TRIPLE BILL

As the symbol and luminary of the Canadian company La La La Human Steps for nearly two decades, Louise Lecavalier embodied dance on the outer edge and thrilled audiences worldwide with her fearless, passionate and generous artistry.

Now this exceptional dance persona opens up new paths with a triple bill of works made in collaboration with choreographers Tedd Robinson, Benoît Lachambre and Crystal Pite.

LULA AND THE SAILOR

This duet is extracted from the piece Cobalt rouge, first performed in February 2005 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and at the Théâtre Outremont in Montreal. 

»The quirky movement vocabulary of this particular duet was never revealed as fully as I thought it could be and now it will stand alone simply and without distraction. The performers are hardly ever physically together and they rarely look at one another. Lula and the Sailor considers the dynamics of a straight line, the clear cut relationship between in and out, and the grey areas of hello and goodbye. A portrait of abundance in an austere frame. A meditation on the activity of simplicity.« (Tedd Robinson)

Choreography: Tedd Robinson

Dancers: Louise Lecavalier, Éric Beauchesne

Original music composed and performed by Yannick Rieu

Lighting Design: Jean-Philippe Trépanier

Rehearsal Misress: France Bruyère

Costumes: Yso, Dubuc

LONE EPIC


Solo

Pite’s work looks for the possibility of real human emotion within the facade of presentation, while recognizing that the emotions of love and loss, while intensely personal, are of epic importance.

The work is decidedly brief and low-tech in contrast to the large-scale big-budget features that influence it. The conventions of epic cinema serve as an unconventional backdrop for a small story that is personal, intimate and true.

Choreographie: Crystal Pite

Tänzerin: Louise Lecavalier

Musik: Auszüge aus Bernard Hermanns Filmmusik zu Citizen Kane

Lichtdesign: Lucie Bazzo

Probenleitung: France Bruyère

Kostüme: Anne-Marie Veevaete

Tontechnik: Owen Belton, Diane Labrosse

›I‹ IS MEMORY


Solo

“The coming together of one body with the sinuous twistings of its own movements, “I” Is Memory reveals the mutations of a moving image whose references are turned upside down - the lyrical disintegration of a being in motion, like the dance of the rays of a phoenix becoming a mermaid. “I” Is Memory presents kinetic images that I share with Louise, creating an aesthetic whose trajectory can take unpredictable turns. The dance leads us directly to the self, dissociated from its references, in the process of developing an empathetic relationship with its surroundings.” (Benoît Lachambre)


Choreography: Benoît Lachambre


Dancer: Louise Lecavalier


Original music: Laurent Maslé


Lighting: Jean-Philippe Trépanier


Props: Louis-Philippe Saint-Arnault


Rehearsal Mistress: France Bruyère

Production of the work by Tedd Robinson: Louise Lecavalier, 10 Gates Dancing


In co-production with Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, the Venice Biennale, and the National Arts Centre, Ottawa

Production of the works by Benoît Lachambre and Crystal Pite: Louise Lecavalier, in co-production with STEPS # 10, Switzerland; Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Tanz im August – Internationales Tanzfest, Berlin ; Aarhus Festuge, Aarhus; National Arts Centre, Ottawa; Usine C, Montreal ; in partnership with Quebec presenters.

With the support of : the Canada Council for the Arts, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.