Mélanie
Demers

La Goddam Voie Lactée

6 - 9 Oct 2021

MAYDAY

This new work by Mélanie Demers, performed by five exceptional performers, is a powerful feminine statement, an intriguing mix of choreography, theatre and concert recital.

Presented at FTA 2021 and praised by the critics, it features four dancers (Stacey Désilier, Brianna Lombardo, Chi Long, Léa Noblet Di Ziranaldi) and the composer, musician and singer Frannie Holder. They make adroit use of their voices and movements as they venture into a poetic territory of encounter, a realm imbued with dark, fantastic intonations. In this pagan Mass, Mélanie Demers examines our era with a sharp eye. Strongly influenced by the movement to denounce sexual aggression and by the growing exacerbation of racial tensions, the choreographer evokes eloquent images of the feminine as multifarious and diverse. From unexpected collages to a succession of raw sequences that transform space and alter the perception of time, voices and vibrations accumulate and flourish. In this protest-tinged celebration of the feminine, no one leaves unscathed.

Mélanie Demers

A multi-disciplinary artist, Mélanie Demers founded her company MAYDAY in Montreal in 2007. Exploring the powerful connection between the poetic and the political, she deepened her commitment to her art with work that took on hybrid forms. Her fascination for words and gestures crystallized in WOULD (2015), which received the CALQ Award for best choreography. Combining theatricality, literature, music and the visual arts, she embarked on a new cycle in 2021 with La Goddam Voie Lactée and Cabaret Noir. She has a repertoire of more than 30 dance pieces, which have been presented in theatres and at festivals in Europe, America, Africa and Asia.

Mélanie
Demers

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October 6-7-8, 2021 – 7 p.m.
October 9, 2021 – 4 p.m.
October 9, 2021 – 8 p.m.

Duration : 80 minutes

29$-35$


Credits

Company MAYDAY
Concept and Staging
Mélanie Demers
Text and Choreography Mélanie Demers in collaboration with the performers
Performers Stacey Désilier, Frannie Holder, Brianna Lombardo, Chi Long, Léa Noblet Di Ziranaldi
Understudy Misheel Ganbold
Rehearsal Director Anne-Marie Jourdenais
Dramaturge Angélique Willkie
Music  Frannie Holder
Lighting Design Claire Seyller
Costumes and Props Elen Ewing
Technical Director / Stage Manager Hannah Kirby
Sound Design Benoit Bouchard
Production Manager Mélanie Primeau
Special thanks to Alexandre Pilon-Guay

Co-production Agora de la danse, Festival TransAmériques, Tours, France, Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, Bassano del Grappa, Italie The Dance Centre, Vancouver
Creative residencies Agora de la danse, Circuit-Est Centre Chorégraphique, Centre chorégraphique national de Tours

Mélanie
Demers

La Goddam Voie Lactée

6 - 9 Oct 2021

MAYDAY