“pioneer of this generation” – voir.ca
Following in the grand Montreal dance tradition of La La La Human Steps and Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Frédérick Gravel and his hot-blooded team of dancers/musicians mix genres in a performance where philosophy meets the dancefloor. Unstoppable physicality, live music and a pop-culture aesthetic work to create a profound rumination on sex and love.
Frédérick Gravel is a dancer, choreographer, guitarist, singer and lighting designer known for playfully challenging the paradigms of the dance field. His works eschew mannerism and focus on physical intensity, raw virtuosity and everyday movement (with a bit of nudity, sexuality and rock and roll thrown in for good measure). He is one of the brightest lights in the Montreal dance constellation.
*This performance will be filmed for OntheBoards.tv Friday, January 24, 2014. Please email TV@ontheboards.org for more information.
**Please note the use of haze and flashing lights during this performance, but no strobe effects will be onstage.
CREDITS
Frédérick Gravel with the collaboration of the Grouped’ArtGravel (GAG), | Overall conception, dirction and choreography
Stéphane Boucher, Philippe Brault, Kimberley de Jong, Francis Ducharme, Frédérick Gravel, Brianna Lombardo, Frédéric Tavernini, Jamie Wright, | On stage (premiere)
Frédéric Boivin, Stéphane Boucher, Frédérick Gravel, Hugo Gravel, Brianna Lombardo, Frédéric Tavernini, Lucie Vigneault, Jamie Wright, | On stage (On the Boards)
Stéphane Boucher, Philippe Brault | Composers
Ivana Milicevic, | Artistic assistant
Jamie Wright, Ivana Milicevic, | Rehearsal director
Alexandre Pilon-Guay, | Light
David-Alexandre Chabot, | Technical director & stage manager
Louis Carpentier, | Soundman
Marie-Andrée Gougeon for Daniel Léveillé danse, | Executive producer
George Skalkogiannis, | Development and promotion
Sarah de Ganck for Art Happens (Benelux), Marie-Andrée Gougeon (France, Asia, Latin America), | Agent
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Supported by The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.