[SOLD OUT] An exploration of the mysteries of aging from multiple angles created by choreographer and dancer Margie Gillis, OLD is a mesmerizing solo performance that is a testament to her 50-year career.
Form changes, but essence remains intact. The material world dissolves, but the energy that courses through us transmutes into something vivid and clear. How do we embrace old age? Margie Gillis uses her body to illustrate this evolution, one that is punctuated by highs, lows, loss, and discovery. As she herself navigates this new phase of her life, she invites us to join her as she faces a depletion of the physical body with softness and acceptance. OLD is a tumultuous journey brimming with possibility. It is the last full length solo evening of Gillis’ ground-breaking career in modern dance.
Celebrating 50 years of creation, love, and dance
Internationally acclaimed dance Artist Margie Gillis is one of the most influential Canadian choreographers/dancers of the 20th and 21st centuries Her company, the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation, was founded in 1981. Margie has created more than one hundred and fifty creations, solos, duets, and group works, which have been performed around the globe. She has received numerous awards for her unwavering effort to develop her craft through experimenting, teaching, creation, innovation and performance. In 2023, Margie Gillis will be celebrating her 50th career anniversary: 50 years of creation, love, and dance.
SOLD OUT!
March 9-10, 2023 – 7 p.m.
March 11, 2023 – 4 p.m.
March 12, 2023 – 4 p.m. – Additional show!
Duration : 60 minutes
29S | 35$
Meet the artists March 10 2023 (Friday) after the performance
A Taste of Dance March 11, 2023 after the performance
Dancer and choreographer Margie Gillis
Directors Margie Gillis and Randal Newman
Set Design Randal Newman
Lighting Designer Pierre Lavoie
Technical Director Judith Allen
Costumes Margie Gillis, Randal Newman, Sonya Bayer
Video creation, Sound and video director Samuel Thériault
Artistic Assistant Hoor Malas
Residencies Théâtre Rouge – Conservatoire de Montréal, Saint-Mark Church- Acton Vale, Agora de la danse
Fondation de danse Margie Gillis
