Chœur et chorégraphes brings about an encounter between dance and song, driven by the desire to cleverly blend vocal music with the body’s melodies.
For the ninth edition of this project, choreographers Charles Brecard, Lucie Grégoire and James Viveiros were asked to incorporate the twelve members of the Mruta Mertsi Vocal Ensemble into their choreography, to music composed especially for them. Percussion instruments, both classical and invented, punctuate this exchange rich in dancing bodies, singing bodies and poetry.
As a choral conductor, interdisciplinary artist André Pappathomas has developed and invested his work as a composer and director. As director of the Mruta Mertsi Vocal Ensemble, he has conceived and produced numerous works in conjunction with other artistic disciplines: visual arts, theatre, literature, and dance (more than 40 choreographers and performers have collaborated on the many editions of Chœur et chorégraphes). In 2022, the Réseau des Maisons de la culture de Montréal awarded him the prize for social and environmental responsibility for Les chants de l’île, which he created with 10 choirs from as many cultural communities.
May 8 2024 – 7 PM
May 10 2024 – 7 PM
May 11 2024 – 4 PM
Date added: May 12 2024 – 4 PM
Duration : 75 minutes
29$ | 35$
Meet the artists, May 10 after the performance
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Concept, musical and artistic direction André Pappathomas
Choreography and performance Charles Brécard avec Maïka Giasson, Lucie Grégoire, James Viveiros
Lighting Bastian A. Miranda
Sound design Louiguens Istrop
Technical director Alex Larrègle
Production director Roxanne Gallant
Coproduction Agora de la danse, Ensemble Mruta Mertsi
Creation residencies Agora de la danse
ENSEMBLE MRUTA MERTSI
Sopranos Jeanne Laforest, Elizabeth Lima, Virginie Mongeau
Altos Marie-Annick Béliveau, Éliane Bonin, Anne Julien, Andrea Young
Tenors Gabriel Dharmoo, Léo Hamel, Michel Raymond
Bass David Cronkite, Gabriel Frank
MUSICIANS
Percussions and accordeon Luzio Altobelli
Violon Zoé Dumais
Cello Catherine Le Saunier
Percussions and vibraphone Olivier Maranda
Electric bass and fictional instruments André Pappathomas
