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    Ashlike on the Cradle of the Wind
    Content warning: AIDS, death, illness

    The interior of a thumping, vibrating gay nightclub with obligatory disco ball and coloured strobe lights. A middle-aged gentleman is sitting at the bar, back to the audience, lost in his thoughts and seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. The truth is he isn't used to going to clubs, or hasn't since th...
    Composer: Andrew Staniland
    Librettist: Jill Battson

    Ashlike on the Cradle of the Wind
    Blind Woman
    A blind dancer and the shadow of her former sight share a final dance.
    Composer: James Rolfe
    Librettist: David Yee

    Blind Woman
    Blind Woman
    Dance til the sun sets
    An entire relationship in microcosm, from first meeting to last sunset together. This piece uses a couple’s dancing together as a metaphor for their time passing.
    Composer: Gareth Williams
    Librettist: Marjorie Chan

    Dance til the sun sets
    Dance til the sun sets
    Elsewhereless
    Content warning: genocide, colonialism, death, gun violence, death of a child, violence against animals

    “Nothing is as comforting as captivity.”

    Beth, a young diplomat, and her husband Andrew are stationed at a Canadian Embassy in Africa. They are troubled by news of political upheaval, forced migrations and indiscriminate slaughter. They ...
    Composer: Rodney Sharman
    Librettist: Atom Egoyan

    Elsewhereless
    M’dea Undone
    Content warning: death, murder, suicide, xenophobia

    Jason, an army captain and now war-hero, is returning home after years of war and an uncertain future. His interpreter and lover M’dea and their son Chase accompany him to a new life in the West. Jason begins a political career, working alongside the President and Dahlia, the President’s bea...
    Composer: John Harris
    Librettist: Marjorie Chan

    M’dea Undone
    The Colony
    While out on a hunt for a new mate, The Queen of the Amazon Ants and one of her subjects find themselves under attack.

    The Queen wears low cut, tight-fitting army fatigues that accentuate her shapely thorax and abdomen, and a pair of black calf-high combat boots. The Queen also has two large antennae growing out of her head because she is an ...
    Composer: Kevin Morse
    Librettist: Lisa Codrington

    The Colony
    The Colony
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    Excerpts
    Ashlike on the Cradle of the Wind – Scene 1

    The interior of a thumping, vibrating gay nightclub. A middle-aged gentleman sips his drink and turns to watch the dancers on the dance floor. Under the disco ball a young man, stripped to the waist, is dancing with abandon. The young man approaches and establishes immediate physical contact, which is uncomfortable. The older man needs more p...

    Blind Woman – The Blind Woman

    A blind dancer and the shadow of her former sight share a final dance.

    Dance til the sun sets – Dance Til The Sun Sets

    An entire relationship in microcosm, from first meeting to last sunset together. This piece uses a couple’s dancing together as a metaphor for their time passing.

    Elsewhereless – Scene 6: “You’re a good dancer” (duet)

    Malcolm and Eugene are dancing, but we quickly learn that they are practicing English. Malcolm asks if Antoine has written the letter of recommendation yet. Eugene tells him he is not ready yet. Malcolm grows frustrated.

    Elsewhereless – Scene 11: “We’re frightened”

    Beth and Andrew demand Antoine that they be allowed to leave. He will keep them there forever because he wants to see them all become heroes and redeem his initial banishment with Eugene. Antoine grabs the dead monkey and begins to dance with it. A bullet explodes through the window, hitting Antoine and he falls to the ground.

    M’dea Undone – Act 1, Scene 11: The Ballroom

    The party is about to announce Jason's candidacy. Jason and Dahlia dance together, oblivious to all the others. Enraged, M'dea smashes a glass wall, showering fragments over the party guests.

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