Video interview
Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother. Etienne Lambert meets Harold Rhéaume
Place
Maison pour la danse de QuébecDate
November 22, 2021Director
Alexandre ZacharieLength
31 min 21Production
Espace Perreault and Le fils d'Adrien danseWith
Etienne Lambert and Harold Rhéaume
Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother
Harold Rhéaume interviews Etienne Lambert dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements.
Dancer Etienne Lambert and the choreographer take a look back at the creative process for the commandment Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother. Forging connections with real life – the recent death of Etienne’s father, the pandemic – the creative process for the commandment, under the idea of belonging, is both personal journey and choreographic work. The intimacy and depth of exchanges between the artists would set the tone – Harold explains – for the entire recreation, and, Etienne says, would drive his contribution to the performance, making the solo an ode to the beauty of the transmission. An incredible account of the birth and transformation of a solo that embodies goodwill.
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Co-production
In 1998, Harold Rhéaume created his first major work, Les dix commandements, which examines complex issues related to the values and moral codes that hold a society together. His company, Le fils d’Adrien danse, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021. To mark the occasion, it…
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