Past, present and future collide to mark the half-century of Ballets Jazz Montréal. Choreographers Ausia Jones, Crystal Pite and Aszure Barton are the creators of this sparkling program, entitled ESSENCE.
Ballets Jazz Montréal has a long and rich history of excellence, innovation and above all, passion. Crossing eras and boundaries, these tireless globetrotters project themselves into the future, convinced that dance can speak to audiences of all backgrounds.
To mark the company’s 50th anniversary, its new artistic director, Alexandra Damiani, has put together an all-female triple bill that expresses the quintessence of her vision. Two iconic works, Aszure Barton’s Les Chambres des Jacques and Crystal Pite’s Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, share the program with a new piece, We Can’t Forget About What’s His Name, by Ausia Jones, a young Ballets Jazz Montréal performer whose movement language is rooted in groove and counterpoint. Hats off!
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WE CAN’T FORGET ABOUT WHAT’S HIS NAME
Choreography Ausia Jones Music Jasper Gahunia, Stephen Krecklo & William Lamoureux aka Earth Boring Lighting Design Claude Plante Costume Design Anne-Marie Veevaete
World Premiere August 2022, Saint-Sauveur, Canada.
TEN DUETS ON A THEME OF RESCUE
Choreography Crystal Pite Stager Cindy Salgado Music Solaris by Cliff Martinez Lighting Design Jim French Costume Design Linda Chow
World Premiere January 2008, New York, USA.
LES CHAMBRES DES JACQUES
Choreography Aszure Barton Assistant to the choreographer Andrew Murdock Music Gilles Vigneault, Antonio Vivaldi, Les Yeux Noirs, The Cracow Klezmer Band & Alberto Iglesias Lighting Daniel Ranger Costume Design Rémi Van Bochove
World Premiere October 2006, Albany, United States.
TECHNICAL
Head Stagehand Daniel Ranger Head Sound Maxime Lambert Head Lighting Claude Plante Assistant Roderic Dyon
TEXT Anne Viau for Danse Danse
CAPAS REPRESENTS BALLETS JAZZ MONTRÉAL ONLY IN QUEBEC
