OPERATIONS (1945 - 2006):
MOVEMENTS
Operations (1945-2006): Movements is a public performance installation that combines ballet and poetry, expressing the impact and scale of 20th-century military operations conducted by members of the United Nations.
Based on Canadian poet Moez Surani’s "حملة Operación Opération Operation 行动 Oперация" (Book*hug 2016),
the performance embodies the 3600 unique military operation names as pieces of ballet choreography. Performed over a grass field, the choreography is repeated once for every operation over 3600 times in a twelve hour period, creating a physical memorial in the space and serving as a collected archive.
The piece premiered in 2018 as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto.
CREATIVE TEAM
Michael Reinhart
Creator / Director
Magdalena Vasko
Creator / Choreographer / Dancer
Z. Mair
Creator / Assistant Director / Dancer
Moez Surani
Creator / Poet / Dramaturg
Claire Hill
Design Consultant
Rebecca Hooton
Designer / Projection Designer
Nicole DeAngelis
Production and Stage Manager / Designer
Christopher Ross
Technical Director
PERFORMERS
Maïna Béland-Rahm Armando Biasi, Jana Dahmer,
Sara Hinding, Alison Keery, Nyda Kwasowsky, Shai Ma-Fanfair,
Michaela Mar, Z. Mair, Amanda Martin, Julia Sedwick,
Magdalena Vasko, Samantha Vu
Elizabeth Bravo, Nigel Church, Hannah Gammon, Julian Lam,
McKenna Langdon, Carmen Leardi, Katy Nicholas,
Jeanne-Arlette Parson, Paige Pidwerbeski, Brooke Rourke,
Roni Simpson, Madelaine Storms, Arthur Yip, Aunya Zurevinski
The participation of Magdalena Vasko and Julia Sedwick is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy
PROJECT HISTORY
In-Studio Exploration, March 24/25 2018 at the Kontort Project Space
Creators
Zev Mair, Michael Reinhart, Moez Surani, Magdalena Vasko, Claire Hill
Collaborators
Nyda Kwasowsky, Amanda Martin, Alexa Steponchev, Samantha Vu, Natalia Zuk
Operations (1945-2006): Movements would not be possible without the generous support of
Randolph College for the Performing Arts
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 153 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.
