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Light Explorations of a Darker Nature

"There's a West Side Story feel to Light Explorations of Darker Nature, a sense of overpowering passions and violence about to erupt, but kept under cool control."

- The Toronto Star

One of the Top 10 shows of 2003, The Globe and Mail.

Light Explorations of a Darker Nature is about an overwhelming desire for the forbidden in a high-contrast, high-stakes environment. Six performers lust for and succumb to their temptation moving into a sinister world of painful loss, concealed aggression, and cold indifference. The relentless physicality of the work pushes dancers to their limits.

Performance History

2008 - Hamilton Dance for Youth Forum, Hamilton, Ontario
2006 - Canada Dance Festival, National Arts Center, Ottawa, ON
2005 - Dancing on the Edge, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BC
2004 - Toronto Fringe Festival, Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON
2003 - DanceWorks Mainstage Series, Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON
2003 - DanceWorks Mainstage Series, Youth Matinee, Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON

Credits

Length: 20 minutes
Premiere: October 3, 2003 Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Presented by: DanceWorks Mainstage Series
Choreography: Malgorzata Nowacka
Lighting: Aisling Sampson
Original Music Soundscape / Mixing : Craig Stockbridge
Dancers in Cast: 4 or 6

Created with the support of the Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, and the Laidlaw Foundation.

Original performance credits: Johanna Bergfeldt, Louis Laberge-Côté, Amy Hampton, Irek Muchalski, Malgorzata Nowacka, Tim Spronk,

"...one of the most original choreographers currently working in Toronto, possibly in the country."

-- The Globe and Mail

"...a signature look that is as refreshing as it is exciting."

-- The Globe and Mail

"...superb ensemble work... "

-- The Toronto Star

"It's obvious why Malgorzata Nowacka has become the darling of audiences and critics alike"

-- Georgia Straight