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ÉCHO DES RACINES

Credits

 

Choreography and interpretation _ Sarah Bronsard

 

In co-creation with the artists:

  Olivier Arseneault

  Thierry Clouette

  Henry Garf (Quique)

  Dâvi Simard

  Alexandra Templier

  Antoine Turmine

  Rocio Vadillo

Artists who contributed to the project:

Yaëlle Azoulay, Aurélie Brunelle, Alexis Chartrand, Marie-Andrée Cloutier, Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Audrey Gaussiran, Sébastien Genevois Chalumeau, Philippe Jean, Marcos Marin, Miguel Medina, Katherine Oliveri, Caroline Planté, Jonathan C. Rousseau, Benjamin Tremblay Carpentier

PRESENTATION
 

L’écho des racines is a choreographic project developed in the fertile space between two traditional dances, Flamenco and Quebecois step dancing. Though they share percussive affinities, these two traditions have opposing dynamics. It is within this space of oppositions, through emerging nuance, that this work resides. The poetic universe that upholds this research is sourced from roots and mushrooms; invisible connections that allow subterranean communication, offering support and anchoring, that question our relationship to time and what determines a territory, a tradition, or a dancing body.


L’écho des racines looks at both metaphorical roots (traditions, transmission, genealogy, and the knowledge associated to each of these traditions) as well as the concrete roots of trees that allow growth and anchoring. There is a very strong interconnectedness and subterranean communication between trees, which can span up to multiple kilometers. This communication is possible due to mycorrhizae (the symbiotic association between mushrooms and plant roots), which generously contributes to the creative reflections around L’écho des racines. As Sarah Bronsard is a budding mycologist, the project also explores the world of mushrooms, at the root of all living things, as well as the concept of lichen which challenge the notion of what it is to be an individual (by its symbiotic nature between a mushroom and algae). While simultaneously exploring these traditional dances and research on mushrooms, it is fascinating to research what connects them underground and where their limits lie. The metaphorical universe hovering around this project allows us to surpass the comparative meeting of the two worlds, Flamenco and Quebecois step dancing, to open new territory « between » and to offer a singular percussive body experience.

 

DISTRIBUTION

June 6th to 9th _ Aux Écuries Theatre (Montréal Qc) co-presented by BIGICO

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CREATION STEPS

 

Centre culturel Desjardins (Joliette) _ Creation residency _ March 2024

Azimut Diffusion (Sorel-Tracy) _ Creation residency _ February 2024

Maison de la culture du Plateau (Montréal, Qc) _ Creation residency _ January 2023


Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-la-Prairie during Festival Mémoire et Racines _ Creation residency _ July 2022




PARTNERS
 
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) _ Production grant 2024
Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) _ Production grant 2024
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) _ Creation grant 2023
Canada Council for the Arts _ Creation grant 2022
 
Maison de la culture du Plateau _ Creation residency 2023

Festival Mémoire et Racines in partnership with the city of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies _ Creation Residency 2022

 

BIGICO _ Project support, 2022

Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne in collaboration with Diffusion Hector-Charland _Creation Residency 2022

Canada Council for the Arts _ Creation grant 2021

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) _ Research grant 2020

David-Kilburn Award from the UQAM Dance Departement _ 2020

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)  _ Development grant in Quebecois step dancing 2019

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