January 19, 2010
media contact:
Sally Morgan 519-902-0592
eastward moving presents…
The Fields and the Woods
New choreography by Sally Morgan
“It was a spring without voices. On the morning that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh.” -Rachel Carson
Inspired by the writings of Wendell Berry, Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson, The Fields and the Woods marks the beginning of a longer choreographic process exploring human and environmental ecology, misplaced creatures and social isolation. Clustered vignettes of contemporary dance, movement, story and sound weave images that hang within and travel throughout the gallery.
Performers: Ruth Douthwright, Heather Hargraves, Simone Moir, Sally Morgan, Mariana Munoz, Eroca Nicols, Dorit Osher
8pm, Thursday, February 25, 2010
The ARTS Project, Main Gallery Space
203 Dundas St., London ON
$12 at the door
Reception to follow
Information: 519-902-0592
eastwardmoving@gmail.com
www.sallymorgan.ca
www.eastwardmoving.blogspot.com
http://www.artsproject.ca/events/fields_woods_feb2010.shtml
PRESS KITS AND DIGITAL IMAGES AVAILABLE
This work has been generously supported by Practice Loft, an extraordinary new Yoga/Dance Studio in London. Practice Loft opens on January 16th, 2010. www.practiceloft.ca.
About the Artist
Originally from London/Grand Bend Ontario, Sally Morgan works independently and through her company, Eastward Moving, as a dancer, choreographer, improviser, director, filmmaker, teacher and producer. Her choreography has been performed across Canada and in the USA. She began training professionally in Toronto in 1994 and has traveled internationally with studies and work in dance, contact improvisation and film/video since 1999. She continues to explore improvisation and the connections between landscape and the body through her performance, research and teaching. Sally’s current work is focused on dance, place/space and identity. The first version of a group work titled the fields and the woods will be performed February 2010 and a new site-specific multidisciplinary project, commissioned by Neighbourhood Dance Works, will premiere in April 2010 in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
About Morgan’s previous work:
“…dramatic and thought-provoking, with strong, satisfying images.”
Jerry West, The Daily News
“…a truly creative choreographic mind.”
Nadine LaRoche, Kings College School of Journalism
“..full-body choreography…”
Sue Carter-Flinn, The Coast
“Sally Morgan’s choreographies are as poetic as they are imaginative.”
Lili Marin, En Route
“…une superbe rousse sensuelle a l’allure sauvage.”
Aline Apostolska, La Presse
“Morgan is prolific…”
Shayla Howell, The Coast
“…innovative, daring and expressive…”
Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald
“…by far, my favorite.”
Gerda Johanna Cammaer, Workprint, AFCOOP
photo: greg baller
dancer: sally morgan
