Proximity
Acclaimed around the world as an exceptional choreographer and performer, BC dance artist Joshua Beamish brings together a program of thrilling contemporary dance pieces showcasing both aspects of his work in PROXIMITY.
This collection of short works features two of his own creations – Lost Touch, a solo danced by Renée Sigouin (Kidd Pivot, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre); and Proximity, a duet performed by Beamish and Sigouin. Beamish also dances two solos choreographed for him: Redemption, by the internationally-renowned Belgian-Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Ablaze Amongst the Fragments of Your Sky by Kirsten Wicklund of Ballet BC and Flanders Ballet in Belgium. The program also includes Falling Upward, a short film created by Beamish with dancer/filmmaker Scott Fowler of NDT and composer Stefan Nazarevich.
Photo of Renee Sigouin by Cindi Wicklund
Photo of Joshua Beamish by David Cooper
Production Team
Director/Choreographer: Joshua Beamish
Lighting Designer: James Proudfoot
Principal Artists
Joshua Beamish
Renee Sigouin
Photo of Joshua Beamish by Cindi Wicklund
Photo of Joshua Beamish by Cindi Wicklund
Samuel H Scripps Foundation
“Renée Sigouin performs the world premiere of Beamish’s Lost Touch, which has a deep sense of yearning. If nothing lasts forever, the same goes for sadness. Speaking Beamish’s taut vocabulary, Sigouin leaves us feeling hopeful.”
“Proximity was thrillingly unnatural, contriving an ominous, alien geometric style.. his experience as a choreographer shone in the intricate details”
Photo of Joshua Beamish by David Cooper