BEFORE DAWN
Livestreaming June 18 & 19 at 7pm & June 20 at 4pm PDT
Join us for the live Q&A with Davi Rodrigues following the June 19 performance!
About the show
"To the first light of day, a new era must come.
Let it become light or clear, dark or bright with ups and downs; there is still time to love and forgive, laugh, and cry.
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the Dawn is still dark. With the ramps of life, Even so, will you run away with us?"
- Davi Rodrigues
At Lamondance we are always looking for new ways to create a show that can resonate with the audience.
We are not only a dance program but a dance company that is committed to creating high-quality shows; Shows that will Evoke all the senses taking the audiences on an unforgettable Journey.
- Davi Rodrigues / Artistic Director
Creation process of the show "Before Dawn"
The Artistic voices behind the show
Before Dawn - Creators
Davi Rodrigues / Brazil-Vancouver
Choreographer and Artistic Director
Racheal Prince / Vancouver
Rehearsal Director
Brad Trenaman / Vancouver
Lighting Designer
Before Dawn Cast
Oksana Maslechko
Oksana began dancing at age 12 with ‘Slava Doval’s DanceFusion’, in her hometown of Nelson BC. From that moment on, she knew she had a passion for the art, and was lucky enough to experience a variety of different styles such as Contemporary, Hip Hop, House, Afro, Bellydance, Folk, and many more. In 2016, she moved to Vancouver to join Lamondance Training And Performance Program, directed by Davi Rodrigues. This program has provided her with new tools, and endless opportunities to learn from, and connect with artists in the dance community. She has had the pleasure of working with Brandon Lee Alley, Racheal Prince, Lara Barclay, Kirsten Wicklund, Heather Laura Gray, Vanessa Goodman, Alysa Pires, Heather Dotto and Shauna Elton. Oksana is so thankful for the support she has received from her mentors, and will continue to push herself to grow and evolve as an artist.
Mackye White
MacKye began dancing at the age of 10 years old in Courtenay, BC, at Pantuso Dance in 2014. He started slowly, but each year added hours and classes. He then joined Eclat Dance in 2015-2017, receiving instruction from Vladimir and Jessa Pereira. A highlight was when they organized a performance tour around Mexico City. He attended the Royal Winnipeg summer intensive (SI) school in 2015, Ballet Victoria SI in 2016, and the Alberta Ballet School (ABS) SI in 2017. He then joined ABS full-time in September 2017, attending with a scholarship and worked closely with Graham McKelvie, Sasha Ivanochko, Wendy Wright, Ashley McNeil, Janet Tait, and Murray Kilgour. MacKye attended the Ignite! Summer program in 2019, working closely with David Nosworthy and Kristen Carcone. He graduated from ABS in 2020 and is excited about coming to work with Lamondance and all that it offers.
Lazaro Silva
Lazaro started his career at the age of 21 years old in the "Universidade Federal de Sergipe" (Brazil), looking for an art career he found his place with the dance world. He was invited by the University to dance with the group, representing the "The dance art" at the University. Because of his love for the art of dance, he got offered a scholarship from the Universityuniversity's teachers to upgrade his dancing. To keep enhancing his studies, he went to Ballet Celia Duarte dance School, where he took private ballet classes with his teacher, Klely Perelo, to work even more on his technique. Lazaro is looking forward to continuing with this fantastic time at Lamondance learning and collaborating with different choreographers and dancers. And he is looking forward to keeping growing even more as an artist.
Piper French
Originally from Squamish, BC, Piper began dancing with Howe Sound Dance Academy under the instruction of Shalimar Blanchard. In 2017 she started her professional dance training at the Alberta Ballet School on scholarship. Here she studied under the direction of Ashley McNeil and Graham McKelvie. After graduating from the school in 2019 she began her training at Lamondace in North Vancouver, where she was given opportunities to work with both former and current dancers of Ballet BC. Piper has participated in summer programs such as Arts Umbrella’s ISDI and Ohad Naharins’ Gaga Lab. Since joining Lamondace she has performed works by Racheal Prince and Brandon Alley, Dario Dinuzzi and Davi Rodrigues. This is Piper’s second season with Lamondance.
Katrina Del Villar
Katrina began dancing at her local dance studio in Oakville Ontario when she was 2 years old. In her earlier years of training she danced at Balletomane training mainly in RAD under the direction of Elizabeth Ferenc and Kate Kernaghan. In 2013 when Katrina turned 11 she decided to pursue pre-professional education with the Alberta Ballet School, where she began training in the Cecchetti method, working closely with Janet Tait, Graham McKelvie, Sasha Ivanochko, Murray Kilgour, Aram Manukyan, and Artistic Director Ashley McNeil. Before graduating from the school in 2019, Katrina got the opportunity to perform multiple choreographic works by Edmond Stripe, Jean Grand-Maître, Helen Husak, Davida Monk, Graham McKelvie, and Sasha Ivanochko. Katrina is in her first year with Lamondance. She is ecstatic to continue to grow as an artist and further develop her dance education.
