Video interview

Danse Mutante – Video 10

Production
MAYDAY et la Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault
Concept et Direction artistique
Mélanie Demers
Chorégraphie
Mélanie Demers, Ann Liv Young, Kettly Noël, Ann Van den Broek, en collaboration avec les interprètes
Interprètes
Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims
Dramaturgie
Angélique Willkie
Répétitrice
Anne-Marie Jourdenais
Assistant à la chorégraphe
Nik Rajšek (M3)
Lumière
Alexandre Pilon-Guay (V0+M1+M2+M3), Ann Van den Broek (M3)
Direction technique
Julien Veronneau
Régie son
David Blouin
Musique originale
Mykalle Bielinski (V0)
Environnement sonore
David Blouin (V0), Olivier Girouard (V0)
Auteur et compositeur
Tom Barman Live pour la chanson Everybody's weird (M3)
Conseiller son
Nicolas Rambouts (M3)
Costumes
Mélanie Demers, Ann Liv Young, Kettly Noël, Ann Van den Broek, Max-Otto Fauteux
Résidences de création
Centre de Création O Vertigo (V0), Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique (V0+M1+M2), Donko Seko (M2), cultuurcentrum Berchem (M3), Theater Rotterdam (M3), Agora de la danse (V0+M1+M2+M3)

This tenth capsule is capturing the huge adventure of Danse Mutante that lasted over two years.

Project

Around Danse Mutante

Co-production

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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