The Dance Centre serves up bite-sized works-in-progress at 12 Minutes Max studio showing, June 23
Presentation features genre-spanning pieces by Aditi Chaudhury and Sudnya Mulye, Jhoely Triana Flamenco, Jullianna Oke, and Krystal Tsai
Jhoely Triana Flamenco rehearsing Las Mujeronas. Photo courtesy of the artist
The Dance Centre presents 12 Minutes Max on June 23 at 6 pm at the Scotiabank Dance Centre
IT’S OFTEN TRUE that good things come in small packages—a theory that The Dance Centre proves time and time again with its long-running 12 Minutes Max series.
Every season, three groups of emerging dance artists are invited to conduct studio research at the Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop new pieces. At the end of their research period, the artists get to share snippets of their works-in-progress with the public during an informal showing.
These bite-sized performances range in length from just seven to 12 minutes. For the artists, it’s an opportunity to refine their choreography and performance skills onstage; for the audience, it’s a chance to witness the intimate process of a dance work taking form.
An upcoming edition of 12 Minutes Max—the last of the 2024-25 season—will feature the work of Aditi Chaudhury and Sudnya Mulye, Jhoely Triana Flamenco, Jullianna Oke, and Krystal Tsai on June 23. Discussions between the artists and audience members will take place after each showing.
Performances in the 12 Minutes Max series always span a wide variety of genres, often dipping into experimental territory. Bharatanatyam artists Chaudhury and Mulye are delving into the ancient Indian dances charis (dynamic body movements) and karanas (transient movements) in their piece, while Triana’s exploration of immigrant identities Las Mujeronas melds flamenco dance, poetry, and storytelling with performers Marcela Lopez, Desiree Carlson Sanroman, Luiza Libardi, and Jessica Oryall.
Japanese-Canadian interdisciplinary artist Oke’s Put Me in Your Place takes an intimate look at her mixed-race identity through movement and real-time projections. And Tsai’s playful piece Another in Between—created in collaboration with Max Hanic and Czarina Agustines—examines what it’s like to exist in a new place.
Ziyian Kwan (founding artistic director of Odd Meridian Arts) and Tasha Faye Evans served as facilitators for this edition of 12 Minutes Max, offering the artists support and feedback.
Admission to the studio showing, which will take place at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, is free of charge. 
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