Ballets Jazz Montréal
Artist(s)
An intense and physical choreographic writing, where virtuosic movement engages in dialogue with a strong emotional and dramaturgical dimension.
A major figure on the international dance scene, the Belgian-Colombian choreographer is renowned for her prolific and highly sought-after work.
A choreographer whose virtuosic physical language unfolds a dance of striking rhythmic intensity, where raw power meets rigorous precision.
Eric Jean is a stage director and creator recognized for his distinctive artistic approach, which he describes as “living writing”—a collaborative creative process grounded in improvisation, close work with playwrights, and exploration of the scenic environment.
Company
Founded in 1972 by Geneviève Salbaing, Eva Von Genscy, and Eddy Toussaint, Ballets Jazz Montréal is a contemporary dance repertory company which, under the artistic and executive 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 to generate a repertoire that reflects BJM's identity and is accessible to all audiences.
Credits
Concept Louis Robitaille.
Stage director Eric Jean.
Choreography Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ihsan Rustem.
Musical direction Martin Léon.
Music composition Alexis Dumais.
Scenographic design Pierre-Etienne Locas.
Technical direction – scenography Alexandre Brunet.
Lighting design Cédric Delorme-Bouchard and Simon Beetschen.
Video design HUB Studio – Gonzalo Soldi, Thomas Payette, Jeremy Fassio.
Costume design Philippe Dubuc.
Costume construction Anne-Marie Veevaete.
Assistant director Elsa Posnic.
Sound stage manager Guy Fortin.
Technical director Marco Vargas Navarro.
Head carpenter Daniel Ranger.
Head sound engineer Maxime Lambert.
Head lighting technician Claude Plante.
Head video technician Steve Montambault.
Performers Zoey Anderson, Troy Atamanuk, Gustavo Barros, Jasmine Heart Cruz, Millie Brinck-Dubuc, Yosmell Calderon Mejias, Marcel Cavaliere, Kyle Davis, Shanna Irwin Calderon, Miu Kato, DaMond LeMonte Garner, Zack Preece, Madeleine Salhany and Silje Vereide.
Voice (So long, Marianne) Zoey Anderson.
Voice (Hallelujah) DaMond LeMonte Garner and Zoey Anderson.
In collaboration with JOAT Art & Street Dance and Danse Danse, photographer Do Phan Hoi presents Six Steps - L'exposition, a series of black-and-white photographic portraits with a raw, timeless aesthetic that celebrates the richness and singularity of Montréal’s street dance scene.
An artistic summit inspired by Hamlet, between choreographer and principal dancer Guillaume Côté and theatre maker and director Robert Lepage. An exceptional evening!
Rooted in Irish traditions, mysterious and full of passion, MÁM casts its spell. A wild celebration where feet pound the floor, bodies ignite, and ritual turns into jubilation.
Relentless pulsations, synchronized energies. At once dynamic and meditative, My Fierce Ignorant Step unfolds as an ecstatic soundscape, bursting with the contagious bliss of being alive.
Marie Chouinard brings us a compendium of her solos and duets, followed by her dazzling Henri Michaux : Mouvements. A rare alchemy between ink and gesture.
Raw energy, spatial geometries, and electronic pulses. In the intimate setting of Agora de la danse, the Morin/Leroux duo delivers a physical performance in which five dancers search for the tipping point between exhilaration and transcendence.
Hailed throughout the world, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba galvanizes audiences with the rhythms of contemporary Cuban dance. In a dazzling two-part choreographic display, the contagious energy of some 20 performers ignites the stage. A grand celebration!