Sunday, June 5, 2011

Rebecca Ho, Co-Founder and Show Producer for PushPULL Dance on their presentation of Steps From Home taking place at Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester Street, June 9-11 and June 16-18 8pm, with matinee shows Sun June 12 @ Sat June 18 2pm. PushPULL is a company of non-professional dancers from a variety of backgrounds who share a common passion for dance. PushPULL welcomes not only technically proficient dancers but individuals with minimum training.  www.pushpulldance.com

Amy Bowring, Director of Research at Dance Collection Danse on their exhibition Dancing Through Time: Toronto's Dance History 1900-1980 currently showing until July 2, 2011 at the Market Gallery, St. Lawrence Market South, 2nd Floor, 95 Front St. East. Celebration of closing week takes place June 24 8-10pm with the DVD launch of the acclaimed series The Dancemakers.  www.dcd.ca
 
Montreal-based Choreographer Andrew Tay, Co-Artistic Director with Sasha Kleenpatz of the dance company Wants & Needs. Both are childhood friends from Windsor, Ontario. Tay talks about their company which creates unique productions in non-traditional dance spaces. One of these is the annual Piss In The Pool taking place in the Montreal Fringe June 16-18 2011 in the Bain St Michel, an empty indoor pool located in the Plateau, Montreal.  Features young choreographic voices, swimsuit clad ushers and whistle wielding M.C.s.  www.wantsandneeds.ca  http://foundseries.wordpress.com/artistesartists/andrew-tay/