"Often Moyes is deliciously realistic, rendering Florence's dialogue like a charade, but she also has the gift of giving physical emphasis to certain words or phrases that makes one gasp with delight."
Livestream! with the National Arts Centre of Canada and Neighbourhood Dance Works: Thursday Nov 19 @ 7pm NL time; 8pm Montreal. FREE!
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/27704 : “Long’s Hill: I live(d) Here.” is a neighbourhood walking tour by Louise Moyes Docudance, told through those who live and have lived in the Long’s Hill area, in historic downtown St. John’s Newfoundland. In 2016, crisis struck. The Neighbourhood was divided as to what to do. Through dance, photographs, interviews and stories, Long’s Hill Walk reveals our hopes and fears, homes and businesses, our public spaces - and where they intersect. This work brings us face-to-face with the issues that shape a community and how dance, and the act of walking, can express the resilient nature of its people.
"Moyes’ interdisciplinary fusion of film and live dance is deliciously droll – her witty brand of docu-dance defines the Newfoundlander’s penchant for self-deprecating humour....As a mover, Moyes is clean, precise and lyrical, with a filigreed delicacy of gesture.The dance sections are clever. ..This richly layered piece is a delight from start to finish,and Lori Clarke’s and Delf Hohmann’s music captures the gentle irony of the work."
