Thats Not Funny Program by Art of Time Ensemble

the 2016 /17 concert series

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not funny Season Sponsor

Season Patrons

Eli & Phil Taylor

november 3 – 5, 2016 8pm

that ’s not funny Andrew Burashko

Nicola Benidickson

Artistic Director

Production Manager

Kevin Lamotte

Erin Gerofsky

Lighting Designer

Wardrobe Assistant

performers Andrew Burashko

Richard Greenblatt

Piano

Piano & Vocalist

Danielle Baskerville

Mairi Grieg

Dancer

Sid Bobb

Jennifer Murphy

Dancer

Violin

Bill Coleman

Erika Raum

Dancer & Choreographer

Violin

Val Calam

Robert Regala

Dancer

Jennifer Dahl

Eliza-Jane Scott

Dancer

Performer

Ted Dykstra

Barry Shiffman

Piano & Vocalist

Viola

Adrian Fung Cello artoftimeensemble.com #ThatsNotFunnyAoT

repertoire

String Quartet, Op. 33 iv. Presto, 6/8 “The Joke” Joseph Haydn

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park Send the Marines The Elements We Will All Go Together When We Go Tom Lehrer

Excerpts from 2 Pianos 4 Hands Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt

Intermission Pal-Yat-Chee (Pagliacci) Spike Jones

The Dance Belt: a Brief History of the Performing Arts Bill Coleman, choreography Bernard Hermann, music

Plus a few surprises…

about the art of time ensemble Renowned concert pianist Andrew Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble in 1998 by inviting a group of like-minded musicians and prominent figures in dance, theatre and other art forms to perform one-off concerts in Toronto. The company has gone on to become a leader in Toronto’s vibrant performing arts scene, through its subscription season at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, regular appearances at Koerner Hall, album releases, performances with leading Canadian orchestras, and the tours of its unique offerings to dozens of cities throughout Canada and the United States.

Exploring the relationship between classical music in its many forms and other genres such as jazz, pop, electronica, rock, folk, electroacoustic, gospel and others, Art of Time seeks to reveal the qualities that lie at the heart of all great music.

artists sid bobb

danielle baskerville

Sid Bobb is a Gemini award-winning actor from Salish territory in British Columbia. Combining his cultural knowledge and experience as an actor and teacher, Sid has been committed to helping bring Aboriginal stories and culture to the forefront. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s sociology and drama programs, attended the Second City school of training, the Banff Centre for the Art’s Aboriginal Dance Project and the Native Theatre School (presently known as the Centre for Indigenous Theatre. He has been a professional actor since 1993, and for the past four years, as a founding member of Aanmitaagzi, he has been working with Nipissing First Nation’s youth, elders and community; engaging the youth within the arts and assisting in carrying forward the traditional and life stories of Nipissing.

Danielle Baskerville works with many of Canada’s leading contemporary dance companies and creators. She is Artistic Associate of D.A. Hoskins’ The Dietrich Group and a senior member of Dancetheatre David Earle, and her upcoming independent projects include work with James Kudelka, Jonathan Osborn and Allison Cummings/Deborah Pearson. A Dora Award winner and recipient of the 2014 K.M. Hunter Award in Dance, Danielle recently completed an SSHRC-funded MA in Dance Studies at York University with an eye toward contributing to insightful discourse on Canadian contemporary dance. She is a contributor to The Dance Current and is a board member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists – Ontario.

artists andrew bur ashko

bill coleman

Andrew Burashko is the founder and creative force behind Art of Time Ensemble. Born in Moscow, Burashko trained as a concert pianist across North America, making his solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of seventeen. As a soloist, Burashko performed with some of the world’s most renowned conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. His eclectic musical interests have led him to share the stage with such diverse artists as Branford Marsalis, Peggy Baker and Madeleine Peyroux. In 1997, Burashko formed the Art of Time Ensemble to produce unique concerts that ignore the barriers between genres and disciplines, with the aim of exposing audiences to a broad range of artistic possibilities. Under Burashko’s direction, Art of Time Ensemble has become a Canadian destination for today’s most accomplished artists working in music, dance, theatre, film, and literature. In addition to their annual concert series in Toronto, Art of Time Ensemble has toured extensively throughout Canada and the Unites States, as well as in Russia and Finland.

Bill has danced with Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, Toronto Dance Theatre, Tere O’Connor, Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, Wiesbaden Ballet, William Douglas Danse and currently Tedi Tafel and Dancetheatre David Earle. He regularly collaborates with diverse groups and communities in the creation of one-of-a-kind theatrical events. He is the co-founder of Bill Coleman & His North American Experience with composer John Oswald and Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie with Laurence Lemieux. Most recently Bill created Hymn To The Universe performed with the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Inverted Mountains with John Oswald, and Emile Morin in Banff National Park and OutSideIn, a 3D film by Anne Troake with Carol Prieur, which was screened at the 2015 Venice Biennale.

valerie cal am Valerie Calam, originally from Sault Ste. Marie, has worked as a dance artist in Toronto since 1998. Calam launched Company Vice Versa, a contemporary dance company, as an umbrella to contain her dance and dance film work. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award in partnership with the CreatiVenture Collective.

jennifer dahl Jennifer Dahl is a contemporary dance artist, teacher, Pilates practitioner, and fascial movement facilitator. She began her dance and movement training in Saskatchewan and continued her training in Montreal and New York City before graduating from The School of the Toronto Dance Theatre. Since then Jennifer has performed across Canada and abroad for over 20 years. She has worked/collaborated with a multitude of both established and emerging creators in both dance and theatre including Volcano Theatre, Coleman Lemieux and Compagnie, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, Obsidian Theatre, and The Dietrich Group. Jennifer continues to teach specialized conditioning and movement related courses throughout North America, Europe, and Asia and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto.

artists ted dykstr a

mairi greig

Ted Dykstra is an actor, writer, and director. His notable and favourite acting roles include the title role in Hamlet for Theatre Calgary; for Soulpepper Theatre: Teach in American Buffalo, Daffyd Llewelyn in A Chorus of Disapproval, and Yuri in The Kreutzer Sonata; for Stratford Festival: the title role in Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Ariel in The Tempest. In 2000 he turned his attention to directing and has since directed many award-winning shows across the country, most notably for Soulpepper Theatre. He has won four Dora awards, a Gemini, a Sterlind, a Merritt, and a Chalmers.

