Songs

Co-presented with the Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques (MNM), Songs, inspired by John Cage’s Song Books and directed by Frenchman Stéphane Guignard, is a voyage between the West and the East. The composer’s pieces blend traditional Japanese tunes, combine voice and koto (an olden Japanese pinched-string instrument) with electronic music, which heightens an ever-changing soundscape. The equilibrium is then disrupted and the exchanges enriched by dance. Stéphane Guignard’s creations are driven by a visceral relationship with movement, breath, and matter, making them instantly eloquent and disturbing.