Created during the 2020/21 season for the dancers of Lamondance Company, Buzzing in peach trees is a study on dreams and how time can be manipulated by our own imaginations. The entire first section was developed in collaboration with the dancers and contained movement pathways and inertia that was then redirected, reversed and duplicated to build a jigsaw-like structure. This section became our base as we then introduced a soloist who became immersed in her own fantasies. The soloist begins by reciting a reduced version of a poem - “The Pleasures of the Damned” by Charles Bukowski. The poem elaborates on small, incoherent moments of pleasure that drift in and out of consciousness and feels as if it could be spoken as a lullaby. Buzzing in peach trees is one of our most cherished works on a group of dancers not only because it was built during the pandemic (a period of ever-changing uncertainty) but because of how dedicated and passionate everyone was to bring the work to life.

• Choreography/Concept: Dance//Novella • Performers: Lamondance Company 2020/21 • Lighting: Brad Trenaman • Music: Brandon Lee Alley, Ludwig Van Goransson’s “TRUCKS IN PLACE” from the TENET soundtrack • Videography: Peter Smida • Editing: Dance//Novella • Location: Faris theatre - The Scotiabank Dance Centre