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August 17th, 2006
Dans/ce Kapital 2006

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The kick-ass, all-female Amazones : masters of the djembé drum

Africa's L= es Amazones launch Dans/ce Kapital with explosive beat

Nothing if not flamboyant, local Indian dance guru Sa= veeta Sharma's Dans/ce Kapital festival launches its seventh edition with the percussive beats and rhythmic dancing of Les Amazones, women drummers from the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.

The hit of Montreal's Nuits d'Afrique festival in July, the kick-ass, all-female Amazones are masters of the = djembé drum, for centuries the exclusive p= reserve of men. Back home in Guinea, the women, mostly single mothers, are not only national icons but have = been praised by the government for "demystifying the djembé" and "melting preconceptions."

The troupe will perform at Arts Court Theatre the first two nights of the weeklong Dans/ce Kapital festival, August 20-21. In addition to th= eir festival appearances, they will hold two days of d= jembé drum and dance workshops, August 19-20, in the Arts Court studios of Le= Groupe Dance Lab. (For information on the worksho= ps, contact Lainie Towell<= /span>, http://www.sufigirl.com/, or 613-276-7834.)

In keeping with Sharma's vision of a festival to showcase dance beyo= nd the Western confines of classical and contemporary, this year's festiva= l, August 21-27, combines cultures and creators from around town and around the world.

Featured on the eclectic festival menu are contemporary solos, flame= nco, Indian classical dance and a work based on breath and yoga. =

Presented for the first time in Ottawa, Toronto schol= ar and choreographer Hari Krishnan's= inDANCE company

perform= s Exhalations, a landmark 1999 piece in which the dancers' breath provides the soundscape. Krishan will also remount Owning Shadows, voted one of the top 10 shows = of 2002 by Now magazine, and show his new choreography, InVERSE, a work for four dancers with a score by Toronto composer Phil Strong. <= o:p>

Also from Toronto, Ritmo Flamenco Dance and Music En= semble performs two nights of fiery flamenco choreographed by Valeria Scannura and accompanied by flamenco guitar, Augu= st 24-25.

Spirit, Sacrifice and Death is the title of three radically differing solos performed by Claire Elizabeth Barratt, Lainie Towell (a.k.a. Sufi Girl) and Saveeta Sh= arma, August 23. Barratt, a New York based dancer-choreographer, also performs a contemporary work August 26 in collaboration with Ottawa<= /st1:place> percussionist Dr. Lee.

Dans/ce Kapital wraps up with a matinee, Sunday, August 27, of Indian classical and contemporary dance featuring kathak dance b= y Kanika Thakar and odissi by Dali = Basu and her dancers.

Dans/ce Kapital 2006
Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Avenue
Aug. 21-27, 8 p.m.; matinee Aug. 27, 2 p.m.
Tickets $20, Arts Court box office, (613) 576-7240
Info: http://www.thepranagro= up.com/
 
 

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Les Amazones was fantastic! The energy was incredible, especially when = the women would solo on the djembes. The beat hit your breastbone, radiated &= amp; reverberated all through you with a transformative power. When introducing the group, Lainie explained only 5 of the 15 group memb= ers had been able to go on the tour. She commented that had the whole g= roup been present, there probably would be no Arts Court left the next d= ay! She's right - the fiercely beautiful energy bounding out of the who= le complement of Amazones would surely cause a meltdown! Each of the 5 women, and the two men accompanying them, delivered fabulous, vibra= nt, & powerful performances. After the second standing ovation, they opened the floor for the audience to dance to their infectious rhyt= hm, and it was a beautiful moment of audience participation! Many Thank= s to Les Amazones for a wonderful show & energizing workshops, and to Lainie and everyone who helped to bring them here! Here's looking forward to the rest of Dans/ce Kapital!

Julie Comber

 

August 23rd, 2006

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