February 23-26, 2011 Firehall Arts Centre 280 East Cordova St, Vancouver BC This much anticipated premiere of the full-length piece, dusk, has the dance world taking notice. “What makes the choreography so interesting is the way bodies melt and entwine in the duets, and carve space in the solos. At every given moment, there is [...]
dusk
2010Move It and Dusk
2010Two choreographic sketches exploring community engagement through the creative process of Artistic Director, Joe Laughlin. As part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival July 12 & 13 – 7pm At the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova St To purchase tickets and for more information please visit www.dancingontheedge.org The first piece, Move It, is [...]
On Wings
2010“Who so loves believes the impossible.” (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) Joe Laughlin choreographs new work with Ballet British Columbia in collaboration with the Arts Umbrella Graduate Program in Surfacing. November, 2009
(in)habitat
2010Our identities are revealed and celebrated through the architecture in which we live, as well as the temples and public spaces that we construct for ritual, for worship, for work and for play.
Dancers: Tara Dyberg and Chengxin Wei
Environment by visual artist Alice Mansell
TIMBER/timbre (2007/09)
2009The ingenuity, invention and beauty of the Baroque era reflected the theatricality and spatialization of power. As the body carves itself into an edifice of fleeting perfection so too do great empires crumble. Only this time, it’s chamber ballet disrupted.
Sleeping Booty
2008Sleeping Booty finds three fairy tale ballerinas at the crossroads of girlish naiveté, Stepford wife-hood, and happily-ever-after. An irreverent tale a little more twisted than Disney or the Brothers Grimm might have us believe.
Grace (2006)
2006In a distant galaxy, a newly minted human creation in search of a soul. A clash of technology and dance, when movement becomes sound becomes light becomes image becomes life.
Winner of 2006 Isadora Award for Excellence in Choreography.
Left (2003)
2003Joe Ink continued to surprise in this gently melancholic, evocative solo (or duet, whichever way you want to look at it) about a man and a teacup.
Sonke Sisonke/Everybody (2002)
2002An international collaboration with the South African dance company Moving Into Dance Mophatong. A mesmerizing work of great artistic, social and political significance, the piece was inspired by the dancers’ own stories and experiences.
The Body Remembers (2002)
2002Humorous and emotionally compelling, The Body Remembers is a highly kinetic look at the mechanics of moving and the material life of the human body.
Seven (2002)
2002Lines between audience and performers blur in this outrageous and interactive dance cabaret about the seven deadly sins, which features the audience in the middle of the action. Original score by Hard Rubber Orchestra’s John Korsrud.
Swing Theory (1998)
1998Another work involving scaffolding, Swing Theory premiered in the great hall of the National Gallery of Canada. Four dancers negotiate the unyielding metal framework, accompanied by photographic images, an original score and a live jazz band.
L’Etiquette (1997)
1997An amused and amusing look at social conventions. L’Etiquette was created for the Banff Festival Ballet.
Harold, Billy, Stan and Jack (1997)
1997Sparked by a 1940s snapshot of Joe Laughlin’s father and his three brothers, this piece looks at what it means to move like men. A social commentary on the Old Boys’ Club. Originally created for the KISS Project.
Scaffolding (1995)
1995Three daring female dancers explore a steel structure of tubes, rods and clamps in this look at human fragility and industrialism. The beginning of Joe Ink’s self-defined “scaffolding period.”
Warfair? (1992)
1992Highly athletic, high-impact dance with a twist: the performers are dressed in hockey equipment.
Genderklubbing (1991)
1991Gender lines are blurred in this socio-political commentary on being male AND
female.
Remember Me (1990)
1990AIDS is everyone’s war.