Video interview
Danse mutante – Capsule 3
Date
2018Recording
Xavier CurnillonLength
3 min 14Production
FJPP and MAYDAY - Mélanie DemersConcept and artistic direction
Mélanie DemersChoreography
Mutation 1 : Ann Liv Young in collaboration with the dancersDancers
Francis Ducharme et Riley Sims
Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents.
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Danse mutante is a bold collective project that explores the mutation of a dance work, as well as ideas around transmission and performers’ authority and creative contribution. In the words of the project creator Mélanie Demers: “Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme…
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