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Turning Point has two special concerts planned for January 2010
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The Turning Point Ensemble is the winner of the eleventh annual Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, a $60,000 production fund that is one of the largest awards of its kind in Canada.
The company’s new work, Firebird 2011, will have its premiere at The Cultch in February 2011. In the spirit of linking the audiences of today to great works of music from the past, Firebird 2011 will consist of two exciting premieres. The first will feature a performance of a new arrangement by Michael Bushnell of Stravinsky’s Firebird. The second showcases an entirely new Firebird choreographed by Simone Orlando and performed by six dancers from Move: the company, with new music by Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock written for the 16-member Turning Point Ensemble.

Owen Underhill accepts the RioTinto Alcan Performing Arts Award on behalf of the Turning Point Ensemble at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, March 9, 2010. Photo courtesy of Milan Radovanovic, Valiant Eye.

The Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award is a $60,000 production fund open to performing arts companies residing in British Columbia. The award is funded by Rio Tinto Alcan and administered by The Cultch. The competition rotates annually among the disciplines of Dance, Theatre and Music/Opera. An independent panel of artistic professionals adjudicates the award.
Jeremy Berkman and Owen Underhill Co-Artistic Directors
Relâche - 2008