Kinesis Dance somatheatro

Paraskevas Terezakis

KINESIS DANCE somatheatro BOX4 at the Dance in Vancouver Festival 

Kinesis Dance somatheatro is excited to perform BOX4 by Paraskevas Terezakis at the Dance in Vancouver Festival in Vancouver, BC, Canada (October 14 - 17, 2009). This work is inspired by his successful 1994 piece A Parcel of Men's Knowledge and is an exploration of tensions between four dancers in confined space; through obstacles, confrontation, and cooperation. It is about how we interact with each other in the selfish pursuit of our wants and needs and how this is influenced by the power and contradictions of the mass media. The creative journey of BOX4 is more than a re-telling of a piece but instead a continuation on the notion of confinement, possession, and dominance.

Artistic Direction and Choreography by Paraskevas Terezakis

 

 

 

Dancers: Caroline Farquhar, Mackenzie Green-Dusterbeck,

Manuel Sorge, Donald Taruc

 

Composers: Adam Basanta, Stefan Smulovitz, Vivianne Houle

Musician/Arranger: Adam Basanta

Lighting Designer: James Proudfoot  

   

Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street)

in Vancouver, Canada

Thursday October 15, 2009 at 9 pm

Friday October 16, 2009 at 7 pm

 

tickets available at www.ticketstonight.ca 

or by phone in Vancouver at (604) 684 2787

  

 

 

 

Kinesis Dance somatheatro at The Dance Centre's OPEN HOUSE

The Dance Centre and Kinesis Dance somatheatro present the premiere of Paraskevas Terezakis' ODD-ESSAY: Gleaming I & II as part of the Dance Centre's Open House from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm on Saturday, September 19, 2009 in the Faris theatre lobby immediately following the PULSE: Claire French & Julie Lebel performance.

Admission is free.

ODD-ESSAY: Gleaming I and II are impressionistic dance scenes in an elevator based on the love story of Penelope and Odysseus in Homer's classic the Odyssey.  Penelope waits twenty years for the return of her husband Odysseus who has left to fight in the Trojan War. The elevator ambivalently represents the potency of their reunion and the distance that has grown between them over such a lengthy time. The closed, confined environment mirrors Penelope's state - her decayed and tangled body so used to being without Odysseus, resurrected with their reuniting.

          

 

Credits 

Choreography/concept: Paraskevas Terezakis

Dancers: Alison Denham and Mackenzie Green-Dusterbeck; Melissa Beattie and Manuel Sorge

Lighting: Cass Turner

 

 

KINESIS DANCE somatheatro DANCE OUT LOUD Workshop 

At the Central Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia St.) July 14th, 7pm to 9 pm in the Alice MacKay room (lower level)

COME JOIN US!!!

Terezakis' DANCE OUT LOUD (DOL) workshops show participants ways (outside of just technical routines and exercises) on how to become better performers and dancers - to make them think reflexively, react to unexpected changes, use their body weight, and to explore the relationship between themselves as dancers.

 

 ADMISSION IS FREE. ALL ARE WELCOME

  Presented by Kinesis Dance somatheatro with support from Freedom 55 Financial - a Division of London Life Insurance Company and British Columbia Gaming

 

 

KINESIS DANCE somatheatro  presents BOX4 

Kinesis Dance somatheatro is excited to premiere our newly envisioned contemporary dance piece entitled BOX4 by Paraskevas Terezakis. This work is inspired by his successful 1994 piece A Parcel of Men's Knowledge and is an exploration about how men treat each other in the selfish pursuit of their own wants and needs. BOX4 expresses the tension between aggression, territoriality, and hostility as well as the quest for individual freedom and inner peace. The creative journey of BOX4 is more than a re-telling of a piece but instead a continuation on the notion of confinement, possession, and masculine dominance.

Artistic Direction and Choreography by Paraskevas Terezakis

 

 

 

Dancers: Donald Taruc, Manuel Sorge,

Caroline Farquhar , Nathaniël Siri 

 

Composers: Adam Basanta, Stefan Smulovitz, Vivianne Houle

Musician/Arranger: Adam Basanta

Lighting Designer: James Proudfoot  

Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street)

in Vancouver, Canada

Thursday to Saturday, April 30th to May 2nd, 2009

at 8 pm

 

 

 

 

KINESIS DANCE somatheatro IN ROME, ITALY

DOL Workshop at the ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI DANZA ISTITUTO DI ALTA CULTURA

 

Paraskevas Terezakis taught a 6 day dance workshop as part of an international forum on contemporary dance at the ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI DANZA ISTITUTO DI ALTA CULTURA.
 
