GHOST (2018)

" Ghost is a show steeped in poetry of being in the zone, in humor and in technical precision that dazzles. With sliding hand games, hoods, jets of light, balloons, remarkable group figures and a delirious imagination, their universe of street, pulsations and dreams, on a hypnotizing score, creates the spell." Odile Tremblay for Le Devoir

In this new work, the free-spirited pair combines elements of contemporary dance, street dance and martial arts in a physical score that echoes the subtle pulse of respiration. Inhalations and exhalations sculpt the group’s gestures and movements. The interconnected bodies form striking human structures that shift, alter, evolve in synergy with the music. The invigorating power of the breath and its circulation in the organism is embodied and magnified by the energetic, almost architectural dance. From technical feats to dreamlike sequences, Ghost is a welcome breath of air. 

Choreography: Emmanuelle Lê Phan & Elon Höglund

Performers:
Emmanuelle Lê Phan
Elon Höglund
Victoria Mackenzie
Mecdy Jean-Pierre
Marie-Reine Kabasha
Rahime Gay-Labbé

Original music: Samuel Nadaï

Light design and technical direction: Benoit Larivière

Costumes: Rosalie Lemay (@pretendplay)

Rehearsal direction: Helen Simard

With the support of:
Conseil des arts du Canada
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Danse à la carte DAC

And residency help from:
Arsenal Art Contemporain
CCOV
Maison de la Culture Villeray/Saint-Michel
Maison de la Culture Pointe-aux-Trembles
Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

UPCOMING DATES

MONTREAL, December 3rd 2021, Maison de la Culture de Verdun

MONTREAL, December 10th 2021, Maison de la Culture Montréal Nord

BALTIMORE, January 25th 2021, Gordon Center for Performing Arts

ATLANTA, January 28, 29th 2021, Atlanta Kennesaw University

MONTREAL, March 8th 2021, Maison de la Culture Rivière des Prairies

MONTREAL, March 10th 2021, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

NEW JERSEY, March 26, 27th 2021, New Jersey Rutgers University

MONTREAL, April 27th 2021, Maison de la Culture Ahuntsic

CHARLESTON WEST-VIRGINIA, June 18th 2021

PAST DATES

VANCOUVER, February 12, 13, 14, 15th 2020, The Cultch

MONTREAL, November 13th-17th 2018 at Cinquième Salle, Place-des-arts