Ready-to-Wear Solos - Danse K par K : Danse K par K

A beam of light aimed at the ground, caught mid-air by the viewer. A shimmering dance solo comes alive within a grandiose landscape, distilled into a miniature scale. The experience becomes intimate; the digital takes on a sensitive, exhilarating dimension. These are the Ready-to-Wear Solos.

Ready-to-Wear Solos is a series of short choreographic films shot in striking natural environments. By embracing the cinematic medium, Danse K par K offers a reinterpretation of works created by choreographers from Québec and Montréal, originally developed for Osez! en solo in urban, in-situ settings.

Ready-to-Wear Solos is also a video installation that invites the public to receive the projection of these films in a completely intimate way: by using the palms of their hands, a book, or the floor as a screen. Each film is paired with a soundtrack transmitted through headphones to accompany the experience.

The solos unfold in two series, two distinct artistic seasons: the Summer Collection and the Fall Collection.

“The idea, simple as it is, carries the lyricism of a marvellous device. The viewer stops in a precise spot and becomes the receptacle of the work.”

Karine Ledoyen

Duration: 10 minutes

World Premiere: 2021

Description:Ready-to-Wear Solos invites the audience to receive the projection of a short dance film in an entirely intimate way: by using the palm of their hand or another playful surface as a screen.

Summer Collection

Fall Collection

Credits Summer Collection

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Concept and artistic direction: Karine Ledoyen
Choreography and performance: James Viveiros, Jessica Serli, Louise Bédard, Mecdy Jean-Pierre, Stacey Désilier
Co-direction: Eliot Laprise, Karine Ledoyen
Cinematography and editing: Eliot Laprise
Drone and camera assistant: Raphaël Posadas
Artistic direction of the short films: Vano Hotton
Video integration: Keven Dubois
Graphic design: Isabelle Pelletier
Sound design: Antoine Berthiaume, Nelly-Ève Rajotte, Pascal Asselin, Patrick Saint-Denis, Roger Cournoyer
Acknowledgements: Cultural Development Entente de développement culturel de la Ville de Québec, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts
A special thank you to the participating merchants of Old Québec: Alphonse | Cuisine & Cocktails, Caméléon Designer, Ernest and Souris Mini.
Karine Ledoyen warmly thanks the dedicated cultural workers behind Danse K par K — Émilie Rioux, Isabelle Pelletier, Mélany Bolduc, Sandra Lamoureux, Suzie Larivée, Gestion FCDB, Roger Roger — who were invaluable collaborators in bringing this project to life in such a short time, as well as the participating artists.

Crédits collection automne

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Concept and artistic direction: Karine Ledoyen
Choreography and performance (Québec): Julia-Maude Cloutier, Nelly Paquentin, Odile-Amélie Peters, Fabien Piché, Léa Ratycz-Légaré
Choreography and performance (France): Delphine Jungman, Marion Parrinello, Mathilde Vrignaud
Directing, cinematography and editing: Eliot Laprise (Québec), Timothée Lejolivet (France)
Artistic direction of the short films: Vano Hotton
Video integration: Keven Dubois
Camera assistant: Raphaël Posadas
Technical direction: Mustapha Touil and Vicky Fortin Boudreault
Podcast production: Laurence Bégin and Antoine Caron (La Rotonde)
Sound design: Pascal Asselin aka Millimetrik, Josué Beaucage, Antoine Berthiaume, Roger Cournoyer, Michel F. Côté, Etienne Lambert
Acknowledgements: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, Entente de développement culturel de la Ville de Québec, and the Consulat général de France à Québec.
Danse K par K thanks the presenter La Rotonde for producing the podcast, as well as for their support in media relations and graphic design for the city of Québec.
Danse K par K also thanks the partners for the cities of Québec, Montréal and Paris: Odace Évènements, Festival ET 20 l’été, Le Regard du Cygne, SDC Quartier Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lantiss, Théâtre Rude Ingénierie, Ex Muro, Pauline Cornec, Sabine Tregouët, Christina Towle.
A special thank you to the participating merchants on rue Saint-Jean: Jupon Pressé, Boutique Séraphin, Tutto Gelato, Le Hobbit, Le Crac – La Carotte Joyeuse, Musée du chocolat, Cantook Micro Torréfaction, and Café Bistro Au Bonnet D’Âne.
Karine Ledoyen warmly thanks the dedicated cultural workers behind Danse K par K, Gestion FCDB, Bureau de Prod., and all the organizations mentioned above, who were invaluable collaborators in bringing this project to life in so little time, as well as the 20 participating artists.