the response.

PORTRAITS AND SCENES OF FEMALE CREATURES

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:37:00 -0500

Premiered December 7-10, 2011

Four mysterious female creatures create a world of loss and grief at sea. This physical journey begins on the surface of the sea and descends to the bottom of a nautical world as it forces its quartet of victims to come face to face with a reality they cannot change. Mythological tales of the sea and the female form act as inspiration for this new haunting full length work.

Choreographed and Directed l Amber Funk Barton

Performers l Laura Avery, Dianne Doan, Lina Fitzner, Lisa Gelley

Original Composition l Marc Stewart

Light Design l Mike Inwood

The Response Dance Society gratefully acknowledges support from The Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council and the City of Vancouver and the Firehall Arts Centre.

Premiered December 7-10, 2011 at the Firehall Arts...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:33:00 -0500

Premiered December 7-10, 2011

at the Firehall Arts Centre

Performers | Laura Avery, Dianne Doan, Lina Fitzner, and Lisa Gelley

Photo by Chris Randle

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

Portraits & Scenes of Female Creatures Premieres December...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:38:00 -0400

Portraits & Scenes of Female Creatures

Premieres December 7-10, 2011

at the Firehall Arts Centre

Performers | Laura Avery, Dianne Doan, Lina Fitzner, and Lisa Gelley

Photo by Chris Randle

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

Status Quo Premiered l July 9 and 10, 2008 Performers l Amber...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:29:00 -0400

Status Quo

Premiered l July 9 and 10, 2008

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Shay Kuebler, Josh Martin, Sasha Kozak

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

STATUS QUO

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:11:00 -0400

Status Quo is the result of Shay Kuebler and Amber Funk Barton joining forces to create movement that is dynamically bold and emotionally captivating due to its velocity, speed, musicality and articulation.

A quartet for three men and a woman, Status Quo reflects the desire for instant entertainment resulting in numbed experiences. Inspired by channel surfing and television saturation, Status Quo is a journey that combines contemporary technique with an urban aesthetic as it abruptly shifts from scene to scene, or channel to channel, leaving both the performers and audience breathless.

Duration l 40 minutes

Premiere l July 9 and 10, 2008

Choreography and Direction l Shay Kuebler and Amber Funk Barton

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Shay Kuebler, Josh Martin, Manuel Sorge

Sound Design and Editing l Shay Kuebler

Light Design l Jason Dubois

Status Quo was originally commissioned for the Dancing on the Edge Festival 2008 and supported by an Arts Partners in Creative Development Grant.

The Response Dance Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the City of Vancouver, the Firehall Arts Centre and the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $15 million in dance throughout Canada.

Status Quo Premiered l July 9 and 10, 2008 Performers l Amber...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:25:00 -0400

Status Quo

Premiered l July 9 and 10, 2008

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Shay Kuebler, Josh Martin, Sasha Kozak

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

Hero & Heroine Performers l Amber Funk Barton and Josh...

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:22:00 -0400

Hero & Heroine

Performers l Amber Funk Barton and Josh Martin

Premiere l July 2010 at the Firehall Arts Centre as part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival.

The duet also toured the Made in BC Network Fall 2010.

Photo by Chris Randle

Hero & Heroine

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:46:00 -0400

Hero & Heroine

HERO & HEROINE

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:09:00 -0400

Falling in and out of sleep, a man and woman find themselves in a surreal landscape battling unknown forces…sometimes alone, other times together, but mostly with the unsaid between them.

This intimate duet, featuring the unique athletic hybrid movement of Amber Funk Barton, balances raw energy and precise physicality with the sensitivity of touch as the performers, working as both allies and enemies investigate each other and the space that surrounds them. Hero & Heroine accepts the obvious yet challenges the emotional and physical dynamics of a relationship between a man and woman, eventually leading them to discover that their actions, whether as a regular human being or the alter ego of their dreams, has consequences.

Duration l 30 minutes

Premiere l July 15 and 17, 2010

Choreography and Direction l Amber Funk Barton

Performers l Amber Funk Barton and Josh Martin

Sound Composition and Design l Jacob Cino

Light Design l Jason Dubois

Creation for this project has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council and The City of Vancouver. The duet also toured the Made in BC Network Fall 2010.

RISK

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0400

RISK is an observation of how young people act with each other, in relationships, social circles, and how they cope with their place in the world. A physical and emotional journey, RISK is an abstract narrative that follows five-twenty somethings struggling with issues of identity, vulnerability, information saturation and time.

Using Amber Funk Barton’s unique hybrid movement, RISK not only challenges its interpreters physically, but emotionally. No matter how old we become, as a human race, we are all confronted by issues that plague young people, such as bullying, addiction, unrequited love, acceptance, and peer pressure. And how we are affected as young people makes an impact on the rest of out lives. It does make one wonder: Do any of us ever really grow up?

Duration l 65 minutes (one act, no intermission)

Premiere l December 3-6, 2008

Choreography and Direction l Amber Funk Barton

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Josh Beamish, Heather L. Gray, Josh Martin, David Raymond

Sound Designer and Composer l Jacob Cino

Composer l Kristopher Fulton

Light Design l Jason Dubois

Creation and Production of RISK was made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Holy Body Tattoo Award, The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence Program and the Firehall Arts Centre.

RISK Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Josh Beamish, Heather L....

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:23:00 -0400

RISK

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Josh Beamish, Heather L. Gray, Josh Martin, David Raymond

Performed at the Firehall Arts Centre, Dec 2008

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

Photo by Chris Randle

RISK Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Josh Beamish, Heather L....

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:32:00 -0400

RISK

Performers l Amber Funk Barton, Josh Beamish, Heather L. Gray, Josh Martin, David Raymond

Performed at the Firehall Arts Centre, Dec 2008

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

Photo by Chris Randle

thank you to...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:52:00 -0400

the response. is grateful for the kind support of the British Columbia Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and the City of Vancouver.

the response. also acknowledges part-time management from New Works.

Portraits & Scenes of Female Creatures Premiered December...

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:34:00 -0400

Portraits & Scenes of Female Creatures

Premiered December 7-10, 2011

at the Firehall Arts Centre

Performers | Laura Avery, Dianne Doan, Lina Fitzner, and Lisa Gelley

Photo by Chris Randle

For more photos, please visit the Facebook album here.

"Our heroes are people and people are flawed. Don’t let that taint the thing you love.” –Randy K...."

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:04:00 -0400

““Our heroes are people and people are flawed. Don’t let that taint the thing you love.”
–Randy K. Milholland”