‘Two x 30’ explores the inextricable link between our collective and unconscious patterns of  movement and our environment – the landscape and waterways, and surrounding architecture. What begins as ‘passing each other on the sidewalk’ soon develops into an intricate physical conversation, highlighting the complexity of human interaction and communication. It is an outdoor contemporary dance/live art work, presented in a series of 50-minute duet performances, stretching across the city of Toronto in May/June 2022.

Each highly-structured, improvised movement-based performance is paired with a robust sonic score which supports and enhances the viewing experience.

Audiences are encouraged to view the work from a variety of vantage points, on all sides of the performance area, as possible. They may sit or stand, to shift their viewing perspective.

All performances are FREE and open to the public.

For more information, please visit the ArtworxTO website or find the project on Instagram 

Direction, Choreography and Concept: Michael Caldwell

Sound Design and Composition: Robbie Grunwald

Costume Design: Valerie Calam

Performance and Choreographic Collaborators: Alana Elmer, Karen Kaeja, Benjamin Landsberg, David Norsworthy, Atri Nundy, Takako Segawa, Roberto Soria, Heidi Strauss, Irma Villafuerte

Production Collaborators: Laura Cournoyea, Helin Gungoren

Producer: Mateo Galindo Torres

‘Two x 30’ is an official project for ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021-2022, supported by Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Toronto, and Waterfront BIA, and presented in partnership with East End Arts, Jamii, Lakeshore Arts, Union Station, and Waterfront BIA. The project is further supported by the National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space Programme.