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Elemental & Calm Abiding

March 26 – 27, 2021

Show Credits

Elemental
Choreographer and Performer: Nova Bhattacharya 
Sound Design: Ed Hanley   
Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter 
Additional Sound Credits:  Ed Hanley (tabla, loops), Justin Gray (bass veena, electric guitar), Ben Grossman (hurdy-gurdy). Mixed and mastered by Justin Gray. Produced by Ed Hanley. 

Calm Abiding
Choreographer: José Navas 
Performer: Nova Bhattacharya 
Music: Alexander MacSween 
Lighting Design: Marc Parent 
Costume Design: Liz Vandal 


Part of the Citadel LIVE series

Presented by Citadel + Compagnie in collaboration with Harbourfront Centre

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About the Show

Elemental & Calm Abiding
Choreographed by Nova Bhattacharya and José Navas

 
Elementalchoreographed by Nova Bhattacharya, celebrates the act of dance through an offering of movement and emotion.  Using the most basic and primary elements of the performer’s technical training and creative influences, it exposes the architecture of the body in relation to music, invokes the imagination and stimulates the senses. This work was first performed in 2019. 


Calm Abiding combines the choreographic craft of Venezuelan-born, Montrealer, José Navas with the dance language of Toronto’s Bengali-Canadian, Bharatnatyam artist, Nova Bhattacharya. It is a virtuosic solo, motivated by the belief that the simplicity of movement is more powerful than words. This work was first performed in 2006, and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance. Nova Dance is grateful for production partners, National Arts Centre, and Compagnie Flak.