Villanelle and S
Choreographer: José Navas
November 25, 26, 27, 28, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau de l’UQAM
“(…) a stunning piece of choreography, a perfectly geometric work, tight as a drum and impeccably paced […] A rigorous anatomical study, both poetic and sensual.” (on Anatomies, La Presse)
A favourite of contemporary dance enthusiasts in Quebec, José Navas took a radical aesthetic turn in 2005: he abandoned all narrative artifices and imperatives and focused on pure movement, which he refined to the point of abstraction. This approach, a natural fit for him, guided the creation of S, a “meditation in movement” inspired by Érik Satie’s immortal Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes. Presented in its world premiere in Bruges in December 2008, S once again demonstrates the artist’s formal mastery. Eight magnificent dancers, carve out endless forms in space to Satie’s fluid and ethereal melodies.
S will be preceded by Villanelle, a new solo created and performed by José Navas.
For more details: www.dansedanse.net