Ashley Rabinovitch
Ashley began dancing at the age of 4. She danced at Pro Arte Dance and West Vancouver Dance Conservatory. At 13, she was the Ballet Intermediate Representative at the BC Provincials and was awarded the overall winner and continued to be selected as Provincial Representative in both Ballet and Contemporary over the next few years. Ashley has attended different summer intensive programs, including The National Ballet School in Toronto, École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec, Joffrey Experience All-Contemporary Intensive NYC and Complexions Contemporary Ballet in LA. In November 2017, Ashley competed at the World Showdance Championships in Germany with Team Canada and was selected as the senior soloist for Canada West. Ashley has completed all her RAD and ISTD exams being awarded Distinction. Ashley is very excited about the next chapter in her life and is looking forward to dancing with Lamondance and continuing to grow as a dancer.
Isla Spotswood
Originally from Pretoria, South Africa, Isla’s family moved to Calgary, Alberta at the age of five. She competed and trained as an elite gymnast before starting dance at age eleven. Isla completed her professional training at Alberta Ballet School in 2019 where she trained closely with Aram Manukyan, Graham McKelvie, Sasha Ivanochko and Artistic Director Ashley McNiel. She worked with and performed choreography by Edmund Stripe, Davida Monk, Jean Grand-Maître, Helen Husak, Sasha Ivanochko and Graham McKelvie. Isla has participated in summer programs such as Joffrey Ballet NYC, Arts Umbrella’s ISDI and Gaga Lab. During her first season at Lamondance she had the pleasure to work with artists such as Dario Dinuzzi, Amber Funk Barton, Brandon Alley, Racheal Prince, Kirsten Wicklund and Peter Smida. Isla is thrilled to continue her training and development as an artist as she enters her second season with Lamondance.
Natasha Pavan
Natasha Pavan began her training at the age of five years old. She has trained in all different dance styles, including jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, acrobatics, modern, ballet, tap, and tumbling. She has spent most of her dance career in a competitive company at Pulse Dance Centre, where she now continues to assist and teach classes. Natasha has also competed in many local and international competitions and conventions, where she has attended many workshops. She has also completed her Advanced 1 ISTD Modern Exam. Natasha is happy to be continuing her dance training as a part of Lamondance for Season 12.
Caroline Kiddie
Caroline began studying dance at the age of three at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, beginning with recreational ballet and modern dance. At the age of ten she realized her passion for dance and began training with Dance Collective; practicing and competing in several genres, including ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and jazz. She partook in both local and international competitions for group and solo pieces, winning many scholarships, trophies, and Top Ten awards; competing in the IDO world championships, 2014-15 and YAGP Seattle, 2015-2017 were significant highlights. Caroline’s passion for contemporary dance has led her to two years of study in the Lamondance training program and she continues to train and pursue her professional career as a member of the Lamondance professional company. She is very grateful for her experiences gained through Lamondance, from its teachers, choreographers, and dancers, and is thrilled to see what her artistic future with the company will hold.
Will Jessup
Will, grew up in Calgary Alberta and started his dance training at the age of seventeen in a high school dance program. After he graduated he danced with Ember dance company a training company in Calgary. The following summer he attended the Edmonton School of Ballet summer intensive where he received a scholarship to train there for the year. After two years of training in ballet and modern he moved to Vancouver to train with the Source dance company under the direction of Joanne Pesusich. He is currently trying with Lamondance Company under the direction of Davi Rodrigues. As an emerging artist Will has had the opportunity to do freelance work for emerging choreographer Ana Sosa for 12 minutes max’s and has also had the pleasure of working with other top choreographers in Canada such as, Josh Beamish, Brandon Alley, Racheal Prince, Kirstin Wicklund, Dario Dinuzzi, Heather Dotto and many more. Will has also been focussing a lot on the creation side as well creating work for studios as well as personal projects which he has performed excerpts from in festivals and shows around Vancouver.
Hayley Galati
Hayley began dancing recreationally at the young age of three. It wasn’t until the age of thirteen when she fully discovered her love and passion for dance and decided to further her training at Pulse Dance Centre. Here, she studied many different genres of dance, including ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, as well as training in ISTD modern and RAD ballet. Hayley has attended numerous local and international dance conventions, competitions, and workshops, performing on many different platforms. Hayley is excited to be back with Lamondance for a third season, as part of the Apprentice Company. She looks forward to continuing her training, as well as learn from all of the amazing artists and choreographers.
Streamed from The Dance Centre
Before Dawn
When: June 18 & 19, at 7 pm. / June 20 at 4 pm
Where: Online, Streaming through VIDF.CA
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Photos by Olga Kuts | Adrián Ortega | Miles Clark
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Due to the nature of the choreography in the show, changes in the cast may occur. Also, the content and duration of the show may differ from time to time.
Although we try to keep the information up to date, we cannot guarantee its accuracy.