Terezakis' DANCE OUT LOUD (DOL) workshops show particpants ways (outside of just technical routines and exercises) on how to become better performers and dancers - to make them think reflexively, react to unexpected changes, use their body wieght, and to explore the relationship between themselves as dancers. Here are some picturess of the very successful workshop:

   

   

 

  

KITCHEN DECADANCE II

A second ‘interactive’ evening of Food & Wine

A big thank you to everyone who made KITCHEN DECADANCE II such a great success! Thanks to everyone for your support. The best party is always in the kitchen!

Here's some pictures of the evening:

         

         

         

         

              

 

 

KINESIS DANCE somatheatro NEW PRODUCTION: BOX4

(2008-2009 Season)

The new contemporary dance piece BOX4 by Paraskevas Terezakis, Artistic Director of the Kinesis Dance somatheatro, seeks to explore how the changes in our world have influenced our ability to know ourselves and interact with each other.  It is a piece based on a prior work entitled A Parcel of Men’s Knowledge which was one of the most successful productions created by the company as the theme of the piece resonated strongly with audiences and critics alike. It premiered in 1994 at Performance Works in Vancouver, Canada and was later presented as part of the cultural programming of The 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. The work was also noticed by the artistic panel of the prestigious international choreographic competition Rencontres Choregraphique Internationales de Seine Saint Denis (based in Paris, France) and the work was featured in Montreal, Canada as part of Canada’s contribution to that international competition.
 
 
 

 

The new piece BOX4 (premiering in Canada at the Scotiabank Dance Centre April 30th, May 1st, and May 2nd, 2009) seeks to explore these ideas further with an all new cast, new lighting design, and new original musical score. Has our world become more fragmented and atomized than before? Are individuals more ‘boxed in’ nowadays because of advances in technology and the globalization of the world? Are we more aggressive and hostile to one another? Is it harder to find individual freedom and inner peace?

 

 

 

KITCHEN DECADANCE

An ‘interactive’ evening of Food & Wine


A big thank you to all guests and volunteers! Thanks to everyone for your support. A good time was had by all at KITCHEN DECADANCE!

Here's some pictures of the evening:

         

          

         

         

See you all at our next party!

 

 

2007-2008 SEASON FROM ABROAD:

Paraskevas Terezakis with the Turkish State Theatre: Romeo and Juliet

Based on the classic Shakespearean play, Terezakis was commissioned by the Turkish State theatre as Choreographer and dramatic coach for the project. Terezakis’ unique and specialized ‘workshop style’ approach during the rehearsal process was welcomed and valued by the 24 member cast.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

With this, his second project with Artistic Director Bassar, Terezakis brought a physicality and lyricism not usually found in the play. The stunning set design by Murat Gulmez allowed inventive use of rope columns and giant spandex walls. The choreographic element went well beyond the famous fight and party scenes into a sensual duet, group dynamics and chorus arrangements. Bessar assembled a remarkable cast from all over Turkey to perform this work, the first time ever in the city of Van. An original score by the popular Turkish composer Can Atilla, lighting design by Sehum Ayas and costumes by Nalan Turkoglu added to the work’s success.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Romeo and Juliet played to sold out houses earning standing ovations and critical acclaim. The production will tour Turkey throughout the year. Terezakis and Bessar have already begun discussions for a future collaboration that could include artistic involvement with Canada, Turkey and Greece.

 



 

2006-2007 SEASON ...AND SPEAKING OF ORESTES...

Paraskevas Terezakis’ most recent work was be performed during Dancing On The Edge Festival at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. This exciting new work was an international co-production with Canada, Croatia and Greece.
 
…and Speaking of Orestes… is a lucid dreamscape inspired by the Euripidean play Orestes. Terezakis realized his personal vision through this on a journey that explores family dysfunction, guilt, revenge and erratically, love. …. and Speaking of Orestes… is one boy’s reality which became a dream to free himself. The creative process for this project has involved extensive exploration and collaboration involving artists and dancers from Canada, Croatia, Poland, France, Greece and Belgium.
 
With an original score by renowned Croatian-French Composer Darko Rundek and performed live by Andreja Kosavic, Lighting design by Vancouver’s James Proudfoot, Dancers from Canada and Poland and Dramaturgy/text by Alex Lazaridis Ferguson and costumes by Croatian designer Tomislav Mostecek …and Speaking of Orestes… was one of the Company’s most ambitious projects to date.
 
