In this intermedia and interactive encounter, the theatre is turned inside out. The dancers and musicians perform behind us; it is only by way of mirrors that we piece together moments, as if editing a live film from our own perspective. Gradually, we are offered sensory fragments: the reflection of a torso sweeping past; gentle pulsations in the floor; wandering rhythms in the live instrumentation – provoked by the heartbeat of the dancers. It is difficult to capture anything or anyone, fully. There is darkness and stillness; there is breath; there is physical exertion and exhaustion. Nothing concludes. Everything assembles and shatters. It shatters like glass, and as we piece the shards back together, unfamiliar forms emerge.
PREMIERE:
Tangente Danse, April 27-30, 2017, Montréal QC
COLLABORATORS:
Choreographer:
Teoma Naccarato
Composer & Hardware/Software Design:
John MacCallum
Dancers:
Laura Boudou
Kim L. Rouchdy
Manuel Shink
Musicians:
Anne Bucchi, Percussion
Ryan Kelly, Percussion
Elizabeth Lima, Clarinet
Breathers:
Lucy Fandel
Abe Mijnheer
Bailey Eng
Lighting:
Benoit Larivière
Documentation:
Robert Zbikowski
