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PICASSO lovers & muses
Choreographed by Pedro Aurelio & Genevieve LaTouche Bolero Dance Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
http://bolerodancetheatre.ca V.6 - Tom Hendry Warehouse
Join PICASSO for a look behind the canvas and the notable women who influenced his art. Through flamenco and Spanish dance, the production highlights the muses and lovers who drove Picasso to create, from his early blue and rose periods to the enigmatic Cubist style that became his trademark.

With fans and castanets that are signatures of his native country, the show explores his art, building to the dramatic masterpiece Guernica. The dancers are accompanied by guitarist Philippe Meunier, accordionist Stephen Kiz and singer Onna Lou.

Cast:
Pedro Aurelio, Sophie Kolisnyk, Genevieve LaTouche, Kieran Lloyd, Carmen Machnicki, Monique Rivera, Charlene Smelski

Director:
Pedro Aurelio

Show Info:
60 minutes
Genre:
Dance

Audience:
General

Wed July 17 7:45 PM
Fri July 19 4:30 PM
Sun July 21 11:00 AM
Wed July 24 12:45 PM
Thu July 25 9:30 PM
Sat July 27 2:30 PM
Sun July 28 6:30 PM

PICASSO lovers & muses Choreographed by Pedro Aurelio & Genevieve LaTouche	Bolero Dance Theatre - Winnipeg, MB http://bolerodancetheatre.ca	V.6 - Tom Hendry Warehouse
	Join PICASSO for a look behind the canvas and the notable women who influenced his art. Through flamenco and Spanish dance, the production highlights the muses and lovers who drove Picasso to create, from his early blue and rose periods to the enigmatic Cubist style that became his trademark. With fans and castanets that are signatures of his native country, the show explores his art, building to the dramatic masterpiece Guernica. The dancers are accompanied by guitarist Philippe Meunier, accordionist Stephen Kiz and singer Onna Lou. Cast: Pedro Aurelio, Sophie Kolisnyk, Genevieve LaTouche, Kieran Lloyd, Carmen Machnicki, Monique Rivera, Charlene Smelski Director: Pedro Aurelio	Show Info: 60 minutes Genre: Dance Audience: General	Wed July 17 7:45 PM Fri July 19 4:30 PM Sun July 21 11:00 AM Wed July 24 12:45 PM Thu July 25 9:30 PM Sat July 27 2:30 PM Sun July 28 6:30 PM

PICASSO lovers & muses

Bolero Dance Theatre—Tom Hendry Warehouse

The intro music while waiting for the show to start sets the mood for a bit of history about the Spanish painter and six of his lovers/wives/muses. The show includes 12 dance routines accompanied by a live vocalist, accordion, and guitar player. The dancing is mostly Flamenco or Classical Spanish, with a couple Bolero style as well. The complicated rhythmic routines are accentuated by tap with some numbers using castanets or clapping to really add to the percussive beat.

There are a number of dances with the whole cast, as well as solo performances by each of the muses and Picasso. The many costumes are incredible, and often are used as part of the dance.

They tell some of the story of each of the women between the dancing, and don’t sugar-coat the troubling parts of the relationships and tragic ends of a few of the muses. I definitely recommend getting a program as it gives a little more background on each of the women and provides a list of the dances and music.

I was amazed at how much they packed into a one hour show, and the standing ovation they got was well deserved. It would be hard to leave the show without a smile on your face.

Murray Hunter