Propeller Dance presents:
Reasons to be Cheerful!
Join Propeller Dance and GCTC in a joyful celebration of Ian Dury’s birthday, of his riotous disability anthem, “Spasticus Autisticus,” and of the disability justice movement.
Propeller Dance Company and the Great Canadian Theatre Company are thrilled to present Reasons to be Cheerful, 60 minutes of video fun, featuring
Ed Hanley’s film montage of four incarnations of Propeller’s ever-evolving Spasticus
framed by two performances of Ian Dury’s “Spasticus Autisticus”
one a madcap, energetic, gleeful video from Graeae Dance Theatre of Great Britain
the other, a wonderful, mesmerizing one-woman “dance translation” by Dutch sign-dancer, Mirjam Stolk
PLUS access for free as a video bonus: comedian/actor Alan Shain hosts Performing Spasticus, a recorded talk with Propeller’s Liz Winkelaar, Sylvain Bouchard, and Renata Souter and Richard Matthews from Graeae Dance Theatre of Great Britain.
Buy your ticket now and get access to the show on June 21st, and it will be available to you until June 28th.
This presentation is made possible by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment and the CCA Digital Now fund.
Ticket Info
Tickets can be purchased until June 28th at 12pm. Video link will be sent to ticket holders as of June 21st, and will be available until June 28th.
Prices
Tickets for “Reasons To Be Cheerful” are on sale at the Pick-Your-Price rates of $5, $15, $25, or $40.
Choose the price that makes the most sense for you. Your experience will be the same whichever you pick.
Runtime
60 minutes
This presentation features excerpts from:
Spasticus 2014
3 WRX in the WRX
Arts Court March 12 and 13, 2014
Spasticus 2016
ROAR
Great Canadian Theatre Company, June 17 and 18, 2016
Spasticus 2018 Picture This
Ottawa Arts Gallery, October 25 and 26th , 2018
Spasticus 2020
Presented by DanceWorks, at Fleck Dance Theatre, March 13 and 14, 2020
Accessibility
ASL and audio description of the video content is included with the ticket.
Cast and Company
Created and Choreographed by Liz Winkelaar, in collaboration with the dancers (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Choreography mentor: Renata Soutter
Rehearsal Assistant: Amelia Griffin (2018, 2020)
Dancers: Jenn Abrams (2016, 2018), Cee Ancheta (2020), Sylvain Bouchard (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020), Bella Bowes (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020), Allison Burns (2018), Ada Chan (2020), Rob Chartier (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020), Geoff Dollar (2020), Amelia Griffin (2014, 2016), Jessie Huggett (2014, 2020), Nathalie Joanisse (2016), Renata Soutter (2018), Shara Weaver (2014)
Music: Ian Dury and Dominique Saint-Pierre
Lighting Designer: Fraser MacKinnon (2014), Darryl Bennett (2016), Chantal Labonte (2020)
Props and Costumes: Robin Wint and Becca Rowe (2016, 2018), Sarah Doucet (2020)
Image Design: Bella Bowes (2014) Pixie Cram (2018)
Video: Mathieu Hallé (2018, 2020)
2022 Production Credits:
Lead American Sign Language- English Interpreter: Azad Najifi
English-ASL interpreter: Wanda Sinclair
Audio Descriptions: Wanda Fitzgerald
Interview capture: Andrew Alexander
Video editor: Ed Hanley
Produced by Liz Winkelaar, in collaboration with Ed Hanley
Photo Credits
Header photo by Alvin Sims.
