Applauze Performance Academy
215 Red River Road Suite 201 P7B 1A5 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

LAUNCHING NOW!!! Our newest edition to the 2020 season: UNDERCURRENTS! undercurrents" is a series of six choreographic works that when combined create one ...whole choreographic piece that will be filmed and then shared online, one dance at a time, during the Superior Theatre Festival from August 18-23, 2020 in Thunder Bay. There are 5 dance solos, in site-specific spaces along the Waterfront, and one BIG community dance piece that will be filmed on location and in isolation. These choreographic works will reflect the past 50 years in Thunder Bay with a focus on nostalgia, memory and community. Our hope is the work will create unity and a strong connection to our land considering that it is located on the water’s edge. Why Dance as the artistic medium? STF is very excited to create an event that various dance groups from the city can work together to create one final product and an opportunity for them to celebrate each other’s work. 50th Anniversary of Thunder Bay Project: These choreographic works will reflect on the past 50 years with a focus on nostalgia, memory and community. Our hope is the work will create unity and a connection to our land in Northern Ontario and our Home of Thunder Bay. The water’s edge has both been a site of Industry and pleasure (sailing) and the fact that some of the locations we use are on a part of dredged land is significant - it is synonymous with how the city has been undergoing continual transformation and re-birth. The revitalization of the Thunder Bay waterfront over the past 40 years has taken areas that were originally developed for grain shipping and industry and redeveloped parts of it to attract tourism and retain residents. STF has an opportunity to look back and look forward in this piece. We have the opportunity to delve into our past and through music and dance, reflect on and celebrate what it means to be from and live in Thunder Bay. New Music by Local Musicians: The music for the dance sections are commissioned by Superior Theatre Festival from various local Thunder Bay musicians: Rodney Brown, Sunday Wilde, Sam Migliazza (also known as Sam Louis), Arley Cox, Jean-Paul De Roover and Classic Roots. These local musicians have created new songs for this event and each dance organization will have its own song to choreograph to. Who is Leading the Project? This project is led by Donna Marie Baratta, Stephanie DePiero and Jean-Paul De Roover but each section leading up to the Spirit Garden will be choreographed by individual Dance Organizations. In this final Community Dancer section, 45 Community Dancers will be involved in the project. No dance experience necessary for this large community piece.

so proud of these girls <3

opens this week