Mairi Greig is a Toronto based dance artist, originally hailing from Penticton, BC. She was in the performing ensemble of Toronto Dance Theatre for six seasons after her graduation from the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. An independent dance artist at present, she is working with Bill Coleman, Peggy Baker, Aleesa Cohene, and Sook-Yin Lee, amongst others. Greig recently collaborated with cartoonist Jason Kieffer to create choreography for a comic book, Drawing Thinking of You Dancing. She also works with textiles.

richard greenbl at t Richard Greenblatt studied piano at the McGill Conservatory of Music and received his acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. He has directed well over 100 productions for theatres across the country. Classical works he has directed include plays by Shakespeare, Chekov, Shaw, Brecht and Shepherd, among many others. As a writer, he co-wrote 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Sibs, The Theory Of Relatives, i.d., Letters From Lehrer, Care and Soft Pedalling. He has been Resident Director at Young People’s Theatre, Deputy Artistic Director at Canadian Stage and Artistic Director of The Hour Company. He has received numerous nominations for his work, and has won six Dora Awards and two Chalmers Awards.

adrian fung Canadian cellist Adrian Fung is a founding member of the Afiara String Quartet, which has performed throughout the world. Fung has given recitals in renowned halls and as a soloist, Fung has performed with Ensemble 212, Columbia Chamber Players, and others. Fung earned his Bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School. He also holds diplomas from McGill University and the Mannes College of Music. As a producer and artistic consultant, he completed five CDs for the Frederick Harris Publishing Company’s large-scale recording project of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s 2013 string and clarinet syllabus and also coordinated production for the recording of its 15 instrumental books.

artists jennifer murphy

robert regal a

Irish violinist Jennifer Murphy is gaining recognition as a creative and charismatic young performer. She is the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition, the Arthur Catterall Concerto Competition, Ireland and the Royal Academy of Music (UK) Concerto and Chamber Music Prizes. Recent solo engagements include a performance of the Schnittke Concerto Grosso No. 1 under the direction of Joel Sachs at the Banff Centre’s Rolston Hall. In June 2014, Ms. Murphy graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she was awarded a Master of Arts in Violin Performance with distinction, along with the prestigious Dip. RAM accolade. Prior to this, she completed her undergraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the guidance of Professor Detlef Hahn. Jennifer is currently in her second year of the Artist Diploma Program of the Glenn Gould School in the studio of Erika Raum. She plays on a beautiful Chanot violin, dated 1836, kindly on loan from The Royal Conservatory of Music, and is generously supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

Robert Regala is a freelance dancer residing in Salida, CA. He works as a video engineer for TNT, Total New Technology to supplement his pursuits. He is a graduate of San Jose State University, studying dance with Fred Mathews and Gary Masters.

erik a r aum Playing professionally since the age of twelve, violinist Erika Raum has appeared as guest artist with orchestras including the Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Szombathely Symphony Orchestra, and many others. Both a recitalist and chamber musician, some of Raum’s international highlights include the Festival Pablo Casals, Beethoven Festival, and others. Her performances are often heard on CBC across Canada and the NPR in the USA. Erika is a member of the Artists of The Royal Conservatory. They have released two CDs, both of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Erika is currently completing a disc of the complete violin and piano works of Krystof Penderecki with pianist Lydia Wong.

eliza-jane scot t Born in Kingston, Ontario, Eliza-Jane Scott is a veteran of Canadian stage and screen. Highlights from her stage career include Amelie: The Girl Who Wants to Fly, Elegies (a Dora-nominated performance), The Producers, Funny Girl, The Convict Lover, Sir John, Eh?, and most recently Laura Secord, as Director. In television and film, Scott has appeared on Challenger, Sue Thomas F. B. Eye, Leap Years, Bleacher Bums, and more. barry shiffman Canadian violist Barry Shiffman made his debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. In 1989, he co-founded the St. Lawrence String Quartet where he appeared in over 2,000 concerts in venues around the globe, and recorded several critically acclaimed discs. Shiffman served as artist-in-residenceat Stanford University and as visiting artist at the University of Toronto. He served as Director of Music Programs at The Banff Centre. Shiffman is currently the Artistic Director of the Centre’s Summer Music Programs and executive director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition. Since 2010, he has been Associate Dean and Director of Chamber Music at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and directs the RCM’s Young Artists Performance Program.

artists andrea weber Andrea Weber was a dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company through its final eight years, performing roles in over 25 works. Andrea received her BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy. She has danced and taught for Canadian-based Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, participating in the Manitoba and Gros Morne Projects, and returned to Canada this summer to perform in Banff National Park. Andrea appears as the Dancer in “The Dancer Films,” a series of very short films based on the cartoons of Jules Feiffer, directed by Judy Dennis and produced by Ellen Dennis, with choreography by Susan Marshall and Larry Keigwin. She has assisted and staged Lila York’s works on ballet companies throughout the USA and in Denmark. Andrea was a collaborator in Anne Carson’s Possessive Used as Drink (Me) and has also danced with Jessica Lang, Jonah Bokaer, and Charlotte Griffin. She is on faculty for the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio and has taught at Brown University and ADF.

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