La La La Human Steps performs New Work by Edouard Lock at the NAC on May 18 and 19, 2011
La La La Human Steps performs New Work by Edouard Lock in the NAC’s Southam Hall on May 18 and 19, 2011. This NAC co-production is the final dance presentation of the 2010-2012 NAC Dance season and features international star Diana Vishneva of the Mariinsky Ballet.
The bold kinetic style and physical complexity of Edouard Lock’s creations have made La La La Human Steps one of the most recognized contemporary dance companies in the world, routinely selling out performances, with collaborators as diverse as the Paris Opera and Frank Zappa.
In a technically challenging new work to mark the 30th anniversary of the company, Lock takes inspiration from two iconic opera, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice.
Lock enlists the techniques of classical ballet to deliver choreography that is both precise and hyperkinetic. The infinitely complex dance movements, timed to the microsecond, meld the two tragic love stories into a single seamless poetic work. The series of solos, duets and trios also touches on themes of mortality and fleeting time.
With music by Gavin Bryars and Blake Hargreaves performed live by a four-member band, and lightening speed turns and point work from the dancers, this New Work is sure to impress.
"Edouard Lock’s New Work… could well be his finest creation
- Victor Swoboda, Montreal Gazette, January, 2011
NEW WORK
Choreographer: Edouard Lock
Composers: Gavin Bryars and Blake Hargreaves
Musical Director and Pianist: Kong Kie Njo
Musicians:
Jean-Christophe Lizotte (cellist)
Jennifer Thiessen (violist)
Ida Toninato (saxophonist)
Set Design: Armand Vaillancourt
Costumes: Liz Vandal
Lighting Design: Edouard Lock
Co-producers:
The National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada
The Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DeSingel Internationale Kunstcampus, Antwerp, Belgium
The European Center for the Arts Hellerau, Dresden, Germany
ImPulsTanz - Vienna International Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria
The Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
Duration: 85 minutes, no intermission
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La La La Human Steps 30th Anniversary Exhibition |
La La La Human Steps – PUBLIC CLASS
Ballet class taught by BALLET MASTER Andrew Parker
for advanced-level ballet students and dancers (aged 14 and up)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Rehearsal Hall B, National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa (enter by Stage Door)
• Cost: $20, payable in cash on site.
• You must REGISTER in advance, as space is limited, at soutter@magma.ca 613-947-7000 ext. 588 – Renata Soutter, Dance Outreach Coordinator
La La La Human Steps performs in Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre on Wednesday May 18 and Thursday May 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $38.74, $48.43, $59.19 and $64.57 for adults and $20.72, $25.56, $30.94 and $33.63 for students (upon presentation of a valid student ID card).
Groups of 10 or more save 15% to 20% off regular ticket prices; to reserve your seats, call 613-947-7000, ext. 634 or e-mail grp@nac-cna.ca.
Tickets are available for purchase:
- In person at the NAC Box Office
- At all Ticketmaster outlets
- By telephone from Ticketmaster, 1-888-991-2787 (ARTS) new!
- Online through the Ticketmaster link on the NAC’s website (www.nac-cna.ca)
- A service charge applies on all purchases made through Ticketmaster
This production is eligible for the Live Rush program. Full-time students aged 13-29 with a valid Live Rush membership may buy up to two tickets per performance at the discounted price of only $12 per ticket. Live Rush tickets are available from 10 a.m. on the day before the performance until 6 p.m. on the day of the performance. This includes all available seats, including the best seats in the house. Check out liverush.ca for information on the Live Rush program.
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For more information, please call:
Eleri Evans
Marketing and Communications Officer, Dance
National Arts Centre
613-947-7000 ext. 379; e-mail: eevans@nac-cna.ca
or visit the NAC website at www.nac-cna.ca