voices in motion, bodies that sing 2009

Choreography: Serge Bennanthan, Judith Garay, Rob Kitsos, Anthony Morgan and Simone Orlando
Music: Bergman, Tormis, Bach, Poulenc and a new composition by Peter Hannan
Full length evening with five dances

A compelling meditation on the mutually dependent relationships between the voice, the mind, the body and the heart.

  extra, extra 2007

Choreography: Judith Garay
Music: Ted Hamilton
5 dancers, 55 minutes

Extra Extra is an edgy, intricate work of charged images and rich textures that resonates with the fractured and fast-paced energy of our world.

  ONE, the catwalk 2006

Choreography: Judith Garay
Music: Iva Bittova
Solo, 17 minutes

Warp speed sensuality to voyeurism: ONE, The Catwalk uses images from 30 years of fashion photography to create a physically charged solo. Choreographed by Judith Garay for Desirée Dunbar, ONE, The Catwalk is a fractured look at the female image filtered, exaggerated, exploited and celebrated through mass print media.

  trio of duets 2005

Choreography: Judith Garay
Music: Marjan Mozetich
3 dancers, 14 minutes

Trio of Duets celebrates the exuberant physicality of young women. Its heady musicality sweeps you along on its tumbling journey.

  TWO, the late edition 2005

Choreography: Judith Garay
Music: Ted Hamilton
5 dancers, 30 minutes

TWO was sourced from hundreds of mass print media photographs from newspapers and magazines. During the creative process each duet was created directly from 2, 11 (1+1) or 22 photos all with two people in them. As a visual, spatial and numerical puzzle, TWO is an investigation into duality, duets, couples and pairing. TWO, The Late Edition is an edited, reworked, remount of TWO.

  4 winds, the winter project 2004

Choreography: Anik Bouvrette, Judith Garay, Santee Smith and Wen Wei Wang
- A full length evening of new work in five parts.

Dancers Dancing commissioned Canadian choreographers Anik Bouvrette, Santee Smith and Wen Wei Wang to join Judith Garay in exploring the universal theme of winter drawing on their own diverse backgrounds and cultural origins. A theme that speaks to all Canadians in its many forms: climatically, metaphorically, culturally; winter is a Canadian condition and shared Canadian experience that will be explored in all its magnificence, cruelty and beauty.

  quicksilver 2002

Choreography: Judith Garay
Music: Patrick Pennefather, Flo, Vocals by Sheinagh Anderson
5 dancers, 17 minutes

Quicksilver is inspired by life, death and the ephemeral nature of this changing existence. "The dynamic movement is perfectly suited to its fantastically rich music by Patrick Pennefather ... the performers undulate their bodies in soft meditative patterns one moment then blast out fiery, primal gestures the next." - The Georgia Straight

  place of dreams 2001

Choreography: Judith Garay
5 dancers, 30 minutes

A work of whimsy, disassociation, wonder, unusual juxtapositions, transformations, revelations and grasping for things that transform before our eyes. This piece is set to a collage of existing music from varied sources, both contemporary works and works in the public realm.

"Quick, energetic... playful ..." - The Georgia Straight

  entangled extensions 2000

Choreography: Judith Garay
With commissioned music by Patrick Pennefarther
5 Dancers, 39 minutes

A journey into another world, full of lyric dancing and lush costumes. Through exquisite choreography and interactive costumes, Garay creates an alternative reality in which we delve into the complexities of human interactions. This piece has played well to all ages from children to senior citizens. Exciting, energetic, captivating.

"A stunning tour de force" - Saltspring Barnacle

  a farewell to music 2000

Choreography: Anthony Morgan (commissioned for the Artspring Festival)
Music: Mozart
5 Dancers, 9 minutes

A tender, moving piece about Mozart's last work before his death. Dressed in white, and moving with gentle lyricism, this passionate dance embraces the beauty of the Mozart's music. "No other work by Mozart is more imbued with that final, quiet resignation, but no other concerto has such a deep-seated satisfaction in pure orchestral sound ... The concerto is Mozart's farewell to the realms of pure music ... and how difficult this farewell must have been to someone who loved life as much as he did" - H.C. Robbins Landon

"One of those sweet pieces that makes you sigh" - The Georgia Straight

"The profound spiritual encounter so vivid in this piece [of music] found a visual and moving visceral depth in the choreography." - Saltspring Barnacle

  whirlpools 1999

Choreography: Judith Garay
With Commissioned Music by Sue McGowan
3 dancers. 30 minutes

A suite of three solos each investigating a decade in the lives of women. "Reckless Cascade" tackles the inexhaustible energy, physicality and optimism of being in one's 20s. "Volatile Spectrum" exposes the emotional and spiritual issues that emerge when one is in their 30s. "Terminal Velocity" plunges into the raging hormones and sense of perspective of being in ones 40's. Whirlpools is a cornucopia of lightning fast changes and physical dynamism.

"Pure energy embodied" - The Georgia Straight

  the three graces, eh? 1995

Choreography: Santa Aloi
Music: Vivaldi
Trio, 10 minutes

An energetic and whimsical piece satirizing classical notions of femininity. A trio of businesswomen chase their frenetic careers, their sprit, and the all too infrequent moments of peace in their hurried lives. From lyric beauty to raunchy irony this very musical piece is set to the classical strains of Vivaldi.

  labrinth of tunnels 1993

Choreography: Judith Garay
With Commissioned Music by Michael Mortilla
Duet, 11 minutes

Bound together physically within one costume, this dance exposes the elation, destruction, mutual support and interdependence in a long-term relationship. The movements range from jagged to tender to powerful and exhilarating.

"A mesmerizing piece of locked-together choreography" - Dance International