Sunshine Coast resident Gordon Halloran, creator of the uniquely Canadian art form Paintings Below Zero, challenges Coast residents to get up and dance at the unveiling of the monumental installation, Ice Gate, commissioned for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Halloran, with the assistance of the Ice Painting Project Society (a registered, non-profit society producing the short performance) invites up to 150 Coast residents to dance to the original steps of five local choreographers in an exuberant three- to five-minute performance, combining a variety of dance styles with freezing and melting gestures.
Performance for Ice Gate will be unveiled on Feb. 10 at Richmond's City Hall as part of their opening festivities. The society has also applied to be part of the Sechelt Torch Relay, which takes place on Feb. 4 in Sechelt. Another performance will be scheduled in Gibsons, giving local performers a chance to strut their stuff more than once.
Ice Gate, Halloran's latest ephemeral installation made of ice, will be a focal part of the City of Richmond's Olympic opening celebration. Ice Gate utilizes a new art form, invented, developed and created by the international artist. The artwork will measure over 30 metres long and almost five metres high and use a modular aluminum plate system developed by the artist to sustain the freezing work.
Gerardo Avila, Maggie Guzzi, Jean-Pierre Makosso and Brittany Robertson are the featured choreographers. Each will compose short, original pieces of movement to be combined in one overall dance and will work with participants in a series of rehearsal workshops, culminating in the 2010 presentations.
A call for auditions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Gibsons and Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt from 1 to 3 p.m. both days. For more information, contact Caitlin Hicks at 604-886-3634.
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