A journey across the stage and around the world—this could be the challenge posed by Soft virtuosity, still humid, on the edge. In this work, Marie Chouinard explores perambulation, which for her can take the form of a race or a leisurely stroll, a kiss or an embrace, a walk on pointe or a crawl. The complete Chouinard (or almost) in a fascinating fresco. As video projections multiply the dancers’ bodies and faces in a kaleidoscopic infinity, this major work conveys a labyrinth of visions. Marie Chouinard’s practice is unconventional and fearless, as her earlier piece, Le Cri du monde, also illustrates. A study of morphological division, this work enlists the architecture of the body to probe the forces and tensions within us. In a word: virtuosic.
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The choreographer traveled all over the world as a soloist for 12 years before founding the COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD in 1990. Her works with their avant-garde signature are nonetheless enduring and appear in the repertoires of major international ballet companies.
Marie Chouinard creates a dance technique and enjoys a great reputation as coach among performers,. She is a director (films, applications, Virtual Reality works)...
Read more about Marie ChouinardMarie Chouinard, choreographer, is the Executive and Artistic Director of COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD, Founding Chair of the Prix de la Danse de Montréal, and an Associate Dance Artist of the Canada’s National Arts Centre.
Today, COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD enjoys an international reputation. Its trajectory began in 1978, when Marie Chouinard presented her first creation, Cristallisation. This work was followed by thirty solo...
Read more about COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARDSoft virtuosity, still humid, on the edge
Created at COLOURS – INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany, June, 26, 2015*
Choreography and Video Marie Chouinard. Dancers Charles Cardin-Bourbeau, Sébastien Cossette-Masse, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Valeria Galluccio, Motrya Kozbur, Morgane Le Tiec, Scott McCabe, Sacha Ouellette-Deguire, Carol Prieur, Clémentine Schindler. Music Louis Dufort. Set Design and Props Marie Chouinard. Lights Marie Chouinard, Robin Kittel-Ouimet. Costume Marie Chouinard. Video Consultant Jimmy Lakatos.
*Dancers for the world premiere Sébastien Cossette-Masse, Paige Culley, Valeria Galluccio, Leon Kupferschmid, Lucy M. May, Mariusz Ostrowski, Sacha Ouellette-Deguire, Carol Prieur, James Viveiros, Megan Walbaum.
A COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD production in coproduction with COLOURS – INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL (Stuttgart, Germany), with the support of ImPulsTanz International Dance Festival (Vienna, Austria).
Le Cri du monde
Created at Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto, Canada, March 21, 2000*
Choreography and Artistic Direction Marie Chouinard. Original music Louis Dufort. Dancers Charles Cardin-Bourbeau, Sébastien Cossette-Masse, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Valeria Galluccio, Motrya Kozbur, Morgane Le Tiec, Scott McCabe, Sacha Ouellette-Deguire, Carol Prieur, Clémentine Schindler. Lights Axel Morgenthaler. Costumes Liz Vandal. Make-up Jacques-Lee Pelletier, Liz Vandal.
*Dancers for the world premiere Kirsten Andersen, Elijah Brown, Julio Cesar Hong, Sandrine Lafond, Carla Maruca, Isabelle Poirier, Luciane Pinto, Carol Prieur, Troy Sellers.
A Compagnie Marie Chouinard production, in coproduction with the National Arts Centre (Ottawa, Canada).
