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Agence Mickaël Spinnhirny + La Résistance

Minuit quelque part

Lydia Bouchard + Merryn Kritzinger, Virginie Brunelle, Kristen Céré, Marie Chouinard, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Ismaël Mouaraki, Anne Plamondon
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Montreal

One evening - eight choreographers

Mesmerizing yet deep, Minuit quelque part brings together ten outstanding dancers and eight exceptional choreographers around the mysterious need to move when the night envelops us to the core. A skillful balance between contemporary dance and pop culture!

Choreographers

Lydia Bouchard and Merryn Kritzinger
Virginie Brunelle
Kristen Céré
Marie Chouinard
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
Ismaël Mouaraki
Anne Plamondon

Distilling the unifying power of dance, Minuit quelque part is a journey through movement, featuring ten performers guiding us through eight tableaux imagined by renowned Quebec choreographers, who match each other in virtuosity to get the pleasure of movement to become contagious: Marie Chouinard’s inimitable style unites with Anne Plamondon’s intimate subversiveness, Kristen Céré’s poignant athleticism, Ismaël Mouaraki’s intoxicating physicality, Virginie Brunelle’s raw sensuality, Lydia Bouchard and Merryn Kritzinger’s poetry and Charles-Alexis Desgagnés’s explosive dazzle. Living to the rhythm of an electrifying music score, the show gives a glimpse of the many different ways of experiencing the night, where art, finesse and amazement meet. It reminds us that it's always time to dance and dream, because it's always Midnight somewhere.

Invitation

You are invited to a unique event with Lydia Bouchard, on the sidelines of rehearsals for Minuit quelque part.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
5:30 pm to 6:30 p.m.

Studio-Théâtre, Wilder Building, 1435 Rue de Bleury, Montreal

Free admission

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Artists

Choreographer
Lydia Bouchard and Merryn Kritzinger
La Résistance responds to a vital need to preserve the essence of the living arts, but also to reinvent the way we experience them.
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Choreographer
Virginie Brunelle
Her ambitious works have toured internationally, bringing her recognition on the world stage.
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Choreographer
Kristen Céré
Fascinated by the relationship between movement, energy, and emotions, she has developed a very personal choreographic language that creates a space in which her individuality, sensitivity, and visceral energy intersect
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Choreographer
Marie Chouinard
Officer of Arts and Letters in France, she has received some thirty of the most prestigious awards and honours in the art world. She founded the Prix de la Danse de Montréal in 2011 and was director of dance at the Venice Biennale from 2017 to 2020.
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Choreographer
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
A queer artist recognized for his strength and sensitivity, he has developed an artistic vision that is human at its heart. His company, Personne Danse, is defined by a career far from the big schools, the promotion of performers-choreographers and the celebration of atypical careers.
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Choreographer
Ismaël Mouaraki
As a self-taught choreographer, dancer and teacher, he has worked on the development of dance through choreographic commissions in Canada and Europe, as a teacher in professional training centers such as the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal, or alongside renowned choreographers.
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Choreographer
Anne Plamondon

In the course of an illustrious career that has taken her to the four corners of the globe, Anne Plamondon has had the opportunity to dance for some of the world's most eminent choreographers. Anne Plamondon is currently devoting herself to a number of major choreographic projects, while keeping one foot on stage.

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Company

CAPAS • Label de danse

CAPAS produces shows with rigorous and unique movement to bring artists closer to their audience.

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Credits

Producer Agence Mickaël Spinnhirny.

Stage Management and Dramaturgy La Résistance - Lydia Bouchard and Merryn Kritzinger.

Choreographies Lydia Bouchard, Virginie Brunelle, Kristen Céré, Marie Chouinard, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Merryn Kritzinger, Ismaël Mouaraki and Anne Plamondon.

Music Alex McMahon.

Costumes Sébastien Dionne.

Lighting Julie Basse.

Technical Direction Samuel Thériault.

Set Design Consultation Stéphane Roy.

Rehearsal Management Daphnée Laurendeau.

Performers Sophie Breton, Alexandre Carlos, Véronique Giasson, Cai Glover, Kyra Jean Green, Zachary Bastille, Katerine Leblanc, Danny Morissette, Lila-Mae Talbot, Yoherlandy Tejeiro Garcia.

Executive Producers Lydie Revez and Mickaël Spinnhirny.

Project Manager Éric LeBlanc.

Production Manager Matéo Chauchat.

Touring Manager Daphnée Laurendeau.

Graphic Designer Thomas Roy Bourdages.

Photographer Sylvie-Ann Paré.

Special thanks to Pierre Des Marais.

Creation Residencies Théâtre Gilles Vigneault de Saint-Jérôme, Théâtre des Deux Rives de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Visual Identity and Teaser Agence Kabane.

Coproduction ESPACE 110 - Centre Culturel d’Illzach (France)

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