Davida Monk
Dancers Studio West
Calgary
Under Cover of Darkness (2009)
Choreographer: Davida Monk
Dancer: Hilary Maxwell
Music: Habil-Sajahy
Composer: Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
Under Cover of Darkness was commissioned by Land’s End Chamber Ensemble and premiered in November 2009. It was performed with Beth Root Sandvoss on cello and Elizabeth Bergmann on piano.
Davida Monk began her career with Le Groupe de la Place Royale of Ottawa and was instrumental in the development of Le Groupe Dance Lab. Since 1985 Monk’s works have been seen across Canada and in Europe. She is the Artistic Director of the Calgary dance company M-Body: mind and music in motion, and Artistic Director of Calgary’s contemporary dance presentation and professional development organization Dancers’ Studio West. Monk is Associate Professor Emeritus of the University of Calgary.