Symphonie 5.1
In an era of increasing virtualization, Isabelle Van Grimde immerses her dancers into an interactive visual environment orchestrated by live music. Here the choreographer ex- plores questions of identity fluctuation, perceptions and the future body. A thousand and one stories overlap, forming the framework of a dreamlike and eerily poetic work.
Two young dancers from the École supérieure de ballet du Québec
For this production, Isabelle Van Grimde invited two young dancers, students from the École supérieure de ballet du Québec: Samaël Maurice (aged 12) and Maya Robitaille (aged 14). Their presence reveals other aspects of the choreographer’s gestural language, provides another perspective on the dancing body, and other identification possibilities for the audience.
An atmospheric and enveloping sound environment
Composing a symphonic work in a choreographic context was the challenge facing Tim Brady and Thom Gossage in creating the musical environment for Symphonie 5.1. The result is a composition for guitar and percussion, an open work with structured improvisation.
An immersive and interactive visual environment
Generated primarily in real time, the dreamlike landscapes by artist Jérôme Delapierre capture the essence of the ever-increasing virtual world in which we live. Combining an infrared motion-capture system and a technology as unobtrusive as it is complex, the interactive design propels the choreographic language, while the visuals lend the dancers a second skin.
Artistic Team :
Artistic direction and choreography
Isabelle Van Grimde
Created with and performed by
Marie-Ève Lafontaine or Sophie Breton, Samaël Maurice, Maya Robitaille, Georges-Nicolas Tremblay
Live music composed and performed by
Tim Brady, Thom Gossage
Video, Interaction and Stage Design
Jérôme Delapierre
Choreographer’s assistants
Marie-Ève Lafontaine, Sophie Breton
Technical Director
Émilie Bérubé-Dionne
Sound Engineer
Bernard Grenon
Production
Van Grimde Corps Secrets
In co-production with
Agora de la danse, Bradyworks, Brian Webb Dance Company, École supérieure de ballet du Québec.