Animal Triste
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/13589
Mélanie Demers, choreographer and artistic director of MAYDAY, uses the stage as a platform to examine the role of the artist, and the theatre as a space to meditate on the fate of the world and individuals. Her works, created in collaboration with her core group of dancers, highlight the darker corners of the human condition – but are careful not to condemn or yield to a sterile defeatism; unquestionably committed, they are at the same time distress signals and an invitation to...
La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins,333 King Edward Ave.,Ottawa,Canada“Somehow, we see both the victories and the defeats at the same time, and that is Demers’ greatness as a choreographer.”” Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
Mélanie Demers, choreographer and artistic director of MAYDAY, uses the stage as a platform to examine the role of the artist, and the theatre as a space to meditate on the fate of the world and individuals. Her works, created in collaboration with her core group of dancers, highlight the darker corners of the human condition – but are careful not to condemn or yield to a sterile defeatism; unquestionably committed, they are at the same time distress signals and an invitation to change. In the company’s name, MAYDAY, she perceives both hope and despair.
Animal Triste is a world premiere and a co-production of the Canada Dance Festival. MAYDAY was last seen at the CDF in 2012 with Demers powerful and poignant dancework Junkyard/Paradise.
Enhance your dance – Stay in your seats following the show to participate in an informal, enlightening post-show chat with Soraya Peerbaye.
- Choreographer Mélanie Demers
- Technical Director, Lighting Designer Alexandre Pilon Guay
