Starting today Thursday, November 24 until Sunday, November 27 Harbourfront‘s Enwave Theatre and Fleck Dance Theatre will showcase the talent of Canada’s best b-boys and girls; as well as, urban dance crews with Break it Down‘s Enter The Shadow and Gadfly‘s Klorofyl.

Break it Down’s Lee Pham Photo by Annie Killam

From the history and evolution, to the struggles and inspirations of b-boying, Enter The Shadow is an adventure through the streets, demonstrating the ability of b-boys to challenge social issues and connect people through the power and language of dance. Enter The Shadow is a collaboration between Break it Down and playwright Ins Choi, whose previous work, Kim’s Convenience, won the 2011 Toronto Fringe New Play Contest. The production features choreography by Break it Down’s Co-Artistic Directors, Jon ‘Drops’ Reid and Lee ‘Lethal’ Pham, as performed by Canada’s Supernaturalz Crew, Sound Design by Juno Award-winner, Dave‘DJ Serious’ Yan, and Projection Design by Andrew Chung, creator of the new TV Series Millions.

Inspired by the 1954 film Seven Samurai, Klorofyl explores the dynamics of a fallen tribe and its struggle to reemerge united. With an inimitable combination of dance genres from house and hip hop to jazz and contemporary, Klorofyl’s warriors are much like the dancers on stage in their own struggle to challenge established dance formats.

Gadfly’s Klorofyl

Klorofyl features choreography by Gadfly’s Artistic Directors, Ofilio Portillo and ApoloniaVelasquez, whose previous work has been commissioned for Dance Weekend 2011 and presented in festivals such as Luminato, Nuit Blanche, and Fringe Festivals in Toronto and Montréal. Klorofyl  also showcases the work of renowned Violinist Dr. Draw as the show’s Music Composer, Lighting Design by Arun Srinivasan and Technical Consultation by Canadian Record Producer/Musician, Byron Kent Wong.

These two shows are running this weekend only. I suggest you get your tickets in advance!