MainStage / King’s Theatre
An electrifying blend of artistry and athleticism. Three World Premieres, a modern dance classic revisited and performances by some of Canada’s international legends of street dance.
PROGRAM ONE
Thursday, July 17 – 7:30pm
Saturday, July 19 – 2:00pm
Bones and Blueprints – Award winning Halifax choreographer and dancer Lydia Zimmer returns to FODAR to perform her newest work. Recipient of Creative Nova Scotia’s Emerging Artist Recognition Award, she premiered her piece The Devil’s Intervals to sold-out audiences during Live Art Dance’s 23/24 season.
CYMATIX – A powerful exploration of the intersection between sound, movement, and emotion choreographed performed by Caroline Fraser. Known internationally as ‘Lady C’, she is a leader in street dance culture and a four-time DORA Award winner including Outstanding Original Choreography and Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Dance) for CYMATIX. This work creates a deeply immersive experience, intertwining recorded and live vocal performance heightening the connection between body and sound.
Boundaries – Choreographer mentor, and community leader, B-boy Crazy Smooth is one of Canada’s top street dance ambassadors and the founder of the award-winning dance company Bboyizm.. His contributions have been pivotal in the preservation and promotion of street dance both in Canada and internationally. Now Artistic Director of the company 10 Gates Dancing, he brings some of Canada’s finest street dancers to the festival to premiere his new work.
PROGRAM TWO
Friday, July 18 – 7:30pm
Saturday, July 19 – 7:30pm
Tethered – A searing duet choreographed by Jera Wolfe, one of this county’s leading choreographers. He dances the work with Miyeko Ferguson, an exquisite dancer in her own right. The work explores the intimacy and synchronicities that develop over the course of an enduring partnership.
Jumelle(s) – The premiere of an intriguing duet exploring flexibility and adaptability created and performed by the stellar Marrin Jessome (Halifax) and Brayden Jamil Cairns (Toronto). Brayden is a longtime artist with Rock Bottom Movement and currently also a member of Toronto Dance Theatre’s 2024-2025 Company Ensemble.
After Godot – The festival presents the revival of Randy Glynn’s acclaimed Canadian Modern Dance classic. This powerful and poignant work is based on Samuel Becket’s 1953 tragiccomedy. “…all the pain, humour, desperation, and loneliness …of Beckett have been translated here into movement of powerful legibility.” The Toronto Star, 1986.
Header image credit: Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo. “What We Carry”. FODAR 2024. Photographer: Chris Randle