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Duos pour corps et instruments – Excerpts 2003
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Duos pour corps et instrumentsChoreographer
Danièle DesnoyersDancers
Sophie Corriveau, Annebruce Falconer, Siôned WatkinsPublished
September 14, 2016Durée
1 min 02Set Design
Danièle DesnoyersConcept and Sound Design
Nancy TobinMusical Research
Kevin Ei-Ichi De ForestLighting
Marc ParentVideo
Danièle Desnoyers et Steve MontambaultEditing
Steve MontambaultCostumes
Denis LavoieMake-up
Angelo BarsettiRehearsal director
France Roy et Ken RoyPhotos
Luc Sénécal
Neither an acoustic nor a totally choreographic work, in turn a solo, duet and trio – and sometimes all of these, or more, at the same time – Duos pour corps et instruments is based on the notion of the encounter. First that of Desnoyers with certain dancers who have left their mark on her work: the superb Sophie Corriveau, AnneBruce Falconer and Siôned Watkins. Next, with sound designer Nancy Tobin, with whom she is pursuing her research on an acoustic material/mode that was first developed five years ago for Concerto grosso pour corps et surface métallique. And finally, in a slightly more instinctive and playful manner, between the body and its audio and videographic extensions: close-ups, out-of-focus shots, etc.
Danièle Desnoyers would like to acknowledge the invaluable collaboration of the dancers in the creative process of this work.
Duos pour corps et instruments is a co-production of Le Carré des Lombes and Montreal’s Contemporary Art Museum (residency project).
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