Thank you for joining us for Old/New/Borrowed/Blue.
Artistic Director’s Message
Kimberley Cooper
Welcome! We are so happy to be part of One Yellow Rabbit’s excellent High Performance Rodeo again! Please also check out our co-presentation of Ephemeral Artifacts: Travis Knights from Feb 2–4. The Rodeo is always a fantastic spectacle, don’t miss it!
But tonight…
This is not a wedding show, but dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate life!
OLD – With this performance, I wanted to support Alberta artists, and to satisfy long-time fans of DJD who always ask: “When are you going to do Vicki’s red shoe piece again?” And so, the dance piece whose real name is Every Tap Show Needs a Soft Shoe, is back on the stage in all its glory!
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Rehearsal shot from Every Tap Show Needs a Soft Shoe (aka Red Shoes)
Choreographed by Vicki Adams Willis
Rehearsal shot of Cassandra Bowerman and Sarisa F. de Toledo
Sarisa F. de Toledo was in the original cast for the piece Every Tap Show Needs a Soft Shoe (aka Red Shoes) and when she was here working on her piece, she gave Cassandra, who is now dancing her role, some great tips.
Featuring Sabrina Comănescu, Mara Liao Esnard, Thys Armstrong, Shahrzad Ahmadi, Kaja Irwin, Scott Augustine, Shemar Herbert, Natasha Korney and Cassandra Bowerman
Photo by Noel Bégin
Featuring Thys Armstrong, Shemar Herbert, Sabrina Comănescu, Kaja Irwin, Mara Liao Esnard, Shahrzad Ahmadi and Scott Augustine
Photo by Noel Bégin
Featuring Mara Liao Esnard, Natasha Korney, Kaja Irwin, Scott Augustine and Thys Armstrong
Photo by Noel Bégin
Featuring Kaja Irwin and Cassandra Bowerman
Photo by Noel Bégin
Featuring Mara Liao Esnard, Cassandra Bowerman, Sabrina Comănescu and Kaja Irwin
Photo by Noel Bégin
Featuring Mara Liao Esnard and Scott Augustine
Photo by Noel Bégin
Check out this sneak peek from rehearsal of the new work by DJD company dancer Sabrina Naz Comanescu called The Storm We Are In, as a part of our new show Old/New/Borrowed Blue.
Every Tap Show Needs a Soft Shoe (Red Shoes) – Choreographed by Vicki Adams Willis & Heather Cornell from the 2014 performance of Dancers in Love (Premiere 1996)
OLD/NEW/BORROWED/BLUE is a wonderful variety show offering everything from the intense and dramatic to the light and humorous. Filled with a selection of diverse pieces, this show has it all – joy, sorrow, passion, comedy, even death.
Kimberley Cooper - Calgary Herald
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Old/New/Borrowed/Blue features some favourites from the DJD repertoire, new works by DJD alumna Sarisa F. de Toledo and current DJD company member Sabrina Naz Comanescu, and a borrowed piece by contemporary dance artist Marie France Forcier. Go behind the scenes with Kimberley Cooper and the creation of Old/New/Borrowed/Blue.
Sarisa has Cuban and Jamaican heritage that have heavily influenced her movement and choreographic inspiration, that are evident in her new piece for Old/New/Borrowed/Blue.
Parking at DJD
The DJD Dance Centre parkade offers FREE underground parking Monday to Friday after 5PM and on Saturdays and Sundays. The parkade is free to valid ticket holders and students. Please note a code is needed to enter the parkade. (you will receive a code for the parkade 24 hours before the performance you are attending or with your class purchase). You can access the DJD parkade off Centre Street (at the back of the Kahanoff Centre).
Please note: There is a 6 foot maximum height restriction for our underground parking.
Additional parking
Two large paid-public parking lots are located at the South and East sides of the building. Two-hour meter street parking is available on Center Street SE, between 12 and 13 Avenue SE. Two disabled parking spaces are available on the south side of the building.