THE RE-IMAGINED FLAMENCO Quebec LA OTRA ORILLA Moi&lesAutres Myriam Allard, Hedi Graja In co-presentation with 8 PM LENGTH – 1 H 10 VENUE – CINQUIÈME SALLE January 27, 2016 January 28, 2016 January 29, 2016 January 30, 2016 February 3, 2016 February 4, 2016 February 5, 2016 February 6, 2016 TICKETS START AT $37.50 Post-performance talk with the artists Friday January 29, 2016 Friday February 5, 2016 Montreal, January 6th, 2016. Myriam Allard and Hedi Graja, the passionate couple of La Otra Orilla, create a brand new piece with their unique style of reinvented flamenco. Hybrid, iconoclastic and poetic. In Moi&lesAutres, the incandescent dancer and the emotive singer, accompanied by two musicians, portray the games we all play as we discover how to live with others while remaining true to ourselves. Of the traditional costumes and props they retain only the flamenco shoes, fan and fringes of a simple shawl. In a piece that includes the musicians’ bodies in the theatrically danced actions, they construct a series of tableaux on our relations with others and how through them we are revealed, exalted, confronted and sometimes marked for life. Remarkable performers in a succession of tableaux with a finely wrought aesthetic, creating atmospheres rich in mystery and emotion. Intense. “ All the traditional elements of Flamenco are present—gesture, rhythm and spirit—but interpreted in ways that are completely oblique and unexpected. With this magical, intelligent and radical show, La Otra Orilla takes its place alongside other artists (like Israël Galván) who are part of a growing movement championing contemporary reinterpretations of Flamenco. ” (La Presse, Montreal, about El 12) “ Allard’s onstage presence is that of an independent thinker thrillingly engaged with the music and the movement, creating her own unique expression. Allard seems to push herself to the limit, genuinely engaging with the moment, as if this performance, now, might take her over the edge – and if she had jumped, we’d have followed, judging from the explosion from the audience when it was over. ” (The Dance Current, Toronto)
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THE RE-IMAGINED FLAMENCO
Quebec
LA OTRA ORILLAMoi&lesAutresMyriam Allard, Hedi Graja
In co-presentation with
8 PMLENGTH – 1 H 10VENUE – CINQUIÈME SALLE
January 27, 2016January 28, 2016January 29, 2016January 30, 2016February 3, 2016February 4, 2016February 5, 2016February 6, 2016
TICKETS START AT $37.50
Post-performance talk with the artists Friday January 29, 2016Friday February 5, 2016
Montreal, January 6th, 2016. Myriam Allard and Hedi Graja, the passionate couple of La Otra Orilla, create a brand new piece with theirunique style of reinvented flamenco. Hybrid, iconoclastic and poetic. In Moi&lesAutres, the incandescent dancer and the emotive singer,accompanied by two musicians, portray the games we all play as we discover how to live with others while remaining true to ourselves. Ofthe traditional costumes and props they retain only the flamenco shoes, fan and fringes of a simple shawl. In a piece that includes themusicians’ bodies in the theatrically danced actions, they construct a series of tableaux on our relations with others and how through themwe are revealed, exalted, confronted and sometimes marked for life. Remarkable performers in a succession of tableaux with a finelywrought aesthetic, creating atmospheres rich in mystery and emotion. Intense.
“ All the traditional elements of Flamenco are present—gesture, rhythm and spirit—but interpreted in ways that are completely oblique andunexpected. With this magical, intelligent and radical show, La Otra Orilla takes its place alongside other artists (like Israël Galván) who arepart of a growing movement championing contemporary reinterpretations of Flamenco. ” (La Presse, Montreal, about El 12)
“ Allard’s onstage presence is that of an independent thinker thrillingly engaged with the music and the movement, creating her own uniqueexpression. Allard seems to push herself to the limit, genuinely engaging with the moment, as if this performance, now, might take her overthe edge – and if she had jumped, we’d have followed, judging from the explosion from the audience when it was over. ” (The DanceCurrent, Toronto)
MOI&LESAUTRES
THE NEW FACE OF FLAMENCO
In this brand new piece, the charismatic dancer-choreographer Myriam Allard and the singer and directorHedi Graja reaffirm their unique style of reinventedflamenco. Hybrid, iconoclastic and poetic.
