Sonore Dés_accord
December 2019, 5. 6. 7 + 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 – 8 PM
Molded by a rich career as a performer and by his choreographic explorations in several hybrid works, Benjamin Hatcher has found a true ally in contemporary tap. Preoccupied by the precariousness of human and social relations and by the fragility of the ephemeral body, SONORE DÉS_ACCORD explores how sound becomes the engine of intimate communication, propelling 7 performers toward a renewed humanism.
The tap used in SONORE DÉS_ACCORD is not gratuitous, nor does it seek to impress with its virtuosity, but serves rather as a conduit for exchange, generating a meeting ground. Benjamin’s powerful movement vocabulary emerges out of the body’s rhythmic steps to create a unique and emotive contemporary signature, a rallying cry...
Choreographer : Benjamin Hatcher
Performers : Philippe Meunier, Ian Yaworski, Olivier Arseneault, Sandrine Martel-Laferrière, Mélissandre Tremblay-Bourassa, Antoine Turmine, Stéphanie Boulay
Sound designer and musician : Pierre-Luc Senécal
Assistant to sound designer : Jérémie Corriveau
Sonorisation : Guillaume Arseneault
Lighting designer : Simon Deraspe
Costumes : Cloé Alain-Gendreau
Rehearsal director : Christine Charles
Artistic consultant : Lük Fleury
Creative residencies : Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Zeugma Danse
A Danse-Cité production, in collaboration with Benjamin Hatcher, and in co-presentation with BIGICO. With the financial support of Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.
