2024 Fall BC Tour

Cameron Fraser-Monroe brings his classical ballet training, knowledge of traditional Coast Salish, Grass, and Hoop Dance, and experience as a contemporary dancer to taqəš [tawKESH], which means “to return something” in Ayajuthem, the language belonging to the Homalco, Klahoose, K’omoks and Tla’amin Nations. Set to several songs by Polaris Prize-winning composer and singer Jeremy Dutcher, taqəš follows the traditional story “Raven Returns the Water,” centred around ῤoho (raven) and walθ (frog).

Audiences will be transported to the Wild West in Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s The Cowboy Act Suite, a work that explores the dichotomy between “Cowboys and Indians” set to music by Mohawk singer/songwriter Tom Wilson. While these caricatures have been portrayed on pages, stages, and in films, they are often penned from a colonial perspective. Fraser-Monroe’s intuitive take on the swashbuckling strut of the Cowboy informs this intellectual unpacking of a one-sided lens and flips the script to ask, what happens when an Indian directs the Cowboys through their history?

qathet (POWELL RIVER), BC
taqəš and Other Works
(taqəš, Bolero, The Cowboy Act Suite)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 / 7:00 PM
Max Cameron Theatre
5400 Marine Ave
Powell River, BC V8A 1L6
Tickets here*

*Tickets are available for purchase online via the Powell River Academy of Music or in-person at The Peak (4493F Marine) and The Nutcracker Market (4741 Marine) and will also be available for purchase at the door.

CHILLIWACK, BC
taqəš and Other Works
(taqəš, Bolero, The Cowboy Act Suite)
Saturday, September 14, 2024 / 7:30 PM
Chilliwack Cultural Centre
9201 Corbould St
Chilliwack, BC V2P 4A6
Tickets here

On Sept. 14, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre is offering a special discount on tickets to taqəš and Other Works for Ballet Kelowna patrons with the code NEXUS. The Chilliwack Cultural Centre has also partnered with the Hotel Morado to offer a discounted stay with the code CULTUREGUEST15, making it easy to enjoy a full Chilliwack experience.

VERNON, BC
The Cowboy Act Suite and Other Works
(Delicate Fire, Stolen Tide, The Cowboy Act Suite)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / 7:30 PM
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre
3800 33 Street
Vernon, BC V1T 5T6
Tickets here

NELSON, BC
The Cowboy Act Suite and Other Works
(Delicate Fire, Stolen Tide, The Cowboy Act Suite)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 / 7:30 PM
The Capitol Theatre
421 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4K6
Tickets here*

*Tickets at The Capitol Theatre go on sale Sept. 1, 2024

CRANBROOK, BC
The Cowboy Act Suite and Other Works
(Delicate Fire, Stolen Tide, The Cowboy Act Suite)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 / 7:30 PM
Key City Theatre
20 14th Ave North
Cranbrook, BC V1C 6H4
Tickets here

National Ballet of Canada Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté brings strength and fragility to a fascinating interpretation of the beloved Bolero by Maurice Ravel, one of music’s most famous and identifiable melodies. A “riveting tour de force” (Dance Magazine), Bolero features breathtaking lifts and virtuosic choreography.

A contemporary reimagining of mythology, Simone Orlando’s Delicate Fire explores the emotional legend of Aphrodite and Adonis. Initially developed through a fellowship from the New York Choreographic Institute, this dynamic work moves from fast and rhythmic to slow and ethereal. This work is dedicated to Canadian composer Jocelyn Morlock and is set to two of her compositions.

Delicate Fire is sponsored by the Canadian Music Centre BC.

Seiji Suzuki’s Stolen Tide is an entreaty to cherish every moment spent with family, friends, and partners. Highlighting the importance of social connection, the fast-paced opening movement is a live study of the impact of a traumatic event, while conflict and discord give way to compassion and empathy in the touching and eloquent second movement.