Beloved by Montreal audiences, BJM travels the world with a repertoire that showcases a very expressive athletic style blending elements of ballet and contemporary dance. This triple bill features choreographer Itzik Galili’s O Balcão de Amor, a piece infused with Caribbean heat and humour and pulsating with the energy of youth and a touch of absurdity, and Casualties of Memory, a highly physical work that celebrates life to the rhythm of percussive darbuka music. For his third collaboration with BJM, Andonis Foniadakis presents Soul, a vertiginous duo inspired by the song Ball and Chain, made famous by Janis Joplin and covered here by Quebec’s Angel Forrest. The hard-hitting music and lyrics mirror the technical and sensual intensity of the dance. Breathtaking!
An accomplished choreographer and a veteran of the European dance scene, his work has charmed audiences across Europe. His impressive track record includes 60 original works and pieces commissioned by prestigious companies such as Bale da Cidade in Sao Paulo, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Batsheva Dance Company, Royal Finnish Ballet, Bayerishces Staatsoper Munich, Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater II and Scapino ...
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Greek-born choreographer Andonis Foniadakis began his career as a professional dancer with the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon (1996–2002), where he worked with such leading choreographers as Maguy Marin and Jiří Kylián. He founded his own company, Apotosoma, in 2003. He has choreographed for numerous other companies, including the Béjart Ballet Lausanne (Switzerland), the Sydney Dance Company (Australia) and the Nationa...
Read more about Andonis FoniadakisFounded in 1972 by Geneviève Salbaing, Eva Von Genscy and Eddy Toussaint, Ballets Jazz Montréal is a contemporary dance repertory company which, under the artistic direction of Alexandra Damiani, creates, produces, and presents on local, national, and international stages.
The company collaborates with internationally renowned choreographers who develop their own research in line with BJM’s identity to generate a reperto...
Read more about Ballets Jazz MontréalCasualties of Memory
Choregraphy Itzik Galili.
Music Les Fréres Grand with the participation of Joseph Khoury, percussionist.
Lighting Design Itzik Galili.
Stage Manager Daniel Ranger.
Costume Design Itzik Galili.
Costumes Realization Anne-Marie Veevaete.
World Premiere February 2018, Boston, USA.
O Balcão de Amor
Choregraphy Itzik Galili.
Music Pérez Prado.
Lighting Design Itzik Galili.
Stage Manager Daniel Ranger.
Costume Design Itzik Galili.
Costumes Realization Anne Marie Veevate.
World Premier2 September 2016, L’Assomption.
Soul
Artistic director Louis Robitaille.
Choregraphy Andonis Foniadakis.
Dancers Céline Cassone, Jayson Syrette.
Music Ball and Chain interpreted by Angel Forrest accompanied by Sylvain Coulombe, Alec McElcheran, Ricky Paquette.
Lighting Design Mikki Kunttu.
Costume Design Andonis Foniadakis.
Costumes Realization Anne-Marie Veevaete.
World Premiere December 2018, Chartres, France.
