Films & Events
May 11
Film
Lia Rodrigues’ work (Pororoca) is a constant dialogue with other pieces and practices. Here the choreographer discusses links to her inspirations, from Maguy Marin and Gérard Fromanger to new Brazilian cinema and the visual artist Tunga.
CARTE BLANCHE À LIA RODRIGUES
FRANCE, LA CINÉMATHÈQUE DE LA DANSE, 2008
O.V. (Portuguese), S.-T. FR.
65 MIN.
May 18
Film
A film and dance encounter featuring the solo pieces of Cindy Van Acker (Obvie, Lanx, Nixe, Obtus) that is a journey between fiction and reality, sensorial and captivating. Valenti penetrates to the heart of each piece, extracting the very essence in a cinematic metamorphosis.
1/6 D’APRÈS OBVIE, 2/6 D’APRÈS LANX,
5/6 D’APRÈS NIXE, 6/6 D’APRÈS OBTUS
SWITZERLAND, ORSOLA VALENTI, 2010
20 MIN., 25 MIN., 20 MIN., 20 MIN.
May 25
Film
A documentary about the final hours of a famous cabaret in Barcelona, La Bodega Bohemia. It was the inspiration for Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke when creating Gardenia.Their piece employs real-life transvestites and transsexuals including the initiator of the project, the actress Vanessa Van Durme.
YO SOY ASI
SPAIN, SONIA HERMAN DOLZ, 2000
O.V. (Spanish), S.-T. FR.
97 MIN.
May 26
May 27
Discussion
FALK RICHTER, a writer and director with the Schaubühne in Berlin + ANOUK VAN DIJK, a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of anoukvandijk dc (TRUST, Berlin + Amsterdam)
Film
Centred around the show Pororoca, the film covers three years in the life of Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues at the Théâtre Jean-Vilar de Vitry-sur-Seine, from 2007 to 2010. People from a French suburb make a trip to Rio organized by the Théâtre Jean-Vilar, and the film studies the links between contemporary art and access to art.
TERRITOIRES DE L’ART -
LIA RODRIGUES, DE VITRY À RIO
A Théâtre Jean-Vilar de Vitry-sur-Seine production
FRANCE, CHRYSTEL JUBIEN, 2010
O.V. (French)
52 MIN.
May 31
Discussion
A discussion with DANIEL DANIS, playwright, director and artistic director of Daniel Danis, arts/sciences (Mille anonymes, Quebec) + MARIE BRASSARD, actor, director and artistic director of Infrarouge (Moi qui me parle à moi-même dans le futur, Montreal)
Party
Artists
Kathy & Amy
The Choreographers
Sarah Bild
Virginie Brunelle
Melanie Demers
Leanne Dyer
Annie Gagnon
Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Sarah-Eve Grant
Fred Gravel
Steven Horwood
Susanna Hood
Thierry Huard
Kelly Keenan
Sasha Kleinplatz
Elizabeth Langley
Andreane Leclerc
Jean-Sebastien Lourdais
Normand Marcy
Hélène Messier
Dana Michel
Manuel Shink
Andrew Tay
Andrew Turner
Katie Ward
DJ de la soirée : Chris Godziuk
June 2
Discussion
A discussion with GABINO RODRÍGUEZ and LUISA PARDO, actors, playwrights, directors and artistic directors of Lagartijas tiradas al sol (El rumor del incendio, Mexico) + PHILIPPE DUCROS, actor, writer, director and artistic director of Hôtel-Motel (La porte du non-retour, Montreal) + director MARTIN GENEST (Octobre 70, Quebec).
June 3
Film
The collective of choreographers known as les ballets C de la B (Gardenia) is a unique enterprise in the performing arts world. Focusing on both the group’s beginnings and its current work, the documentary conveys a state of mind and a vision of the world, inviting the viewer to share in an artistic adventure.
LES BALLETS PAR-CI, PAR-LÀ
FRANCE/BELGIUM, ALAIN PLATEL, 2006
O.V. (Flemish/English/French), S.-T. FR.
58 MIN.
June 4
Symposium
Artistic directors, presenters, arts centre and festival programmers, choreographers, directors, dramaturges and arts critics from here and abroad will meet for a weekend of discussion to reflect on the conditions that foster creativity in the performing arts. Whether working on the initial steps of a work-in-progress or making final touch-ups to a piece that is ready for presentation or reporting on the creative process adopted by artists, they will be sharing their experiences and engaging in discussions with the public about the many forms that such support for new work can take. This is a great opportunity to reflect on the elements that lead to the creation and presentation of new works.
Discussion – Support provided throughout the creative process.
Party
June 5
Symposium
Discussion – Conditions for presenting new work.
Symposium
Discussion – The role of writing and criticism in supporting new work.
June 7
Discussion
A discussion with DAVE ST-PIERRE, dancer and choreographer + BRIGITTE POUPART, actor and director (What’s next?, Montreal) + MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Miguel Gutierrez and The Powerful People (Last Meadow, New York) + DAISUKE MIURA, director and artistic director of Potudo-ru (Yume no shiro, Tokyo)
June 11
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