Flambeaux by Peter Chin – Video

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Flambeaux by Peter Chin
Peter Chin #39;s Flambeaux, produced by the Peterborough Festival of the Arts on August 13, 1989 in Peterborough, Ontario. Excerpts from the full-length production, filmed by Giovanni Sampagna and Claude MacIsaac. The publicity said DANCERS, DRUMMERS, TORCHES SIDEWALK SURFERS WILL TRANSFORM THE USUAL SIGHTS, SOUNDS SMELLS OF URBAN STREET LIFE INTO A RHYTHMIC DANCE SPECTACLE. Set in a downtown parking lot adjacent to an empty building slated for demolition (see more about the location below), Flambeaux was all that and more. Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist Peter Chin was commissioned by the Peterborough Festival of the Arts (PFA) to create an event that would involve the community as participants, much as his previous outdoor spectacle produced in Peterborough, 1987 #39;s Circle of Fire, had done. The PFA was also fresh from the success of producing the epic R. Murray Schafer extravaganza "The Greatest Show" the previous summer (in which Peter performed and choreographed), and was looking for another, albeit less taxing, event to offer the Peterborough public. If the PFA wanted spectacle on a budget, Peter Chin, a wunderkind on the Toronto dance and music scene whose star was on the rise, was the one to deliver. For Flambeaux Peter choreographed, composed the music and directed the entire production. Certainly the many local performers added colour to the production (notably seen here: Ron Gaskin with his green #39;69 Cougar at 1:16; David Ramsden in two roles, including a ...From:publicenergyvaultViews:2 0ratingsTime:09:41More inEntertainment

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