Bodies in Urban Spaces

In choreographer Willi Dorner’s iconic work of performance, a colourfully-clad group of local dancers use their bodies to explore, and respond to, the city’s architecture, leading audiences on a breath-taking tour through Toronto’s streets. Audiences and passersby join in – on the run – as performers entangle with one another and the unique nooks, niches, and crannies of our often-overlooked civic spaces, asking us to reflect on our relationship to public space, and who and what it is for.

Dorner’s work creates unexpected interventions in the urban environment that highlight the unique nooks, niches, and crannies of our streets and alleyways, city spaces that are often overlooked. Bodies in Urban Spaces also points to the ways our movement and behaviours are restricted in public space. By playfully misusing public space, the performance invites us to reflect on our relationship to public space, and who and what it is for.

Location will be revealed prior to performance.