICE WILDER | Espace Orange
March 27, 28, 29, 2025 - 7pm
March 30 mars, 2025 - 4pm
Discussion with the artists on March 28 A mini fiesta will take place one hour before each performance
Tangent Danse (Montreal, Quebec)
Photo by Simone Chnarakis, Creative Direction Daria Mikhailiuk, MUA Isabella Cooke