Thanks for joining us for
LYRE LIAR
By Liam Francis Dance Company
October 24 at 9:00PM
October 25 at 3:30PM
Jane Mallet Theatre
Running time: 45 mins (no intermission)
Co-presented by
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Presented in partnership with
Toronto Premiere
A young Liam Francis was first inspired to dance after watching Kate Prince’s Into the Hoods, captivated by its electric hip-hop style. Soon after, he encountered Merce Cunningham’s RainForest and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Faun. Each of these aesthetic revelations marked a profound turning point, after which nothing felt quite the same.
Years later, Francis would find himself performing these masterpieces, discovering along the way that he had the right to love postmodern dance as deeply as he loved hip-hop.
In Lyre Liar, Francis traces the encounters that shaped his singular style and the unlikely intersections between them. With the support of a striking feathered companion, he creates a performance that is part dance portrait, part lecture-demonstration and part autobiography, illuminating both the joy and the burden of a life shaped by learning through imitation.
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Credits:
Fall for Dance North Festival
Production Credits
Director of Design: Simon Rossiter
Director of Production: Barney Bayliss
Production Manager: Kathy Le
Stage Manager: Janelle Rainville
Assistant Stage Manager: Lani Martel
Assistant Lighting Designers: Sruthi Suresan, Mathilda Kane
Jane Mallet Theatre:
Senior Producer: Ariana Shaw
Production Manager: Armand Baksh-Zarate
Head Electrician: Giulia D’Amanzo
Head Carpenter: Jay Blencowe
Head of Audio: Calum Ankelsaria
Head of Props: Roxann Pinnock
Head of Wardrobe: Susan Batchelor
Berczy Park Crew:
Elijah MacLeod
Garrett Ratcliff
Special thanks to our partners at TO Live:
Clyde Wagner, President & CEO
Ariana Shaw, Senior Programming Manager & Producer
Jeff Rohrer, Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Tom Kerr, Director of Ticketing Services
Kristopher Dell, Vice President of Operations
and the entire TO Live Staff and Board
Fall for Dance North Team
Year-round Team
Lily Sutherland - Festival Director & Co-CEO
Robert Binet - Artistic Director & Co-CEO
Aviva Fleising General Manager
Melissa Forstner - Director of Advancement and Communications
Felicia Myronyk Manager of Advancement
Melina Osorio - Finance and Administrative Officer
Simon Rossiter - Director of Design
Barney Bayliss - Director of Production
Markéta Tokova - Senior Producer
Jon Reid - Marketing Coordinator
Charlotte Cain - Content Creator
Seasonal Team
Maria Al Sa'di - IPP Producer
Julia Mak - Festival & Administrative
Liz Bragg - Box Office Manager
Zita Nyarady - Company Manager
Angela Xu - Company Manager
Lucy Rupert - Education & Engagement Coordinator
Jeff Clement - Advancement Coordinator
Kylor Ma - Volunteer Coordinator
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Accessibility Coordination - The Disability Collective
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Fall for Dance North Board of Directors
Chair Karen Sparks
Treasurer Jim Hwang
Aleksandar Antonijevic
Peggy Baker, C.M., O.Ont, L.L.D, D.Litt
Marah Braye
Julia Dmitrijeva
Erin Eizenman
Christopher Gillis
Gerry Hannochko
Tanya Howard
Amanda Song
Noreen Taylor
Zdenko Teply
Chair Emeritus Joan Lozinski, O.C.
Chair Emeritus Valerie Wilder
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