The River Run Centre hosts an informal evening of Dance on Film with commentary by one of Canada's foremost modern dance artists, David Earle, on Friday March 19, 2010 from 7-9pm in the Co-operators Hall.

Admission is by RSVP and is free of charge.

photo: David Earle

Program

Through commentary and the showing of film excerpts, David takes us behind the scenes and inside the choreography of selected dance works from his repertoire, which have been captured on film or created especially for film. He will also introduce Odyssey, his newest creation, which will be performed by Dancetheatre David Earle with the Pendereki String Quartet at River Run on April 8, 2010.

The film excerpts include:

Ravel: Created as a homage to the great French composer Maurice Ravel, this film features performances of his works by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Charels Dutoit, one of the world's foremost interpreters of Ravel's music. Through musci and ddance, this Gemini award-winning film captures the sensuality and power of Ravel's works. It is produced by Rhombus Media , directed by Larry Weinstein with choreography by David Earle and Robert Desrosiers. 

Romeos and Juliets: This Gemini award-winning film features a performance of Prokofiev's magnificent ballet score by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Earle received The Press Award from France's Grand Prix International de Vidéo-Danse de Sète for best choreography in a film. Dance artists include such luminaries as Peggy Baker, Laurence Lemieux, Suzette Sherman and David Earle as Lord Capulet. The film is produced br Rhombus Media, directed by Barbara Willia Sweete, with choreography by David Earle, James Kudelka, Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Zingg.

Sacra Conversazione: Frequently shown on BRAVO television, this film of Mr. Earle's classic creation is introduced by Veronica Tennant. Set to Mozart's Requiem, Sacra Conversazione was chosen as one of the Top Ten Choreographic Masterworks of the 20th century. It has been performed coast to coast in Canada, in New York, South America, Europe and Asia - notably at the Olympic in Seoul, Korea. It is produced/directed by Moze Mossanen with choreography by David Earle. 

photo: Don Lee

This evening with David Earle is part of a new initiative of River Run Centre, designed to generate interest in dance. The program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council through the Ontario Dances program. 

Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP by Monday March 15, 2010. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 519-837-5662 ext 2589. Details are also posted on riverrun.ca.