still buffering (2024)
Still Buffering combines dance, theatre and film to explore how technology informs human relationships. The narrative has been influenced by science fiction stories from the past and the current urgency surrounding the evolution of technology and humanity’s dependency on it.
55 MINUTES
6 PERFORMERS
Sci-fi Dystopian Dance-Theatre-Film Hybrid
CREATIVE TEAM
Joanna Bryson Co-Director & Production Manager
Sarah Power Co-Director & Choreographer
Ryan Griffith Text & Playwright
potatoCakes_digital Set, Lighting & Video Design
(Emily Soussana and Andrew Scriver)
Andrew Reed Miller Composer & Sound Design
Sherry Kinnear Costume Design
Chris Giles Filmmaker & Video Editor
Natasha MacLellan Dramaturge
Drew Murdock Stage Manager
Caitlin Lapena Marketing Coordinator
Alan White Additional graphic designs
CAST
Jean-Michel Cliche
Anna Dysart
Marcia Dysart
Patrick Jeffrey
Chris Van Green
Caroline Bell
TECH RIDER & INFO
This activity is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the New Brunswick Arts Board
Thank you to Angela Campbell, Scott McRae and wonderful staff and crew of the Imperial Theatre, Amanda LaRusic, Courtney Arsenault, Miguel Roy, First City School of Dance, Theatre New Brunswick, The Fredericton Playhouse InterMISSION Residency, The Imperial Theatre Incubator Project, Ryan Griffith, Lorne Power
Past Productions
with far arms
with far arms investigates proximity and distance. It forces the question of who we are when placed in these situations. This mysterious and dynamic quartet explores the ties that bind and the positive and negative connotations of boundaries.
Four women are enclosed and inhabit a space leaving the viewer uncertain if these women have been in this place for a long time or if these four women are actually four personalities the same woman.
Choreography and Direction: Darryl Tracy
Lighting Design: Michelle Ramsay
Projection Design: Chris Giles
Composer: Andrew Reed Miller
Stage Manager: Trent Logan
Costumes: Diane Johnson, Sarah Power
Interpreters and Movement Creation: Sarah Power, Amanda LaRusic, Marcia Dysart, Joanna Bryson
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The creation process began in early 2018 and continued over the course of several workshop sessions utilizing the principles and practice of Authentic Movement.
“We don’t really know what’s going on. It’s dark, there’s life, and everything changes. We start with our eyes closed, and wait for something to happen.
Our bodies, when paid attention to, produce amorphous inner impulses and images that we can translate into movement and sound.
We think we might just be human.”
-Sarah Power, Artistic Director
Choreography and Direction: Sarah Power
Lighting Design: Michelle Ramsay
Costume and Set Design: Brenda McLeese
Illustrations: Jenny Godin
Stage Manager: Dee Chiasson
Production Manager: Joanna Bryson
Music Composed and performed by: WL Altman, Andrew Reed Miller, Helen Pridmore
Interpreters and Movement Creation: Courtney Arsenault, Jalianne Li, Jessica Lowe
Connection Dance Works: Artistic Director, Sarah Power, Executive Director, Joanna Bryson
