Katherine Semchuk

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VANCOUVER! We have landed and are excited to be sharing ‘Maybe we Land’ here this week. 📆 Nov 15 & 16 | 8pm at Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre Dance Double Bill with ‘Edictum’ @juanca_villegas & Vanessa Goodman creators/dancers💃💃 @kchuk @meghatron7 💡@antifa_super_soldier 📸 @marctivist 🎵 by Drew McDowall; editing by @projectwhatever

Dissent | choreo: Emily Spearing | dance: Katherine Semchuk | music: Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin | piano: Chris Au Photo by Omer Yukseker Captured at the Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto @emilyspearing @kchuk @thejoyofmusicinc During The Joy of Music’s Winterberries 2, I had the incredible opportunity of performing Chopin’s beautiful and heartrenching Nocturne in F Sharp Minor alongside the awe-inspiring Katherine Semchuk. Choreographed by Emily (who is so generous in letting us use her work), this work explores the conflicts (internal and external) against life and its adversities. And how matching it is to the music. There’s such longing and tragedy in the long floating melody. And the peaceful middle section further accentuates that in contrast. A huge thanks to Omer for capturing these photos from the dress rehearsal. I especially LOVE the second photo! #contemporarydance #contemporarydancer #torontodance #thejoyofmusic #chopinnocturne

Excited to be performing ‘Dissent’ by Emily Spearing at Joy of Music’s Winterberries 2! Join us for a night of extraordinary live music and dance on December 6 at 8pm at the Betty Oliphant Theatre! Link to tickets: /e/joy-of-music-winterberries-2-tickets-1901740881169?aff=oddtdtcreator Originally performed with the incredible Younggun Kim

Update: This workshop and the wait list are both full. Thank you for the awesome enthusiasm! Jeanine Durning is coming back to Toronto! Join us for a 1-day open workshop called ‘MAKING our way’ focused on nonstopping— “a practice that merges thought, movement, and language to investigate agency, responsibility, and being-with.” DATE: Sunday, December 14 LOCATION: 509 Parliament Street, Toronto TIME: 1-4:30pm with studio access starting at 12pm for self-directed warm up CAPACITY: Max 20 participants. COST: $50-100 sliding scale. RSVP: Email [email protected] and send an e-transfer. ABOUT JEANINE: Jeanine Durning is a Guggenheim Fellow and Alpert Award winning choreographer and performer whose work spans the disciplines of dance, performance, and philosophical inquiry. Based in New York, she is internationally recognized for her rigorous and destabilizing performance practice. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: “if time, space, and matter are moving faster than we can track or control, I want to find ways to be more aware and present in that undeniable ongoingness. I keep on keeping on with nonstopping because it understands dance as an experiment that has the ability to resist capture, and the forces (internal and external) that conspire against expression of thought, speech, and body.” WHY HERE AND NOW (from David Norsworthy): “I am organizing this workshop to energize my personal return to a dancing practice. Throughout the past few months, I have been reflecting on the most transformative experiences of my creative life and working with Jeanine in 2016 at Toronto Dance Theatre (special thanks to Christopher House!) was definitely one of them!” Read Jeanine’s full biography and workshop description, and find all of the practical details via @david.norsworthy link in bio. Special thanks to the awesome people who are helping to make Jeanine’s short visit to Toronto possible: Mairi Greig, Katherine Semchuk, Rakeem Hardy, Judy Luo, Katie Adams-Gossage, Lilly Giroux and others! Image design by Katie Adams-Gossage, based on a photograph by Chris Cameron for MANCC (photo credit for the following slide too).

Back on tour with @cote_danse 📍November 19 | Sept-Îles 📍November 21 | Baie-Comeau 📍November 23 | Québec City 📍November 25 - 29 | Montreal 📍December 10 | Longueuil Photos by @aidantooth

❄️ | WINTERBERRIES 2 | JOY OF MUSIC | ❄️ SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 8PM 🎭Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto 🔗 Link also in Bio for tickets /e/joy-of-music-presents-winterberries-2-tickets-1901740881169?aff=oddtdtcreator Yay!! ✨I am so excited to invite you all to this incredible concert that I am privileged and honoured to play in!! This is my 2nd Winter Showcase with Joy of Music, and I am so fortunate to have Peggy Baker and Gabriel Cropley by my side to organise this. ✨We’ll get to see new works by Jera Wolfe as well as Peggy Baker, and bring back something special by Emily Spearing too. I cannot wait to see Derek Souvannavong, Emily, Jessica Runge, Katherine Semchuk, and Jera dance once more on the incredible stage at the Betty O, lit up by the wizard and genius Gabriel Cropley! ✨We are so delighted to book the fantastic Timothy Chooi to play some solo and chamber music with us! There’s some beautiful Chopin and Brahms solo pieces, Bach violin solo, and a piece by Kirill Richter - all danced to by some of Toronto’s best contemporary dancers. And to end, Mendelssohn’s thrilling, swirling, and ultimately triumphant 2nd piano trio! A mighty thanks to Sophie van der Sloot for joining us on cello - it’s her debut with us and we cannot be more happy. @peggybakerdanceprojects @gabrielcropley @jerawolfe @kchuk @dsouv_dance @emilyspearing @jessica.beer.runge @timothychooi @soph_vds @nbs_enb Huge thanks also to @brendan.go.re for the incredible design and to Larry Williamson for the cover photo! I look forward to seeing you there! #contemporarydance #mendelssohntrio #chambermusic

VideoCabaret Presents: MIGHTY DANCES IN A small SPACE Works by Peggy Baker and Jera Wolfe (performed with Miyeko Ferguson) Fri, Aug 15 at 8pm Sat & Sun, Aug 16 & 17 at 4pm & 8pm Thrilled to be sharing 'to be here' as part of this robust inaugural program. This solo work is very dear to me; created with Peggy and performed alongside live sound sorcery by Julian Anderson-Bowes, and lighting by Gabriel Cropley. Ticket link in bio!

‘The Ones Ahead’ excerpt from the @ffdnorth gala last fall Always grateful to work with Peggy Baker and this was extra special as I got to perform alongside @kchuk 🤍 Thank you Glenn for sharing your gift with us, such a special experience collaborating with you Music by @beverlyglenncopeland Choreography by Peggy Baker Dancers @kchuk and @vaniaraquelxo

BURN BABY, BURN opens tonight at The Bluma Appel! This show is an incredible gift to my dance life — from the distinct energy and expression of each ensemble member, to Guillaume’s choreographic idiosyncrasies, to the world-building enhanced by Amon’s score and Simon’s lighting design... each element elevates the other and creates a pressurized world of urgency, pleasure and destruction. It is a privilege to be inside of a work and to share it with audiences over an extended period of time. This is a special group of people. Endless thank you’s to the @cote_danse trio @guillaumecote @anisatejpar & @etienne_lavigne for continuing to push and champion dance as an art form in the city. TICKETS HERE: /Event-Details-Page/reference/Burn-Baby-Burn-2025 Original Score @offprojects Costumes @ysosouth Lighting design @simon_rossiter Stage manager @jennerinlee Rehearsal photos by @franznfriends (1) & @aidan.tooth (2)

We continue through May!  Join us for classes at Dovercourt House, #805 Dovercourt Road.  Bring a friend, all are welcome to join the training party!  Thank you all for your support so far in this independent endeavour.  We appreciate you!   🗓️Pre-registration is appreciated.  Email Natalia @ [email protected].  Drop-ins are also welcome.   ⏰Please arrive up to 15 minutes early, and note that front door may be locked if you are late.