Pteros Tactics

Toronto Dance Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Artistic Director Christopher House’s latest work, Pteros Tactics, running Tuesday, February 16 through Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Harbourfront Centre’s Fleck Dance Theatre.

Pteros Tactics examines “the instant of desire” as described by Anne Carson in her essay Eros the Bittersweet. Carson describes the arcs and triangulation of desire in richly physical terms, starting from a fragment of poetry by Sappho: “Eros once again limbloosener whirls me sweetbitter, impossible to fight off, creature stealing up…”

Inspired by and created in collaboration with TDT’s ten extraordinary dancers (Alana Elmer, Syreeta Hector, David Houle, Yuichiro Inoue, Pulga Muchochoma, Kaitlin Standeven, Brodie Stevenson, Nai Shi Wang, Sarah Wasik and Linnea Wong), Pteros Tactics promises to be a vibrant and playful work that examines the space of desire between the lover and beloved. The metaphor of Eros Ballplayer, with his golden sphere, provides the central methodology for House’s response to Carson’s ideas.

Pteros Tactics marks the continuation of the successful collaboration between House and Dora-winning composer Phil Strong. Throughout the process, House will also collaborate with Belgian dramaturge Guy Cools; this is their second collaboration, following the success of their work together on Dis/(sol/ve)r. Lighting is by Roelof Peter Snippe, a veteran of more than thirty-five years of collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre, with scenography by long-time TDT designer Cheryl Lalonde.

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