FTA @ Agora de la danse
May 28 to 30, 2016 – 7PM
Mélanie Demers, Catherine Gaudet, Frédérick Gravel, Katie Ward. La 2e Porte à Gauche upends prejudice toward the elderly by pairing seasoned 30 or 40-something performers with living legends of Quebec dance. An extraordinary challenge.
The dancers in these four short pieces of this second act were not born yesterday, but appear here as though newborn, revealed in intimate portraits sketched by younger colleagues. The magnificent Paul-André Fortier engages in dialogue with the hesitations of Frédérick Gravel. The ultra-sensitive Louise Bédard is rendered touchingly vulnerable by Catherine Gaudet. The unsettling Peter James crashes into the absurd universe of Katie Ward. And sensuous Linda Rabin and generous Marc Boivin are thrust into the furious poetry of Mélanie Demers. An extraordinary feat. A beautiful gift.
Created by La 2e Porte à Gauche / Produced by Danse-Cité
Artistic director: Katya Montaignac / Choreographed by: Mélanie Demers + Catherine Gaudet + Frédérick Gravel + Katie Ward / Performed by: Louise Bédard + Marc Boivin and Linda Rabin + Paul-André Fortier + Peter James / Composer: Tomas Furey / Lighting design: Frédérick Gravel + Caroline Nadeau / Outside eye: Marie Béland / Rehearsal director: Chi Long / Production manager: Vanessa Bousquet / Co-produced by Festival TransAmériques + Fortier Danse-Création + MAYDAY
photo credit: Julie Artacho