pounds per square inch performance | 30th Anniversary Season
Gerry Trentham, Artistic Director
NEWS & UPCOMING
ABOUT TO... BEING
Solo writing workshops with Gerry Trentham (Online)
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Tuesday, April 22, 6 - 9 pm EDST
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Friday, April 25, 6 - 9 pm EDST
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Saturday, April 26, 1 - 5 pm EDST
Connect with writers, public speakers, storytellers, performers and interdisciplinary artists from around the world through this week-long intensive discovering and developing your individual voice through a full-body explorative method conceived and led by acclaimed teacher, performer and choreographer/writer Gerry Trentham. or in-person
ARMANDO CENTRE Argentina & LBS/SQ” PERFORMANCE Canada PRESENT:
THE ARMANDO CENTRE
VOICE INTENSIVE
SAVE THE DATES: January 12th to 24th 2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This truly intensive two week performance training program offers you, the participant, a journey into the foundations of performance- your voice - your body -as a site for revelation and authenticity.
30th Anniversary Launch
Enjoy a sneak peak of new work developed in our annual residency at the Armando Centre in Buenos Aires, launching our 30th anniversary season!
Livestream Recording:
Save the date for in-person 30th Anniversary gatherings:
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June 21 - Summer Solstice - New Fulcrum Artist Event
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Dance with us on this longest day
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December 21 - Premiere of BUOYANCY of LIGHT
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CCDT - 509 Parliament, Toronto
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Join us for the world premiere of the live performance featuring Tia Kushnirek, Aria Evans, Michael Mortley and Calder White.
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New Fulcrum Program Opportunity:
Calling T:karonto based dance & interarts artists!
With support from the Metcalf Foundation, pounds is launching a paid research opportunity for early and mid-career participating artists exploring the balance of artistry and administrative challenges in living a creative life, as well as the opportunities and challenges of collaboration and sharing in the arts industry.
This project will run from April-August, with the majority of activity taking place between April-June. Deadline to apply: March 21, 2025
Resonating with Age
Voice Workshops with Gerry Trentham
Live in Toronto or Virtual
Resonating with Age is a workshop dedicated to reclaiming your moving voice as you grow older. With enjoyable and healthy voice/body practices you can begin to move and resonate more freely, once again creating sustained vocal/physical presence through your elder years.
Open Body
Garden Party
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 7:30pm & Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 3pm in Williamsville, NY
THANK YOU ALL ARTISTS AND ART LOVERS for spending some time in the garden with us for food, drinks, festive outdoor flair, and the premiere of Open Body featuring immersive performances by Megan Rakeepile and Marisa Caruso with music by Moya Rakeepile and Drew Azzinaro, choreographed and directed by Gerry Trentham of lbs/sq” performance. What a wonderful gathering and such great support. We hope to see you again soon!
Photo by William Yong of Sylvie Bouchard & Learie McNicolls
Under Pressure: Where Roots Take Hold
Celebration & Fundraiser
Wednesday, June 12 at the CCDT (509 Parliament, Toronto, ON), 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US --- what a glorious sharing of art and its care. We hope to see you all again soon. Keep dancing!
We invited you to celebrate with us for a last evening at 509 Parliament, as our host CCDT’s time comes to an end. Thanks to all who attended!
Arrivals Legacy Voice
In collaboration with Arrivals Legacy Project & Open Heart Arts Theatre
Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27, 2024 at McMaster University
Thanks for all gathering --- we hope to see you soon with a next opportunity for performers, writers, singers, educators, change leaders, and artists of all disciplines to come together in a collaborative space for cross-cultural exchange and performative story-making, exploring where their ancestral histories meet.
ABOUT TO... BEING
Solo writing workshops with Gerry Trentham
Monday, March 18th through Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 (Online)
STAY TUNED FOR OUR FALL offering of the next week-long writing intensives, participants are invited to embark on a transformative autobiographically inspired journey of self-expression and creativity. Through a full-body explorative method conceived and led by acclaimed teacher, performer and choreographer/writer Gerry Trentham, participants will transform authentic and autobiographical material into distinctive performance and literary possibilities. Register now!
THE GARDENER AND THE HORSE
Premiers FEBRUARY 22 - 24, 2024
The Gardener and the Horse, a raw exploratory duet created and performed by Michael Caldwell and Gerry Trentham, is off to Buenos Aries. In residence at the Armando Centre, their exploration with be with the local community between Thurs. Feb 22 and Sat. Feb 24 and open to an international audience on Feb 24.
Stay tuned for the live streamed public experiment on Feb 24 as virtual and live join into the intimacy of Michael and Gerry's queer sanctuary. As they move through transitions of aging with humour and blunt presence they question each’s perspectives on life, love, art and dance. They find the edge of where their queerness has been contained, subdued or sabotaged and challenge each other to jump.
WORLD PREMIERE OF ENCOUNTERS
Premiered MAY 10 - 13, 2023
Produced by BoucharDanse and Presented by Citadel + Compagnie
This double-bill featured two new works by acclaimed Canadian choreographers, commissioned by BoucharDanse.
Bob’s Last Request!
Choreographed by the late Tedd Robinson
Performed by Sylvie Bouchard and Gerry Trentham
With support and consultation by Angie Cheng
… but water is like a mirror
Choreographed by Sashar Zarif
Performed by Sylvie Bouchard
With live music by Sashar Zarif
Thank you all for attending and making the event such a success!
