Cas Public
While waiting for public venues to reopen, the Quebec dance company Cas Public will present Suites ténébreuses, webcast live from Agora de la danse in Montreal.
Suites ténébreuses is a quintet all in chiaroscuro where, lurking from the shadows, the monsters of our childhood imaginations emerge hand in hand with the more disturbing demons that persist with age. Lighting, shadows, and reflections create ghost-like colours, intangible forces that unite to sculpt dancing bodies, transforming the performers into alchemists with the power to make light emerge from the darkness. Bathed in the atmospheric music of the Montreal trio Dear Criminals, Suites ténébreuses wrenches the known towards the unknown; the familiar becomes strange yet reassuringly disturbing once again.
Over the years Cas Public has become an internationally renowned Canadian dance company. It remains nonetheless firmly rooted in Quebec culture, and actively promotes contemporary dance and audience development. In addition to shows for the general public, Cas Public has been presenting works for young audiences since 2001. Its dance piece Nous n’irons plus au bois has been performed more than 300 times to date. Barbe Bleue, Journal Intime, Variations S and 9 have been presented in festivals and major venues the world over, from Chicoutimi to Madrid by way of Paris (Opéra Bastille) and the Opéra de Bordeaux.
For the past 30 years, each piece produced by Cas Public continues to attest to the pursuit of excellence in its ongoing rejuvenation of dance codes and forms. The company is renowned for the exceptional quality of its work. The prowess and fiery spirit of its choreography is greatly admired, as is its significant national and international profile.
Choreography Hélène Blackburn
Dancers Cai Glover, Jayn O’Esso, Laura Vande Zande, John Michael Canfield, Kennedy Henry et Alexander Ellison
Lighting Lucie Bazzo in collaboration with Hélène Blackburn and Étienne Fournier
Set design Hélène Blackburn and Lucie Bazzo
Music Dear Criminals
Costumes Michael Slack
Animation Marjolaine Leray
Suites ténébreuses was created by Cas Public and co-produced by Agora de la danse and Lucie Bazzo. The company benefited from artistic residencies at Agora de la danse (Montreal, Canada), Royal Opera House (London, United Kingdom), Teatralia (Madrid, Spain) and Théâtre Paul Eluard (Bezons, France).
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