Julia Sasso at DANCING ON THE EDGE
Vancouver : July 5-14, 2001

"Sasso is one of perhaps a dozen contemporary modern dancers in Canada who is simply breathtaking in motion."
-The Ottawa Citizen

For the first time since establishing her company, Julia Sasso dances, Ms Sasso returns to the stage to perform Elsinore. Created for her in 1999 by acclaimed choreographer, Carol Anderson, Elsinore will open the 2001 DANCING ON THE EDGE festival of contemporary dance in Vancouver.

"a magnificent solo for the wonderful Julia Sasso and a masterpiece of psychological movement"
-GLOBE & MAIL

Ms Sasso will also head DOTE’s second annual SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE, July 9-13. Together with Tedd Robinson, internationally acclaimed choreographer, educator and solo artist; Ms Sasso will teach technique and creative process.

Elsinore

Thursday July 5, 8pm
Saturday July 7, 6:30pm
Tuesday July 10, 8:30pm

Firehall Arts Centre
280 E. Cordova St.
Vancouver

For more information on DOTE, to purchase tickets or register for the SDI call: 604.689.0926

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01 June, 2001

Julia Sasso dances presents Beauty

On June 11th, 2001 Julia Sasso dances embarks on a new adventure; the creation of the company’s first, full length work, Beauty. Commissioned by the Toronto based theatre company Nightswimming, Beauty will receive its World Premiere at the Canada Dance Festival 2002 in Ottawa.

Choreographed by Julia Sasso to an original, commissioned score by Geoffrey Bennett, Jeff Wilson and TTG Music Lab, Beauty will feature the considerable talents of performers Megan Branson, Justine Chambers, Michael Sean Mayre, Ron Stewart, Heidi Strauss, Michael Trent and new comer Mairead Filgate.

Beauty takes the form of an abstract, non-narrative meditation on all that the word beauty holds. Beauty is everywhere and is all encompassing yet it is often imperceptible. I am looking for the unexpected places in which beauty resides. The beauty in terror, torment and pain as well as joy.

“…For Beauty’s nothing but beginning of Terror we’re still just able to bear, and why we adore it so is because it serenely disdains to destroy us…”
- Rilke

Join the artists of Julia Sasso dances for the first informal showing of the new work-in-progress on June 29th, 4pm at Winchester Street Theatre in Cabbage Town. Be part of the Art! Your curiosity, feedback and support are essential to the creative process. Refreshments will be served.

RSVP to julia@juliasasso.com

Supported by: Laidlaw Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council