Video interview

Danse mutante – Capsule 4

Date
2018
Director
Xavier Curnillon
Length
3 min 06
Production
FJPP and MAYDAY - Mélanie Demers
Concept and artistic direction
Mélanie Demers
Choreography (mutation 1)
Ann Liv Young en collaboration avec les interprètes
Dancers
Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims
Rehearsal Direction
Anne-Marie Jourdenais
Lighting
Alexandre Pilon-Guay
Sound
David Blouin
Technical Direction
Julien Veronneau

With Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims, Mélanie Demers, Anne-Marie Jourdenais and Ann Liv Young

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