Two generations of Canadian contemporary dance artists come together in a program of vibrant solo works helmed by former Chutzpah! Festival director Mary-Louise Albert, and streaming online for a limited period. Having retired from a performing career twenty years ago, Albert is reviving three solos she commissioned, for a new generation of outstanding female performers. This inspiring and deeply personal project pays tribute to the enduring cycle of lives in dance, and to the continuing evolution of choreography itself.

Peter Bingham’s Woman Walking (away) will be danced by Livona Ellis; Tedd Robinson’s (oLOS) features Vanessa Goodman; and Allen Kaeja’s Trace Elements will be performed by Rebecca Margolick. Albert herself returns to performing at the age of 65 for phase one of Empreintes, a new solo work commissioned from Serge Bennathan; and to mark emerging choreographic voices, Ellis and Margolick will also share two of their own short solos. Joyful, yearning, vivacious, and dramatic, these eclectic, beautifully crafted solos encompass a world of emotions.