Bodies in Urban Spaces
To be revealed 24 hours in advance!
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Description
Due to an overwhelming response, Bodies in Urban Spaces is now sold out! Thank you!
The Bentway invites you to experience Willi Dorner's Bodies in Urban Spaces on May 26, 27 & 28, 2022.
In choreographer Willi Dorner’s iconic work of performance, a colourfully-clad group of local dancers use their bodies to explore, and respond to, the city’s architecture, leading audiences on a breath-taking tour through Toronto’s streets. Audiences and passersby join in - on the run - as performers entangle with one another and the unique nooks, niches, and crannies of our often-overlooked civic spaces, asking us to reflect on our relationship to public space, and who and what it is for.
PLEASE NOTE:
Capacity is limited to ensure a safe experience for all.
The walk will begin from a secret location (revealed via e-mail to those registered here) 24 hours in advance.
Attendees should only register if they are comfortable traveling on a route of approximately three (3) kilometers for one (1) hour (the duration of the performance).
The experience will primarily take place on accessible sidewalks. Accessible route options are available; please contact us if you require accommodation.
Washrooms will only be available at the end of the tour.
Bodies in Urban Spaces is presented as part of The Bentway's 2022 season, STREET: A summer of public art, featuring installations, performance, and interchange.
For more information, visit thebentway.ca/street.
ABOUT WILLI DORNER
Based in Vienna, Willi Dorner creates projects for the stage, site-specific performances, and installations that tour internationally. Dorner is active in short films, visual arts, and stage photography; creating works in collaboration with varied artists and scientists. Willi Dorner’s creations offer new experiences, insights, and perceptions of everyday life.
ABOUT THE BENTWAY
The Bentway works “to ignite the urban imagination,” using the city as site, subject, and canvas. Anchored under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and guiding its complex future, The Bentway is a not-for-profit powered by vital partnerships with the City of Toronto, artists, neighbours, supporters, and other city-builders who believe in the possibilities of public space.
Since Phase 1 of The Bentway – under the Gardiner from Strachan Ave to Fort York Blvd – opened in 2018, it has proven to be both a vital backyard park, a cultural platform for artist experimentation, and a growing creative movement. In partnership with the City of Toronto, The Bentway is creating a network of public spaces, developing a cohesive vision for wayfinding and reconnecting the waterfront to the downtown core.
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