Hello Hello July 6 from 12-2pm FREE Hello Hello is a choreography by Julie Lebel in collaboration with: Anne Cooper, Meredith Kalaman, Miriam Colvin and Mirae Rosner (dance); Mark Haney (double base), Alison Gorman (Trumpet), Ellen Marple (trombone), Sam Davidson (clarinet); the Roundhouse Community Dancers: Heather Blais, Shelley, Michael Fournier, Irena Gancewska, Loretta Hands, Monique Haziza, Nissa Howard, Debbie Lee, Paul Lee, Peggy Leung, Wilson Leung, Mimi, Roger Stewart, Glenna Wong and Henry Wong. Process and Partners Hello Hello's process and choreography is influenced by my two mentors, Karen Jamieson (Vancouver) and Nina Martin (Texas, USA). I have grown a lot under Karen's mentorship in my investigation of the connection between community engaged and professional practices. Since 2005, I have been taking every opportunity to study with Nina Martin to explore Ensemble Thinking, a set of tools for dance making. In Hello Hello's process I am exploring more opportunities to connect community dancers with professional dancers and musicians using Ensemble Thinking. Thank you to Justine Chambers, Jane Osborne and Hailey McCloskey for their contribution in the early phase of the process. The July 6 version of Hello Hello (this video) was originally designed for the Roundhouse Turntable Plaza (outside) due to rainy weather) we moved the performance inside, at the last minute. Many changes to the choreography have been made just minutes before the show. Camera: Brian Lye and side fixed camera: Julie Lebel Editing: Julie Lebel @ Julie Lebel This project is supported by the British-Columbia Arts Council and the province of British-Columbia. Thank you! Many thanks to the partners: the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre, Made in BC Dance on Tour, Conseil Culturel et Artistique Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique and Moberly Arts and Culture.
