photo Andréa de Keijzer
photo Andréa de Keijzer
photo Andréa de Keijzer
photo Andréa de Keijzer
Le Cerf, ou moi qui cède à l’espace
2011–2013, film, 17 minutes
Le Cerf, ou moi qui cède à l’espace exists in two forms. First a stage performance with two dancers, a camera and real-time recordings, Le Cerf then became a dance video.
In the two cases, the work juxtaposes artistic mediums: image, music, poetry and dance to reveal a world of contrasts. On one end, a dark and closed space where a solo is performed, lit by Christmas lights; and on the other end, an open space, windswept and covered in snow where a naked body moves. Between those two spaces, skin becomes the interface between others and the self. Sensual under the twinkle of the fairy lights, the skin can also be violated by the rigors of the Canadian winter, a moment that is also the point of contact with others. In the second space, a meeting takes place, the solo becomes a duo. Intimacy then needs to be shared when confronted with hostile elements.
Credits
- Concept, artistic direction Ariane Boulet
- Camera, director of photography Andréa de Keijzer
- Composer, music Gabriel Vignola
- Editing, dramaturge Eddie Rodgers
- Dancers Ariane Boulet, Frédéric Wiper
- Rehearsal director Joannie Douville
- Voice Dominique Quesnel
- Text Ariane Boulet
- Text advisor Clémence Dumas-Côté
- Piano Mehrshid Afrakhteh
- Original concept of the Christmas lights solo Geneviève C. Ferron
- Audio mixing Richard Addison, Trillium sound
- Creation residencies Estantres Danza, Bogota; Danza Flux, Naples
Presentations
Film version (17 min)
- 2015, Parcours Danse, Agora de la danse, Montréal, QC
- 2015, Cinédanse, Musée de la civilisation, Québec, QC
- 2015, DanceFilm at Dancemakers, Toronto, ON
- 2014, Quartiers Danses, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, QC
- 2014, Cinéma Beaubien, Montréal, QC
- 2014, 32e Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Montréal, QC
- 2014, Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montréal, QC
- 2014, Centre Phi, Montréal, QC
- 2013, Art Spin, Toronto, ON
Stage version (30 minutes)
- 2012, Festival Auteurs de Troubles, Lyon, France
- 2012, Festival En PlaStik, Lyon, France
- 2012, L’Asilo Della Conoscenza e della Creativita, Naples, Italie
- 2011, Festival Grado Cero Bogota, Colombie
- 2011, Festival Danza en la ciudad, Bogota, Colombie
Award
- 2015, Nomination, Prix Lumière, Montréal, QC
Financial support
- Conseil des arts du Canada
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