Artists
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.
Company
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.
Dancing his life on stage, choreographer and dancer José Navas opens his heart and soul as he shares memories of his late partner. A luminous and touching homage.
Electrifying and utterly spellbinding, the award- winning BLKDOG explodes with rebellious energy in a dance that questions our capacity for resilience. An uncompromising view of the world.
The Blanket Exercise is an awareness-raising activity designed to increase knowledge and understanding of the colonial history and experience of dispossession experienced by the Indigenous peoples of Quebec and Canada.
Kevin Gohou, aka Jr Maddripp, invites you to explore krump.
A vibrant tribute to Margaret Harris, an Indigenous elder who devoted her life to keeping her culture alive. A colourful multimedia narrative, a stream of images, dance, song, carved masks and sumptuous regalia.
Back in Montreal, much to our delight, Asia’s leading contemporary dance company takes us on a dizzying sensory journey inspired by a mysterious lunar phenomenon.
