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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 30 Sep 2010, p. 3

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Motus 0’s Sarah Felschon (from left), lack Langenhuizen, Cynthia Croker, Laura Day and Melissa Spence dance BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Nestled in the back of a quaint Second Street home is a womâ€"out looking garagg Open the door and a magical world of music, dance and costume envelops you. It’s the brainstorming centre of Motus 0. Their latest creation â€" Perspectives 11 â€" is a collaboration of the old and new in celebra- tion of the dance company’s past 20 years. The show, being sta'ged'thiâ€"s week ih Stoufl- vile, includes pieces from the group’s previ- ous 13 productions as well as a qew_nur_nber â€" Mom.entum â€" that goes even further back and explains how Motus_0 (_:a_1me to ‘ "011} lives sort of crashed into each other.” said Cynthia Croker, the group’s co-artistic I director, costume designer and performer. Dance still goes on 20 years later There are three co-artistic directors who each have vastly difl‘erent backgrougds. Mrs. Croker is a trained vocalist, flutist and gymnast, her husband, James, grew up as a sheep sheerer, something he still does and lack Langenhuizen is a financial controller. There is one thing, however, that drew them together more than 20 years ago and that was their love for dance and utilizing it as a communication tool. “We found that we had a common vision that (was to) create dance visions that would speak. Although choreography was the genre, we wanted to engage an audience," Mrs. Croker said. Over the past two decades, Motus O has created and performed shows such as East of the Sun, West of the Moon. which was a 'Ofl‘er available on new 201 1 Audi A4 sedan and new 201 1 Audi A4 avant x " credit. First month payment cannot exceed $2,000.00. Must take delivery by " umber Hear squeals of delight, not tires. 2011 AUDI A4 MODELS FIRST MONTH'S PAYMENT 2011 AudiA4 avant g _ ' » atww 3. Must take deliverv by member 1, 2 .jpfalxom There viras also Alice, an adaptation of Alice inWonderland and Petrouchka, which is about an unlikely hero who outwits a §tro_ng- mythical exploration of love, human error and redemption. n man, tames a Bear, dances with a feather. juggles bowling balls and gags: fishing. ‘flur lives sort of crashed into each other! Cynthia Croker Motus O’s coâ€"artistic director, costume designer and performer For their néwest piecé. Momenthm, the quattro -AI'II A AlufllQ-C A .V 30" ANNIVERSARY EVENT STAFF PHOTOISJOERD WITTEVEEN in a piece called Utopia. The company is marking its 20th anniversary. Audi Vorsprung durch Technik troupe had music written spgcifigally f(_)r_i_t. The first time Mrs. Croker heard York Region musician Vincent Cheng’s composi- tion “I just started tearing up and weeping. I just thought this is wow, this is music.” Motus 0 will perform Perspectives 11 at the [ebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park, tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets are $35 regular, $30 subscribers and $18 for students. As of Tuesday, tickets were available for all three performances. Motus O returns to Nineteeri on the Park with A Christmas Carol (Dec. 10 to 12) and Carmina Burana (May 5 and 6). For tickets go to mnineteenonmeparma

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