The Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival and a new local dance collective will present two outdoor evening performances of a new full-length dance work on Sept. 22 and 23 at Goldie Mill.
This Side of Light is a “physically charged” 45-minute work choreographed by Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival co-artistic director Janet Johnson, a news release said.
“It is inspired by the role light plays in our lives: how we crave it, are bound to it, but that it also has a shadow in which we breed destruction and cyclical damage,” the release said.
The production is a first for Portal Dance Projects, a new dance collective founded by Johnson. The collective features dance artists Robert Kingsbury, Susan Lee, Lisa Prebianca, Lynette Segel, Kelly Steadman and Tanya Williams, along with the music of local singer-songwriter James Gordon with musical accompaniment by Louisa Kratka.
The 8 p.m. performances are at the historic mill behind the Guelph Youth Music Centre, with a rain date of Sept. 25. People should bring their own blankets and mugs, and hot cider will be served.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or the dance festival office, 123 Woolwich St. Children under 12 get in free. For more information, call 519-780-2220.