It was partly created during a residency in Vernon, and now it’s coming back to Vernon.
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society presents Shay Kuebler’s Telemetry at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Telemetry is the first show in the society’s 2017/18 dance series.
Kuebler (Karoshi, Glory) returns to Vernon with raw acrobatic language pollinated by jazz, swing, tap dance and house music.
“In true Kuebler style, Telemetry blends together theatricality and martial arts to explore how the body translates sound and energy into a purely physical form,” said Keyanna Burgher, the society’s audience development officer. “Using interactive lighting, video and music, the human body becomes a satellite transmitting signals that inform what happens on stage.”
Partly created at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre during his residency in January, Kuebler brings the finished piece back to the stage with glowing reviews from its recent performances at the 2017 Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver and the Danse Danse Season at Place Des Arts, Montreal.
With a foundation in martial arts, Kuebler has spanned across disciplines in tap, hip hop, neo-classical ballet and contemporary. For the past eight years, Kuebler has created, performed, choreographed and directed for international dance festivals and dance companies across Canada. In 2014, he formed the Radical System Art Society in Vancouver for the purposes of mixing theatre, dance, and martial arts and exploring technique and form in a unique and compelling way.
Telemetry features renowned tap dancer Danny Nielsen, one of Canada’s brightest rising tap talents and a hit on international stages. Surrounded by Kuebler and his ensemble, Nielsen is the control tower guiding the ebb and flow of movement, lighting and sound throughout this interactive dance experience.
The society also hosts two dance workshops with Nielsen Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. for beginner tap dancers and 7:25 p.m. for advanced tap dancers.
“Join us after the show for a talk back with the artists about Telemetry and their creative process,” Burgher said.
Tickets for Telemetry are $30 for adults, $27 for seniors and $25 for students and can be purchased through the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca. The workshop is $20 and includes a ticket to the show. Register through the Ticket Seller. Subscriptions to the dance series, comprised of five shows, are also available for purchase for $165.