Performing solo, but in an ongoing dialogue with three musicians, the dancer presents a spirited variation on the multiple ways of communicating with the other. Between solitude and fusion, mystery and the familiar, the other offers a reflection or leaves an impression that is felt deep in the flesh. And here the other is not only the human spirit, but also music and song.
Flamenco subtly influences the almost cinematographicmusical composition of the guitarist Caroline Planté, whohas been performing on the flamenco scene for 20 years.Like her accomplices Hedi Graja (vocals and palmas) andMiguel Medina (percussion and palmas), she is a strongpresence onstage, physically committed to thechoreography.
Updating its age-old codes and stripped of its costumes andtraditional figures, this flamenco vibrates with sincerity anddepth, with the intensity of the dancer’s presence and thepowerful emotions it evokes. A much anticipated event.
LA OTRA ORILLA, THE OTHER SHORE OF FLAMENCOAfter studying in Seville and Madrid, Quebecer Myriam Allard pursued dance studies with masters who, like Israel Galván, combined purity ofform with modernity. In Andalusia she met the multidisciplinary artist Hedi Graja, who had studied theatre and classical singing in France. Shetravelled the world performing with various troupes while he completed his studies and began a career as an actor. In 2005 they met up onceagain in Montreal, where they embarked on very personal research to create a form of flamenco close to their hearts, and together founded LaOtra Orilla. Moi&lesAutres is the third show of theirs to be presented by Danse Danse and the Cinquième Salle, after El12 and HomoBLABLAtus.
“La Otra Orilla is one of thecompanies that Danse Danse hasshowcased over the years, and I amalways very eager to discover justhow far Myriam and Hedi have daredto go with each new work. Their boldapproach, their inventiveness andtheir determination are trulyinspiring.”
-Pierre Des Marais
TICKETS START AT $37,50
Place des Arts's Box Office : 514 842.2112 / 1 866 842.2112
TALK ABOUT DANCE
MEET THE ARTISTSFriday, January 29 and February 5th, 2016rigth after the show
NEXT PERFORMANCECOMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD WITH THEORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DES JEUNES DEMONTRÉALPRÉLUDE À L'APRÈS-MIDI D'UN FAUNE + LESACRE DU PRINTEMPS Marie Chouinard
March 31 and April 1, 2, 2016
Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts
The Compagnie Marie Chouinard presents masterpieces that havetriumphed on the world stage over the past two decades,augmenting their savage power with the accompaniment ofmusicians from the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal.Magnificent.
Visit the Danse Danse website for additional information on dance pieces and the dance companies being featured: video excerpts, interviews,photos, full credits and various related hyperlinks.
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CREDITS
Moi&lesAutresConception, choreography and staging Myriam Allard, Hedi Graja. On stage Myriam Allard, Hedi Graja, Miguel Medina, Caroline Planté. Musical composer Caroline Planté. Bass Mathieu Désy. Lighting Design Étienne Boucher. Costume Design Marianne Thériault. Rehersal Hélène Messier. Technical and Sound Director Philippe Pelletier. Lights Manager Hugo Ralet. World premiere Jacobs Pillow Festival, August 12 to 16, 2015Co-production La Otra Orilla, Théâtre Centennial and Danse Danse, with the support of The Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des Arts et des Letttres du Québec and Conseil des Arts de Montréal.
Photo 1 © Lumanessence Photography 2015, Myriam Allard. Photo 2 © Christopher Duggan 2015, interprètes Myriam Allard, Caroline Planté, Miguel
Medina. Photo 3 © Thomas Gaudreau, chorégraphes Myriam Allard et Hedi Graja.
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