The dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Co.Erasga Alvin Erasga Tolentino discusses the twenty-fifth season of the company he founded, and their latest production Eternal Gestures (09-10 October 2025, Scotiabank Dance Centre), with Joseph Planta.
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Alvin Erasga Tolentino joins me again. Co.Erasga is presenting the world premiere of Eternal Gestures, a trilogy of evocative solo works commissioned from Indigenous Coast Salish based choreographers: Starr Muranko, Michelle Olson, and Margaret Grenier. I’ll ask Alvin about performing these pieces, and how he’s put himself in the hands of these choreographers. We’ll also reflect on the timely, urgent themes that this production speak to like connecting to land, decolonialisation, truth, healing and knowledge sharing. As this is Co.Erasga’s twenty-fifth season, I’ll ask Alvin about his creativity, and how Eternal Gestures might say something about maturity and the company’s place in this place. Visit www.companyerasgadance.ca for tickets and information. Eternal Gestures is at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Thursday, 09 and Friday, 10 October 2025. We spoke one week ago. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Alvin Erasga Tolentino; Mr. Tolentino, good morning.
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