Harbourfront Centre today released the roster of international theatre and dance performances that will make up the 2013 edition of the annual World Stage series, which runs from February to May.
- February 6 to 9: Othello, c’est qui / Othello, who’s that – Gintersdorfer/Klaßen (Germany | Côte d’Ivoire), a reinvestigation of Shakespeare's Othello from Africa, where the Moor of Venice is little known
- February 19 to 23: Sem Mim & Ímã – Grupo Corpo (Brazil), two dance performances: "Without Me" and "Magnet"
- February 28 to March 3: Dachshund UN – Bennett Miller (Australia); what if a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights were conducted by small, sausage-shaped dogs?
- March 5 to 10: Lear – Philip McKee (Canada), with acclaimed Toronto actor Clare Coulter as King Lear
- March 6 to 9: Everyday Anthems, choreographed by Heidi Strauss – Toronto Dance Theatre (Canada), exploring anthems as metaphor
- March 20 to 23: Weight x3 & 2 – TAO Dance Theater (China), four works in one: a triptych about boundaries, plus a piece about the nature of language
- April 10 to 13: A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football – Jo Strømgren Kompani (Norway), a loving dance deconstruction of the Beautiful Game
- April 17 to 20: She She Pop & Their Fathers: Testament – She She Pop (Germany), a different take on King Lear
- April 23 to 27: Still Standing You – Pieter Ampe & Guilherme Garrido/CAMPO (Belgium/Portugal), a dance duet about the gestures of love and friendship
- May 23 to 26: what we are saying – Ame Henderson/Public Recordings (Canada) & The Power Plant, exploring language and movement in a gallery space
- May 23 to 26: KAMP (CAMP) – Hotel Modern (Netherlands), a puppet-play recreation of Auschwitz
Photo credit: José Luiz Pederneiras. The "tattooed" artists of Grupo Corpo's Sem Mim.
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