Kaeja d’Dance, Toronto’s cutting-edge contemporary dance company,
returns to bring professional dance artists together with ordinary
citizens to create a truly magical outdoor event in the KING EAST
NEIGHBOURHOOD in the heart of KITCHENER.Porch View Dances is an
innovative dance festival, engaging members of local communities
across Ontario since 2012. Conceived by Karen Kaeja and developed with
Allen Kaeja, PVD celebrates through dance the stories that tie our
community together. Performed by local non-dancer residents on their
porches, and in the front- and back- yards of their own homes.
Choreographers: Karen and Allen Kaeja, Natasha Mansell, and Augustine
Wigle of Kitchener-Waterloo’s Contemporary School of Dance.
This year’s PVD will also feature live choral musical accompaniment,
arranged and performed by Kitchener-based musician Sarah Pearson.
The audience is guided from dwelling to dwelling, watching the stories
of a neighbourhood unfold. The event culminates at the Kitchener
Market, where the audience joins in a group dance.
Porch View Dances first came to the King East neighbourhood in June of
2016, welcoming over 200 audience members as they wound their way
through the streets. The King East Neighbourhood Association (KENA)
was recognized with a Kitchener Festival of Neighbourhoods Arts and
Culture Award for the event.
Porch View Dances
Presented by Kaeja d’Dance & The Registry Theatre
September 16 & 17, 2017
Start time: 12:30 pm each day
Starting location: 53 Betzner Ave N, KITCHENER ON
Ending location: KITCHENER Market (300 King St East)
Tickets: Pay What You Can
KID FRIENDLY. OUTDOOR EVENT. DONATIONS WELCOME.
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