…and Speaking of Orestes… marked the 20th Anniversary of Kinesis dance somatheatro as one of Canada’s most vital and innovative contemporary dance companies. Under the Artistic Direction of Terezakis, Kinesis dance somatheatro has performed over thirty original works achieving artistic acclaim in Canada, Europe and South America. Terezakis vision continues to provoke, inspire and entertain.

Kinesis Dance ...and Speaking of Orestes Workshop

2006-2007 European Tour

…and Speaking of Orestes… performed in Athens & Zagreb in May and June

As an International co-production with Canada, Croatia & Greece it was presented by The Croatian Institute for Movement and dance, for the 23rd dance Week Festival in Zagreb, Croatia in Athens in kind association with Iros Angelos for The Greek Choreographer Associations Festival in Athens, Greece, and in Vancouver by The Dancing on the Edge Festival in association with the Dance Centre.

The work achieved critical acclaim and invaluable exposure on the international dance scene. Performing the work to new audiences in an international forum provided Kinesis Dance and the artists involved a unique opportunity for cross cultural dialogue and artistic exchange.

Freedom 55 Financial DANCE OUT LOUD Workshops with UBC and Downtown Public Library

Kinesis Dance somatheatro partners with a variety of community organizations including UBC Humanities 101 at the Downtown Vancouver Public Library to offer free movement expression workshops. This is part of our ongoing outreach program to offer free education and activities to the general public. The response is always very enthusiastic as participants explore movement and vocal techniques in an open, relaxed and fun environment. Watch for more DOL workshops coming later this year. Kinesis dance is grateful to Freedom 55 Financial - a Division of London Life Insurance Company as our community partner for helping to fund this program. 

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY – Free workshop and Lecture in April

Guest dancer Tomasz Wesolowski, from Poland taught a free workshop at the Scotiabank Dance Centre as part of International Dance Day activities. His class specialized gymnastic techniques adapted for the dancer. Tomasz is performing in …and Speaking of Orestes… in July.

Kinesis dance somatheatro was also proud to present dance Critic and Historian, Andreas Rikakis, to lecture during International Dance Day celebrations. Mr. Rikakis is a much respected specialist from Athens who spoke on contemporary dance in Greece and its’ impact on the European scene. This free lecture also included videos of Greek companies and an open discussion session.

 

 

2005-2006 KINESIS DANCE somatheatro ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE

METU Festival – Ankara Turkey, February 2005

Terezakis was invited to perform his recent work Conversation at METU, the largest festival of dance and theatre in the Middle East. Terezakis went with Vancouver dancer Carolyn Farquhar, Belgian Canadian dancer Anna Bussey and Belgian Actor Karel Deruwe to perform a work that was developed through his Belgian workshops in 2005. He also was invited to show his short film STORM, which was produced by Ravens West Films and Bravo Fact. STORM is an excerpt from his piece Shellshock made for film.

Following the METU Festival, Terezakis was invited to conduct a 5 day workshop with the actors and performers of the State Theatre of Turkey, Ankara. As a result of the success of this workshop, Paras has been invited to choreograph Hamlet for the State Theatre in 2006/07.

 

 

2004/05 SEASON – BUSY TIMES AT HOME AND ABROAD

MASK WORKSHOP: Vancouver May 2004

Kinesis Dance somatheatro and the Scotiabank Dance Centre co-hosted an international workshop event in Vancouver, Canada. Director Nikos Sakalides and Actor Iliana Panagiotouni, from Athens, and Director/Vocalist Costas Palamides, from Caracas, joined Kinesis Artistic Director/Choreographer, Paraskeavas Terezakis to conduct a workshop on the theatrical importance and techniques of the mask. The four day session employed both the contemporary dance vocabulary and the dramatic tools Terezakis has developed over the past years. 

MASK & MOVEMENT: Em Cena International Festival, Brazil – August 2004

Em Cena Festival Porto Alegre, Brazil

Following Kinesis dance’s tour to Venezuela in November 2003, Terezakis was invited to re-assemble the mask workshop team for a similar event at the August 2004 Em Cena International Festival, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This prestigious festival, which attracts dance and theatre artists from around the world, featured an opening week of workshops, round-table discussions and creative intensives.
 
 
 

With momentum built during the Vancouver workshop, Terezakis and his colleagues re-grouped and conducted another intensive and highly productive workshop at the Festival. With 24 participants from Brazil, Latin America, Japan and Australia, the group had more time (and experience) to go deeper into the process and create an atmosphere of discovery and intense drama. Working again with international artists (and without the convenience of a common language), Terezakis was forced to get quickly to the core of movement using the body’s ‘voice’ and the mask as both generators and manipulators of expression.