WINNER - OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION (2017)
Some questions are impossible to answer and some experiences too personal to express. Choreographer Crystal Pite and actor/playwright Jonathon Young join forces to examine, with unflinching honesty, what happens to the individual in the wake of a trauma. A rare fusion of comedy and drama, poetry and movement, Betroffenheit has enraptured critics and audiences worldwide. After two sold-out runs, this landmark dance-theatre collaboration, co-commissioned by Canadian Stage, returns as part of a major international tour.★★★★ (out of 4) "Devastating and powerful"
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"...a staggering expression of loss that has moved audiences around the world...Crystal Pite will change the way you think about dance"
- THE WALRUS
★★★★ (out of 5) "Raw... riveting drama... virtuosic dance"
- THE GUARDIAN
Info
- Location: Bluma Appel Theatre
- Run Time: Approx. 120 minutes (including one intermission)
- Audience Advisory: Contains a strobe-like effect, non-toxic theatrical haze and coarse language
- View the house program
WRITTEN BY
Jonathon YoungCHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED BY
Crystal PitePERFORMERS
Christopher HernandezDavid Raymond
Cindy Salgado
Jermaine Spivey
Tiffany Tregarthen
Jonathon Young*
UNDERSTUDY
Yiannis LogothetisAPPRENTICE
Renée SigouinCOMPOSITION & SOUND DESIGN
Owen BeltonAlessandro Juliani
Meg Roe
SET DESIGN
Jay Gower TaylorLIGHTING DESIGN
Tom VisserCOSTUME DESIGN
Nancy BryantREHEARSAL DIRECTOR
Eric BeauchesneADDITIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY
Bryan Arias (Salsa)Cindy Salgado (Salsa)
David Raymond (Tap)
SET CONSTRUCTION
Scene IdeasSCENIC PAINTERS
Patrick SpavorDaniel Dumitriu
PUPPETS
Heidi Wilkinson, Omanie EliasCOSTUME ASSISTANT/BUILDER
Nicola RyallCOSTUME CUTTER
Linda ChowSTITCHER
Patrice YappSTITCHER & BUILDER
Wendy DallianPRODUCTION MANAGER & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Jeremy Collie-HolmesAUDIO TECHNICIAN/SHOW CONTROL
Eric ChadSTAGE MANAGER
Philomena SondergaardSTAGE CARPENTER
Isaac RobinsonPHOTO
Michael Slobodian*Appears with the permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).
Co-produced by PANAMANIA Arts and Culture Program of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Parapan Am Games, Sadler’s Wells (London, UK), The Banff Centre as part of the 2015 Performing Arts Residency Program through the support of The Stollery Family and Andrea Brussa, On the Boards and Seattle Theatre Group through the support of Glenn Kawasaki, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), the CanDance Network, Canadian Stage (Toronto), L’Agora de la Danse (Montreal), Brian Webb Dance Company (Edmonton), and Dance Victoria (Victoria).
Pre-show Chats
Pre-show chats are free with a ticket to that evening's performance
Friday October 16, 2015
6:15-6:45pm
Marcia Blumberg, Associate Professor in English at York University, discusses Samuel Beckett’s repertoire and the significance of Not I, Footfalls and Rockaby.Friday October 23, 2015
6:15-6:45pm
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto’s Drama Centre T. Nikki Cesare Schotzko presents. Topic TBA.Friday, October 30, 2015
6:15-6:45pm
Larry Switzky, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, discusses Beckett's love for visual art and the relationship between his late plays and sculpture.Articles
Reviews
- The Guardian: "Betroffenheit review – trauma and grief shape a startling, disturbing performance"
- The Globe and Mail: "Betroffenheit is a stunning testament to what can happen when life turns into art"
- The Independent: "Betroffenheit, Sadler's Wells, London, review: This dance-theatre hybrid is raw, funny and profoundly, tenderly human"