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The Maritime Dance Performance Group has established itself over the past ten years as an organization which provides an innovative environment where talented young dancers can further expand their technical dance training with performance-orientated training and experience, given by the most respected teachers and choreographers in our community. Our dancers have received scholarships from the Nova Scotia Talent Trust, and gone on to pursue professional dance careers at prestigious training centers such as The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, and Concordia University. |
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Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada Founder & Artistic Director, Kelly Horne Hajar |
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MARITIME DANCE PERFORMANCE GROUP Celebrating a DECADE of exceptional dance in HRM. |
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97 performances. 83 commissioned pieces. 22 choreographers. 19 individual productions. 11 years. 1 dream. |
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CONTACT US Click here to contact the Maritime Dance Performance Group c/o Artistic Director, Kelly Horne Hajar by email, or call 519.476.0211 A registered not for profit organization since 1999. Last website update: May 18, 2010. © Kelly Horne Hajar 1999-2010 All rights reserved. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Fri. May 28 (8 pm) & Sat. May 29 (2 & 8 pm), 2010 Spring Show 2010, Pulse Alderney Landing Theatre, Dartmouth $17 Adult $12 Students & Seniors 1.888.311.9090
Sun. May 30, 2010, 9:00 am 2010-2011 Season Company Auditions Maritime Dance, Halifax Studio $8 Detailed audition info available by clicking here
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FUN STUFF—Click here to check out the 2010 JUNO Awards Flash Mob which Performance Group participated in on April 12, 2010. |
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Maritime Dance Performance Group presents Pulse
Friday, May 28, at 8:00 PM ♦ Saturday, May 29, at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Kelly Horne Hajar: Publicist & Artistic Director
May 9, 2010
For Immediate Release (Dartmouth, NS) In celebration of the Maritime Dance Performance Group’s 100th performance, the Company is delighted to present an upbeat and dynamic contemporary dance showcase titled Pulse on Friday, May 28th at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, May 29th at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM at Alderney Landing Theatre. This year's powerful showcase of eleven company commissioned pieces includes eight world premieres.
These brilliant, young dancers will perform original choreography by a number of HRM's finest professional artists including, Jacinte Armstrong, Kendra Armstrong, Rhonda Baker, Cory Bowles, Susanne Chui, Sara Harrigan, Kate Hayter, Kelly Horne Hajar, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, Véronique MacKenzie, and Kathleen Vessey.
Cory Bowles, well-known for various artistic endeavours as a dancer, choreographer, musician, and actor, has created a cool, jazz inspired piece full of rhythm and swing, while bright legwarmers and eccentric hairstyles lighten the stage as Kate Hayter, Artistic Director of thirtysomething Dance Co-operative, brings the audience back to the 80's with her fun-filled dance to Maniac.
On a softer note, Susanne Chui, co-founder of SINS Dance Collective, depicts a struggling yet beautiful piece in relation to an unsteady, common ground. Her audience-provoking choreography is bursting with artistic lifts and fast-paced dancing, whereas fellow co-founder of SINS, Jacinte Armstrong, has created a quirky piece in her signature, unpredictable style.
Performance Group welcomes Mocean Dance's Sara Harrigan back into the choreographer line up this season, with her intricate piece on six dancers. Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, who has been choreographing on Performance Group for the past seven years, will present an attention-grabbing piece on ten dancers, while Kendra Armstrong presents a chilling dance based on the darkest nightmares.
Other highlights of Pulse include new work by Véronique MacKenzie, who was the recipient of the prestigious Established Artist Recognition Award from the Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Partnership Alliance, as well as Certain Within Uncertainty by former company member and 2008 & 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient, Kathleen Vessey. Vessey presently attends the full time pre-professional program at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.
This season's show marks not only a major milestone for Performance Group with their 100th performance, but also a shift for the Company as Founder and Artistic Director, Kelly Horne Hajar officially announces that Rhonda Baker, one of the Company's original founding members, and graduate from the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, will be taking over as Artistic Director starting next season.
Join one of the region's most inspirational youth dance companies in celebration of their 100th performance in Halifax Regional Municipality. Tickets to Pulse are ON SALE NOW through Ticket Pro at 1-888-311-9090 or www.ticketpro.ca, $12 students & seniors, $17 adults.
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The Maritime Dance Performance Group recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Culture Division to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians. |