Mocean Hires New Company Member

After a long and thoughtful audition process, Mocean Dance is thrilled to begin their seventh season by welcoming new dancer, Tania Jean, into the fold. Hailing from Quebec, Tania began her pre-professional training at Les Farandoles in Chicoutimi. While in Chicoutimi, Tania was not only a skilled performer and teacher of flamenco, she was also a member of the contemporary dance company, Scheme Danse. Tania moved to Quebec City to specialize in contemporary dance training at L'Ecole de la danse de Quebec. Her performance highlights include works by Tedd Robinson, Maurice Fraga, David Earle and Georges Nicolas Tremblay. She has also apprenticed with Harold Rehaume's dance company, "Le fils d'Adrien danse". Recently graduated, Tania is excited to begin her professional career by joining Mocean Dance.

If you would like to learn more about Tania, or any of the members of Mocean Dance, you can click on the link below to visit our Artists and Administration page.

Mocean in Creation with Estelle Clareton
After a much needed rest, Mocean Dance returned to the studio in August for a month of creation with Montreal-based choreographer, Estelle Clareton. Clareton, who has worked as a dancer with Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Danse Partou and O Vertigo, is known for combining movement and theatrical elements to inject realism and humanity into her work. The company is thrilled to be working with Clareton and is excited by the raw physicality and emotional depth conjured by the choreography. The piece, tentatively entitled Sorrows, will premiere January 22-24 2009, presented by Live Art Dance Productions.

Visit our website to see all of the behind-the-scenes photos.

Behind-the-Scenes

Mocean Dance in the Nocturne Festival

Mocean Dance will partner with visual artist, Holly Crooks, in Halifax's annual Nocturne Festival of the Arts. Taking place on October 18th 2008, Nocturne is an art-at-night festival that celebrates all members of the local arts community with collaborations between the visual and performing arts and exhibitions at street-level accessibility. In this collaboration, Crooks will choose selections from her Gathering Time series (pictured left) to install in the Halifax Ferry Terminal. Mocean will then perform segments of improvisational contemporary dance in that same space. The piece, entitled Transitory, will take inspiration from Crooks' photography and explore themes of waiting, temporality and transience.

Don't miss this unique, one-time-only performance on October 18th, 6:00pm in the Halifax Ferry Terminal. To learn more about the Nocturne Festival, click on the link below.

Nocturne

Mocean's Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala: Limelight

Mark it in your calendars! Mocean's fourth annual fundraising gala, Limelight, will take place on October 25th in the McInnes Room, Dalhousie University. The evening will include a fabulous live performance, a silent auction, a cash bar, light fare, great music and lots of surprises! It's an event too fun to miss! Tickets are $45, with tables of 10 available. To purchase tickets, call the Mocean Dance office at (902) 420-4162. Mocean is also looking for volunteers to help with the event. Please call the office if you are interested.

This year, the theme is green, so feel free to participate with anything from an outfit to an accessory. See our Calendar for more event details. Come join us in the limelight!

Mocean Calendar

Help Mocean Soar!

During the month of September, you can donate Aeroplan points directly to Mocean Dance's Aeroplan Charitable Pooling Account. With exciting events and touring dates just around the corner, now is the perfect time to help Mocean reach new heights!

If you are interested in supporting this campaign, please contact the Mocean office for more information and a pledge sheet (902) 420-4162.