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Chamber
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Medhi Walerski
Silent Tides
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Medhi Walerski
BOLERO X
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Shahar Binyamini
Show
2024/2025
Vancouver

Rhythmic tremor

Ballet BC is back in force with an outstanding triple bill in which the music of Ravel’s iconic Bolero acts as a catalyst to enhance the power of the ensemble.

Running time

Chamber   -   28 min
 intermission
Silent Tides   -   18 min
 intermission
BOLERO X
   -   14 min

On tour

Ballet BC's triple bill is presented at Assomption's Théâtre Hector-Charland on October 9, 2024.

Under the artistic direction of Medhi Walerski, this major Canadian company has forged prestigious collaborations with some of the biggest names in contemporary dance. Up-and-coming choreographer Shahar Binyamini offers his take on Ravel’s famous Bolero. A long and unique uninterrupted crescendo; a spectacular celebration of the power of dance and our collective strength, embodied by 50 performers. Medhi Walerski presents the two other pieces of the triple bill. Silent Tides is an intimate work for two dancers that reflects our relationship to one another and to ourselves—the infinite gates where our bodies receive nourishment and otherness, vibration and energy. Chamber is one of Walerski’s most acclaimed works. Danced by a large ensemble to a stunning score by Joby Talbot, this piece, which seeks to balance order and chaos, echoes Igor Stravinski’s legendary Rite of Spring. A promising evening that showcases the exceptional skill and virtuosity of Ballet BC’s dancers.

BOLERO X is presented in collaboration with l'École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, l'École supérieure de ballet du Québec and Ottawa'a The School of Dance.

Artists

Choreographer
Shahar Binyamini

As a choreographic assistant to Ohad Naharin, Binyamini was working with renowned dance companies such as Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris and Nederlands Dans Theater. Since 2016, he has been creating international works and directing projects for various dance companies around the world.

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Choreographer
Medhi Walerski

For more than a decade he contributed to NDT’s famed innovative style, and was awarded the Dutch dance prize VSCD Zwaan in 2013.

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Company

Ballet BC

Founded in 1986 by David Y.H. Lui, Jean Orr, and Sheila Begg, Ballet BC is Canada's leading contemporary dance company. Based in Vancouver and led by Artistic Director Medhi Walerski, the company performs at venues throughout British Columbia and on the world's best stages.

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Credits


Chamber

Choreography Medhi Walerski.

Composer Joby Talbot.

Music Chamber Symphony by Joby Talbot presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.

Lighting Design Jordan Tuinman.

Costume Design Medhi Walerski.

Staging Sarah Reynolds.

World Premiere
October 4, 2012, NDT 1, The Hague. Ballet BC Premiere May 9, 2024.

Dancers
Sydney Tormey, Vivian Ruiz, Orlando Harbutt, Pei Lun Lai, Rae Srivastava, Sarah Pippin, Sidney Chuckas, Michael Garcia, Nathan Bear, Kaylin Sturtevant, Kelsey Lewis, Kiana Jung, Luca Afflitto, Emanuel Dostine, Emily Chessa, Imani Frazier, Jacalyn Tatro, Joziah German, Benjamin Peralta, Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera.

Silent Tides

Choreographer Medhi Walerski.

Music
Composition
Adrien Cronet
Violin concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Andante
Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Joji Hattori and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Courtesy of 1997 Conifer Records Limited. Licensed by Sony Music Entertainment (Canada).

Lighting Design Pierre Pontvianne and Lisette van der Linden.

Lighting Consultant Tom Visser.

Set Design Medhi Walerski.

Costume Design Medhi Walerski.

World Premiere September 2020, Nederlands Dans Theater I. Ballet BC Premiere November 2022.

Casting
October 2, 2024
Sarah Pippin, Rae Srivastava
October 3, 2024
Orlando Harbutt, Kiana Jung
October 4, 2024
 Orlando Harbutt, Kiana Jung
October 5, 2024
Sarah Pippin, Rae Srivastava

BOLERO X

Choreography Shahar Binyamini.

Music Boléro M. 81, by Maurice Ravel. Performed by Berlin Philharmoniker and Pierre Boulez. Licenced by Universal Music Canada Inc.

Lighting Design Shahar Binyamini.

Associate Lighting Design Matthew Piton.

Costume Design Shahar Binyamini.

Associate Costume Design Kate Burrows.

Dancers Ballet BC
Sydney Tormey, Vivian Ruiz, Orlando Harbutt, Pei Lun Lai, Rae Srivastava, Sarah Pippin, Sidney Chuckas, Michael Garcia, Nathan Bear, Kaylin Sturtevant, Kelsey Lewis, Kiana Jung, Luca Afflitto, Emanuel Dostine, Emily Chessa, Imani Frazier, Jacalyn Tatro, Joziah German, Benjamin Peralta, Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera.

Students performers from Montreal and Ottawa 
École supérieure de ballet du Québec
Graduates - Clara Koçollari, Arnaud Mongeon.
Students - Anaelle Carette, Éloïse Chénier, Ève Dupuis, Sophie Houle, Tao Stone Leduc, Katrina Lungu, Ariane Pejot-Charrost.
École de danse contemporaine de Montréal
Students - Clara Biernacki, Iban Bourgoin, Oly Dion, Ludovic Germain-Thivierge, Ezra Guerrier, Alice Larrière, Michelle Lucero Moris, Kate Manns, Jane Millette, Apolline Saulnier, Hortense Sierka, Clara Truong, Clara Urquhart.
The School of Dance, Ottawa

Graduates - Miriam Benoy, Myrielle Bernier-Acuña, Simone Brown, Haley Ticknor
Student - Alexander Sen.
Arts Umbrella Dance, Vancouver

Students (not in the photo) -Troy Atamanuk, Zoe Jameson, Taryn Miller.

Student Rehearsal Director Emily Chessa (Ballet BC).
Rehearsal coach and interpretation advisor
Isabelle Poirier (EDCM).

BOLERO X was made possible through the generous support of Josh Pekarsky and Marla Guralnick in honour of Arlene Gladstone; Karen James; Trudy and Dan Pekarsky; Arlene James; Judy and Isaac Thau; Shirley Barnett; Roberta Beiser; and Jeanie Wexler.

This touring production of BOLERO X was made possible through the generous support of The Azrieli Foundation.

World Premiere November 2, 2023, Ballet BC.



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