TOES FOR DANCE presents…
Dinner is Served
an immersive dance-theatre experience
Associate Produced by Bri Clarke
This immersive dance-theatre experience invites audiences to choose to act as witness or accomplice to the characters’ stories. Eight unique stories are told by eight main characters: The Matriarch, The Host, The Hostess, The Favourite, His Wife, His Secretary, Lady in Red, and The Other Man. At its core, Dinner is Served is about belonging, and the human need for love and connection.
A TOES FOR DANCE Featured Presentation
Campbell House Museum
June 22-24 and June 28-July 2 (2023)
Artists Involved:
Choreographer/Director: Kristen Carcone
Producer: David Norsworthy
Associate Producer: Bri Clarke
Associate Choreographers: Ross Wirtanen, Clinton Edward, Brian Lawton
Stage Production Manager: elcee Cournoyea
Assistant Stage Manager: Nazerah Carlisle
Sound Designer: Miquelon Rodriguez
Set Designer: Erika Carcone
Costume Designer: Trent Hayward
Story Writer: Kim Fischer
Intimacy Director: Lisa Stevens
Cast: Laura Carella, Bri Clarke, Rodney Diverlus, Kim Fischer, Christine Flores, Fanny Ghorayeb, Jazzmin James, Christian Lavigne, Sully Malaeb Proulx, and Kathia Wittenborn
Reviews
“Dinner is Served is a welcome homecoming for one of Toronto’s great creative talents, and highlights the city’s blossoming immersive theater scene.”
-Katrina Lat
(No Proscenium)
Dinner is Served is generously supported by Underground Dance Centre, Goodwill Great Lakes, Campbell House Museum, and the City of Toronto. Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, with additional funding from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Top image designed by Kendra Epik;
additional photos taken by Aidan Tooth.
“Dinner is Served is an immersive dance theatre piece that delivers delight on a silver platter.”
-Asenia Lyall
(Intermission Magazine)