Back at Agora, this landmark piece by Mélanie Demers, winner of the Grand Prix de la danse de Montréal 2021, performed by five exceptional artists, is a powerful feminine statement, an intriguing mix of choreography, theatre and concert recital.
The four dancers, Stacey Désilier, Brianna Lombardo, Chi Long, Léa Noblet Di Ziranaldi and the composer, musician and singer Frannie Holder, lead us in a poetic encounter between voice and movement in a dark and fantastical atmosphere. A celebration of the feminine with protesting accents from which one does not leave unscathed. “It touches on the dramatic, the humorous, the grotesque and the poetic, for a fragmented but solid proposal, totally assumed.”- La Presse
Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist Mélanie Demers founded the company MAYDAY in 2007. She explores the powerful relationship between the poetic and the political, and deepens her engagement with works that embody hybrid forms. In addition to her choreographic practice, Mélanie Demers teaches movement at leading theatre schools, while also working as a consultant on several theatre productions and committing herself to a literary practice. Her fascination with words and gestures crystallized with WOULD (2015), winner of the CALQ prize for best choreographic work. Pairing theatricality with literature, music and visual arts, she embarked on a new cycle in 2021 with the creation of the works La Goddam Voie Lactée, Confession publique and Cabaret noir. Mélanie Demers won the 2021 GRAND PRIX de la danse de Montréal in recognition of the unique mark she has left on her era. 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.
Espace rouge
May 3-4-5, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Duration : 80 minutes
29$-35$
Meet the Artists on May 4, 2023 after the performance
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 Dominique Sarrazin
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
MAYDAY is a member of Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique and an associated company at Agora de la danse.
MAYDAY
