Call and Response
January 16 - 26
It’s our 40th Anniversary!
With great excitement we are thrilled to announce this new show featuring live music by the Falling Bullets Jazz Band from New Orleans, led by Marla Dixon. The music will be traditional New Orleans Jazz, yes, music from the birthplace of jazz, and you better believe we are going to respond with all our foot stomping, finger snapping, head nodding, shoulder shimmying, torso wiggling, hip shaking, groove busting ways. We are always glad to part of the High Performance Rodeo and thank our friends at One Yellow Rabbit for including us in their fabulous festival.
Alexandrov, Nava and Nielsen
January 30 - February 1
Danny Nielsen combines dazzling technique, natural musicality, and a drive to constantly innovate with a heartfelt desire to honour the rich traditions of the form. Alexandrov, Nava and Nielsen is a collaboration with renowned Bulgarian pianist/percussionist Kristian Alexandrov which delves into the symbiotic relationship between tap dance and jazz piano. Completing the trio is Calgary based, Venezuelan born, bassist extraordinaire, Daniel Nava. Touching on new takes of old standards, and original music, the three will co-create a performance drawing on everything from traditional and contemporary jazz to R&B, hip hop and rock. Alexandrov, Nava and Nielsen is a proud co-presentation by DJD and OYR in the High Performance Rodeo.
Reminiscing in Tempo
April 24 - May 11
From our 1984 debut- Body and Sole, to last season’s Party Time, DJD has created over 70 concerts. To fully celebrate our 40th anniversary, we will bring you a spectacular retrospective of some of our vast repertoire accompanied by a live band led by DJD longtime collaborator, Kristian Alexandrov.
DJD PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Now in its 40th season, DJD has presented an incredible range of jazz dance
performances for our Calgary audiences.
"Such energy, such originality, such freshness."
Audience member, Victoria BC
"A masterpiece in carnivorously creative colours… I couldn’t take my eyes or my ears off the stage for a second."
Calgary Herald
"The dancers are as theatrically versatile as they are athletic. They sashay and stomp, seduce and threaten, tease and preen, moving seamlessly from playful and funny to fluid and sensuous to wild and spectacular."
Anne Georg blog
"…entertains simply by the ingenious way it moves through an amazing variety of styles…and the audience…gave standing ovations both nights."
Dance International Magazine
"We were absolutely blown away – what a stunning production…your dancers were marvellous – thrilling to watch. Ms. Richardson is a national treasure – what a treat to hear her sing. Your work is so engaging, so fundamentally humane, it makes me feel I can dance – that dance is the logical natural form of human expression."
Audience Member
"Plenty of ‘wow’ in DJD production… DJD forges ahead into bold new territory…"
Calgary Herald
"The quartet of sneaker-clad dancers were captivating, diving in and out of the music and swishing their jewel-toned skirts."
Penelope Ford, The Globe and Mail
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