Following Julio et Romette (2006) and Cibler (2008), Karine Ledoyen deepens with Air a choreographic exploration rooted in the passage of time.
We slip into a space-time where it becomes difficult to know whether the present is now, yesterday or tomorrow, and where fantasy, fear, love, hatred and poetry come to life. We descend into an underground world where air might begin to run out. The piece draws us into a whirlwind of parallel universes, where we are captivated by the poetry of its images. The movement vocabulary, oscillating between lightness and weight, is dressed in surprising textures and forms.
Karine Ledoyen reconnects with video, treated here as a luminous source projected onto the dancers’ bodies, the object-based scenography and the surrounding emptiness. Early in her career, the choreographer combined video with her choreographic works, as seen in her first production, Laque, created in 2002.
With Air, a void is created by stretching time, opening a space in which to exist differently.
— Karine Ledoyen
Duration:
70 minutes
World Premiere:
January 19, 2011 at La Rotonde
Description:
Accompanied by four dancers, Karine Ledoyen began a new creation inspired this time by the invisible substance of air, an impalpable element she seeks to render visible, tangible and audible.
Crédits
Production: Danse K par K
Choreography: Karine Ledoyen
Performers: Sara Harton, Karine Ledoyen, Francine Liboiron, Mélanie Therrien and Ariane Voineau
Multimedia design: Lionel Arnould
Music: Mathieu Campagna
Text: Véronique Côté
Lighting: Louis-Xavier Gagnon Lebrun
Costumes: Virginie Leclerc
Scenography: Karine Ledoyen and Virginie Leclerc
Rehearsal director: Sonia Montminy
Stage manager: Anne-Pier Dion
Technical stage management: Catherine Guay
Technical direction: Marie-Josée Houde
AIR was created with support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ville de Québec, and the Ville de Québec through the Entente de développement culturel, as well as assistance from the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine. This project was made possible thanks to PREMIÈRE OVATION DANSE – Fonds Bons d’Emploi.
This project came to life through creation residencies supported by Productions Recto-Verso, the Grand Théâtre de Québec and La Rotonde, Centre chorégraphique contemporain de Québec.