Le Grand Peep Show coming to Northgate

CORPUS News Release

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TORONTO - Hot off its highly successful tours to Syracuse, New York, and Yellowknife, NWT, CORPUS brings three of
its most celebrated performances to seven shopping malls across Ontario. The critically acclaimed Toronto-based dance/theatre company will perform in North Bay, at the Northgate Shopping Centre, on April 16-17, 2010.

“At CORPUS, we have a long tradition of presenting our work in unusual settings. We’re always looking for unsuspected venues,” says David Danzon, CORPUS’ Artistic Director.

“Shopping malls have become a central gathering place for members of small communities. With this unique project, we hope to surprise audiences and put a twist on their shopping experience.”

Under the artistic leadership of David Danzon, CORPUS’ acclaimed brand of theatrical movement infused with surrealist humour has garnered public and critical acclaim.

“CORPUS fuses biting social commentary and astounding feats of physicality with delightful wit,” says Toronto Life magazine.

The Globe and Mail calls CORPUS “A brilliant mix of dance, clown and storytelling...”

Established in 1997 with Sylvie Bouchard, the company continues to tour around the world. This past summer,
CORPUS toured to nine countries in 19 prestigious festivals including Watch This Space (London, U.K.), Festival de la Cité (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Festas de Lisboa: Rotas & Rituales (Lisbon, Portugal).

CORPUS will perform Les moutons, A Flock of Flyers and Le Grand Peep Show at the mall and will interact with audiences following the performances. The dancers of Renée’s Dance Connection, a local dance school, will perform alongside CORPUS’.

You can find pictures, videos and audience reaction of past Ontario mall performances at www.corpus.ca/malls.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, April 16th:
4pm: Le Grand Peep Show
5:30pm: A Flock of Flyers
7pm: Les moutons
7:30pm: Meet the artists

Saturday, April 17th:
12pm: Le Grand Peep Show
1:30pm: A Flock of Flyers
3pm: Les moutons
3:30pm: Meet the artists

We would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the J.P. Bickell Foundation. Without the support of these institutions, this project would not be possible.

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