Last updated: Oct 2, 2024

Thank you for joining us for

BIG TIME MISS
A world premiere by Alyssa Martin

Performed by Rock Bottom Movement

October 2*, 3 & 4 @ 7:30PM
October 5 @ 2:00 PM
Betty Oliphant Theatre

*Please note that on October 2 there will be a post-performance artist chat moderated by Nicole Inica Hamilton.

CONTENT / SENSORY WARNING:
Use of fog 


Venue Partner

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Choreographer: Alyssa Martin

Lighting Designer: Noah Feaver

Original Sound Composition: Semiah and Jacob Vanderham

Musicians: 
Winds: Naomi McCarrol-Butler
Electric Guitar: Jameson Daniels 
Additional Mixing: Thomas Upjohn

Costume Concepts: Brayden Jamil Cairns
Costumes courtesy of the Patricia Beatty archives

Stage Manager: Kathy Le

Dramaturgs: David Bernstein, Pony Nicole Herauf, Jordan Laffrenier

Creative Associate: Spencer Hack

Performers:
Drew Berry
Brayden Jamil Cairns
Sam Grist
Steph Harkness 
Natasha Poon Woo

Supporters and Thank Yous
Supported by the Bulmash-Siegel Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal Creative Residency Programme, Arts New Brunswick and Fredericton Playhouse. 

Special thanks to Laurence Lemieux, Robert Binet, The National Ballet of Canada, Citadel et Compagnie, Lesandra Dodson, Randy Glynn,  Dominic Bortolussi and the Rock Bottom Board of Directors: Justin De Bernardi, Susie Burpee and Fabiola Cavé Paquette 

Thank you, Ilter, and thank you to the entire FFDN team for hosting us so warmly. 

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A NOTE FROM ALYSSA MARTIN

It’s a gift to be here at Fall for Dance North, and to be involved in such a dance-staple of this city we live in. It feels especially meaningful to be sharing a piece that is a tribute to both the dancers within it and the audiences who take part in it. Thank you for being here with us! 

With Big Time Miss, our hearts swelled up so much from laughing they had to burst, they erupted into multitudes and here are the chunks. In all things magic, there is a pulse of loss. It seems the people who love dance the most are the ones who can handle the fact that it’s constantly in a state of disappearing, and so we spend our lives fervently chasing its next appearance. 

In that spirit, we’ve built this temporary arena for your imagination, and we want you to fill it with your entire self. Really, just inject yourself into this world and see what happens in your skull and chest. This is what I’ve been fortunate enough to witness the dancers do over the past year of creation together, and it has been heart-changing for me. This work is entirely theirs, filled with their secrets and heartaches and impeccable jokes. 

We’re so grateful for the big team of people who have supported and nurtured this work in ways that have gone above and beyond the norm. This includes you, Fall for Dance North, thank you so much for having us <3 

 

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ENGAGE WITH THE ARTISTS

Listen to FFDN's in-house podcast series Mambo.
Season 5 is out now and features conversations with FFDN 2024 festival artists, including a chat between Rock Bottom Movement's Artistic Director Alyssa Martin and Mambo's co-host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

Mambo can be streamed directly on FFDN's website, or wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts.

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Fall for Dance North Festival
Production Credits

 Director of Design: Simon Rossiter
 Director of Production: Barney Bayliss
Assistant Director of Production:  Anthony Allan
Associate Lighting Designer: Noah Feaver
Wardrobe Crew: Maria Kofman, Alyksandra Ackerman, Claudia Matas

Assistant Lighting Designers:
Christian Horoszczak
Sruthi Suresan
Mathilda Kane
Niall Durcan

The Creative School Chrysalis Crew 
Head Carpenter: Chelsea Santiago
Head Flyperson: El Patey
Head Electrician: Theo Belc
Head of Sound: LJ Kadey
Head of Video: Mitchell Ayres

Adam Achacon
Samantha Alonzo
Luca Cazorla Bak
Winnifred Blair
Niall Durcan
Nathan Gregory
Ryan Davy
Rowan Jones
Diana Martinez-Barrera
Kaya Northway

 

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Fall for Dance North Team

 

 

To read more about our team and their bios, please visit the Our Village page on the FFDN website.

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Fall For Dance North Board of Directors

Chair Valerie Wilder

Past Chair Joan Lozinski, O.C.
Philanthropist

Treasurer Gerry Hannochko
Advising Representative (Portfolio Manager), Dealing Representative - Qwest Investment Fund Management Ltd.

Aleksandar Antonijevic
Fine Art Photographer, Teacher, Coach and Stager of Ballets

Peggy Baker, C.M., O.Ont, L.L.D, D.Litt
Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, Artist-in-Residence, Canada's National Ballet School

Erin Eizenman
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, MaRS Discovery District

Tanya Howard
Former First Soloist, The National Ballet of Canada

Jim Hwang
Chief Operating Officer, Firinne Capital

Emma Sako
Senior Associate, Torys LLP

Karen Sparks
Director, Philanthropic Advisory Services BMO Private Wealth

Zdenko Teply
Director, Strategic Transactions & Review, Scotiabank

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Fall For Dance North's Mission

FFDN is Toronto’s premier professional international dance festival that exists to break boundaries and remove barriers.  

With pluralism and affordability at its core, FFDN celebrates, nurtures and amplifies established and emerging Canadian dance artists, creates global connections, and inspires future audiences to sustain the artform.

Read more about our Mission & Values.

Learn how FFDN started.

It's easy to support FFDN, find out how you can here.

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