THE SPACE BETWEEN US/HOLOBIONT program information

THE SPACE BETWEEN US/HOLOBIONT 

at the Heliconian Club

35 Hazelton Ave, Yorkville

730pm Friday November 14, 2025


Opening remarks by Lucy Rupert (Blue Ceiling dance)


THE SPACE BETWEEN US 
Choreography: Martha Hart 
Featuring: Tyler Gledhill, Martha Hart, Chelly Li and Sophie Willett 
Music:  Suite no. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) 
Nocturne No.2 in C Minor (John Field)
Nocturne No. 12 in E Major (John Field)
Vesperae solennes de confessore (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Thank you to the National Ballet of Canada for supporting this work through an Open Space Residency.  


Brief Pause


HOLOBIONT
Choreography: Lucy Rupert with Juan Villegas
Performed by: Juan Villegas and Lucy Rupert
Original music created by: Lainie Fefferman and Jascha Narveson

HOLOBIONT is an ever-changing piece, rewoven for each unique performance situation. The full material for this project includes choreography by Yvonne Ng and Lucy Rupert with contributions from dancers Juan Villegas, Augusto Bitter, and Victoria Mata. Look for new versions of HOLOBIONT in the near future including our other collaborating artists.

Thank you to Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts for their support at various phases of the project's development.


Closing Remarks by Martha Hart (hART dance)

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