Wants&Needs

Upcoming dates:

Nov 19th (8pm) and Nov 20th (4pm) Sasha Kleinplatz is remountingAll the Ladies redux as part of the LADDMI fly project Studio 303 372 St.Catherine W

Nov 23-24 Andrew Tay is participating in Parcours danse. The event brings presenters from across Canada and Quebec to see showcases from a selected group of local dance artists. Andrew will be talking about Wants&Needs and showing excerpts of recent work.

Nov .26-27
Involved 3 @ Studio 303 The third edition of our exciting event which asks artists to create work which questions the audiences relationship to performance. 6pm on Sat and 4pm on Sunday.

Andrew and Sasha are both doing separate residencies at Uscine C in 2012. More details to come.

Archive

Dec
17th

Sat

Involved 3 @ Studio 303…. This really was a great event for us, with the choreographers taking risks and each using different approaches for bringing the audience into their works. The audience really got into it too! This was a program of work which challenged and asked questions and at the same time managed to be fun. Thanks to choreographers Simon Portigal, Emma Waltraud Howes, Hannah Dorozio, Thierry Huard, Jody Hegel, Victoria Stanton and Adriana Disman. Photos by Celia Spenard-Ko

Nov
9th

Wed

Andrew Tay will be taking part in Parcours danse Nov 23-25. The event produced by Danse Sur Les Routes du Quebec exposes the work of local choreographers to producers in the regions and from across Canada. Andrew will be talking about Wants&Needs and it’s dance initiatives, as well as presenting an excerpt from On Power and Permission. He will also be taking part in the event’s “Action Culturelle”. Remounting his duet The Sticks with dancer Marilyne St. Sauveur. This performance will takes place at 8:30am on Nov 24th in the hallways of the Place des Arts while everyone is commuting to work. If you’re in the area, be sure to check it out.

Nov
5th

Sat

LADDMI FLY Project

The FLY project was initiated in order to give recent graduates of the LADMMI contemporary dance program the chance to develop their skills as interpreters and performers with an established Montreal choreographer-Mélanie Demers. Mélanie has invited Sasha Kleinplatz to present All the Ladies redux as an opening act for the evening. Sasha is excited to be a part of this dynamic pilot project!

All the Ladies redux at Studio 303 with Melanie’s Demer’s new untitled choreography.

372 St.Catherine St. West

November 19th, 8pm

November 20th, 4pm

15$

Photo: Mathieu Doyon

Interpreters: Ashlea Watkin, Angie Cheng

Sep
25th

Sun

Cool mention of our event and some of the performances at Short&Sweet by Philip Szporer & MJ Thompson in the Dance Current online.

Check the link here:

http://www.thedancecurrent.com/reviews.cfm?review_id=331&view

Aug
19th

Fri

Wants&Needs artistic director Andrew Tay recently collaborated with videographer Dorian Nuskind-Oder to create the visuals for the North American tour for the Montreal band Moonface (the new project from Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug and percussionist Mike Bigelow). Check out this cool vid from their performance in Texas. We think it’s really cool that Spencer really wanted to add a dance element to their performance.

Aug
16th

Tue

Some great reviews of Piss in the Pool!!

For those who missed the show, check out some great reviews of this years edition of Piss in the Pool.

From: Local Gestures by Sylvain Verstricht

From: Evidance by Beverley Daurio

Aug
15th

Mon

After Piss in The Pool 7

Once again Piss in the Pool continues to be one of the highlights of the summer when it comes to dance in the city! This edition was praised for the quality and variety of the work with pieces that alternately were funny, challenging and touching. Thanks to our amazing audience who is up for anything that our choreographers throw at them. Congratulations also go out to Sasha Kleinplatz who was awarded the Fringe Flexi prize for most innovative choreography. See you all next year in the Pool!

Amazing pics by Celia Spenard-Ko

Aug
8th

Mon

“Wanted, Needed, Found…”

The Found series was a great sucess, making connections between all of the artists involved and presenters, critics, and dancers from europe and across North America.

Especially resonating with younger dance enthusiasts and presenters, the series offered an alternative platform to exchange ideas about dance during the FTA.

Check out these 2 reviews of the series from DF danse.

http://www.dfdanse.com/article1304.html

http://www.dfdanse.com/article1309.html

Jun
27th

Mon

Artistic director Andrew Tay talks about his work and all of the wants&needs events on the Toronto based radio program. Click the link below to listen. interview is towards end of the broadcast.

http://evidanceradio.com/home/podcasts/2011/sunday-june-5-2011

Jun
11th

Sat

Our Favorite summer Dance event is back!

Avec Chorégraphes: Nicolas Cantin, Manu Roque, Andrew Tay, The Choreographers, Sasha Kleinplatz w/ Radwan Moumneh, Leanne Dyer, Shannon Gillen, and Annie Gagnon

Part of the Fringe Festival Montreal
June 16, 17, 18
8:30PM

à la porte: $12, or call 849-FEST

Entamant maintenant sa 7e année, le projet « Piss In The Pool » permet à 9 chorégraphes de présenter des œuvres originales in situ. Cette soirée promet une ambiance unique, alors que la danse expérimentale sera projetée hors des confins habituels des salles de théâtre jusque dans le contexte inattendu du Bain St-Michel, une piscine intérieure désaffectée située au cœur du Plateau Mont-Royal.

Now in its 7th year! Piss in the Pool gives nine emerging choreographers the opportunity to create and present site specific work. This exciting event moves experimental dance out of the theatre and into the Bain St.Michel, an empty indoor pool located in the heart of Plateau Montreal.