Photo : Michael Slobodian

Adieux (1993)

Choreographic work in four parts, for 1 female dancer and 10 male dancers

Choreography and scenography: Jean-Pierre Perreault
Music: Michel Gonneville
Lighting: Jean Gervais
Costumes: Jean-Pierre Perreault and Annie Dréau
Rehearsal director: Hélène Blackburn

Dancers:

L’oreille du sourd
Mark Shaub
or
Daniel Soulières
-
Marcel
Sylvain Emard and Daniel Soulières
or
Luc Ouellette et Sylvain Poirier
-
Adieu
AnneBruce Falconer, Ken Roy and Sylvain Poirier
or
Sylviane Martineau, Mark Shaub and Daniel Soulières
-
L’arbre fou
Michel Boisclair, Marc Boivin, Sylvain Émard, Luc Ouellette, Sylvain Poirier, David Rose, Ken Roy, Mark Shaub, Daniel Soulières, Gaétan Verret

Musicians for the recording:
Singer: Yolande Parent
Trumpet:  Lise Bouchard
Clarinets:  André Moisan, Gilles Plante, Mark Simons

This coproduction of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault  and the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse was only performed in Montreal at the Agora de la Danse, from the 10th through the 28th of March 1993.  Each cast danced on alternate days.

Duration:  1h30, without intermission

*This trio is dedicated to Peter Boneham

Excerpt from the program:

Adieux, is like a collection of choreographic novels.  It is composed of a man’s solo: L’oreille du sourd, a duet for two men: Marcel, a trio for a woman and two men: Adieu* and a men’s group work: L’arbre fou.

Each piece follows the other in a colorful and light ridden space that transforms in front of our eyes.  The dancers are the masters of these spacial changes.  As they manipulate the set, they allow for light, space and time to transform.

Two different casts share this complex universe.  Adieux is an homage to the performer, a celebration of the authenticity, the humanity and the artistic contribution that he brings to the work.

Production team:

Production manager, technical director and stage manager: Richard Mayrand
Assistant scenographer and set painter: Sofi Dagenais
Assitant set painter: Véronique Leblond
Lighting manager: Luc Roy
Consultant in sound design: Philippe Overy
Construction of sets: Alain cadieux
Construction of seesaw: Raymond Brouillard
Set manager: Marc Barsalou
Manipulation of the seesaw: Richard Lupien and Pierre Levert
Confection of costumes:  Serge Saintonge
Dresser:  Dany Gagnon

N.B. The choreography from the solo L’oreille du sourd was remounted and used for the choreographic installations Les Ephémères 1997

Dancers:  Mark Shaub, Daniel Soulières