who we are in the dark

Choreographed by acclaimed Canadian dance artist Peggy Baker, who we are in the dark offers the immediacy of daring contemporary dance; supercharged live music; and sophisticated design elements from artists working with pigment, projection, and light. Jeremy Gara and Sarah Neufeld, both members of Grammy and Juno award-winning rock band Arcade Fire, are joined on stage by seven extraordinary dancers in a work that explores and illuminates shifting identities, betrayals, secrets, and intimacies played out in the dark.

who we are in the dark is a co-production of The CanDance Network Creation Fund, Danse Danse, National Arts Centre, The Banff Centre and Fall for Dance North in partnership with Canadian Stage and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. This work was developed with support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund.

Peggy Baker's Program Notes

concept, choreographic composition, direction: Peggy Baker

movement invention:
Peggy Baker with the performers*

composers/musicians: Jeremy Gara, Sarah Neufeld

visual artist: John Heward

projection: Jeremy Mimnagh

lighting: Marc Parent

costumes: Robyn Macdonald

vocalography: Fides Krucker

*The dancers’ collaboration in creating the movement language for this work was absolutely vital. An intense period of initial movement exploration was undertaken with Kate Holden, Sarah Fregeau and David Norsworthy, and their artistry permeates the choreography. Every dancer who was in the studio during creation has left their imprint: Sahara Morimoto, Mairi Greig, Jarrett Siddall, Naishi Wang, and Benjamin Kamino, as well as – very early on – Ric Brown and Corrado Cerruto.

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Tickets

The 2019 #PeggyBakerOnTour:

World Premiere - Toronto
Fall for Dance North / Canadian Stage
Bluma Appel Theatre
Feb 21 - 24, 2019