Saturday, 24th March, 20.00 h
Neues Schauspielhaus
Ticket category 2

Louise Lecavalier (Canada)
Children/A Few Minutes of Lock
Lenght: 75 minutes (incl. intermission)
Public talk after the show at KUBO

 

 

”… a firework of breathtaking leaps and movements, the rapidity of which can hardly be grasped.” Rheinische Post
     
”… a thunderstorm of energy and versatility.” The Skinny
     
”… often imitated, never equalled. She remains the untameable platinum-blond rebel, refusing all chains. For her, dance is an act of sharing.” Le Monde

 

”Her tiny, androgenous body is commanding, impressive, expressive, and tireless.” The Gazette

    
Ballett goes punk: When Louise Lecavalier gave her debut as a soloist with Canadian choreographer Edouard Lock in the 1980s, there were exclamations of surprise in the world of dance. Never before had one seen such a relentless, brilliantly tough style of dance – flanked by a live punk guitar. Now, the Bessie Award-winning Canadian cultural ambassador has her own ensemble. And can choose her own choreographers.
     
Briton Nigel Charnock created Children for her and dancer Patrick Lamothe, a touching duet on the ups and downs of a couple raising children together. Afterwards, in her 13-minute duet A Few Minutes of Lock, she will once more present highlights of her career as a soloist with La La La Human Steps, jumping and doing her inimitable pirouettes horizontally in the air – just like she did thirty years ago.

 

Children
Choreography: Nigel Charnock
Dance: Louise Lecavalier, Patrick Lamothe
Lighting Design: Alain Lortie
Sound Editing: Nigel Charnock
Music: Yasar Akpence, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Terry Snyder, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Richard Desjardins, Janis Joplin, Michael Nyman, Giacomo Puccini (Maria Callas)
Costume Maker: Carré vert
 
A Few Minutes of Lock
Choreography: Édouard Lock, excerpts from ’Salt’ and ’2’
Dance Recreation: France Bruyère, Louise Lecavalier
Dance: Louise Lecavalier, Keir Knight, with the participation of Patrick Lamothe
Lighting Design: Alain Lortie
Music: Iggy Pop (used with his kind authorization)
Remixing Producer: Normand-Pierre Bilodeau
Additional Electric Guitars: Sylvain Provost
Costumes: Vandal

 

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Production: Fou glorieux  
Coproduction: Festival Oriente Occidente (Rovereto), tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf), Festival TransAmériques (Montreal), Usine C (Montreal), Atmo Productions (North Hatley), the CanDance Network Creation Fund, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), Brian Webb Dance Company (Edmonton), Dance Victoria (Victoria)
With support from: The Dance Section of the Canada Council for the Arts
Guestperformance with the support of the Canadian Ambassy