The Luna performances that were to take place this spring are rescheduled from April 21 to 25, 2021.
Three choreographers from Les Grands Ballets draw inspiration from the effect of the moon on the Earth to illustrate our world: power play, the coexistence of peoples, our differences and at the same time our synchronized evolution.
Adoptive Montrealer Andrew Skeels, winner of a 2018 Grand prix de la Critique in Paris, presents a reflection on humanity through his piece Vessel. The choreographer highlights the sacred quality of the union of bodies, as well as the harmony, hope and peace this gives rise to.
Les Grands Ballets principal dancer Vanesa G.R. Montoya, meanwhile, is staging a rich and dense work entitled From the Sun to the Moon. The central theme of this premiere is the coexistence of multiple realities in this world, producing at one and the same time constant struggle and limitless hope.
For her part, Vancouver-based artist Lesley Telford, who spent years with the Nederland Dans Theater, presents the piece Beguile. The choreographer explores interconnectivity, the influence we have on others and the influence others have on our individuality. Are we really independent beings?
Luna provides a vision of the human and at what inevitably bonds us, of the energy and power that derive from this. The work presents a triptych of visions with common ground in hope and beauty, a clear-eyed yet optimistic gaze directed at our humanity.
Total duration: 1h40, including a 20-minute intermission
*Subject to change
DU SOLEIL À LA LUNE
Julia Bergua, Esabelle Chen, Kiara Felder, Emily He, Anna Ishii, Tatiana Lerebours, Sahra Maira, Tetyana Martyanova, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Yui Sugawara, Eléonore Thomas, Raphaël Bouchard, Célestin Boutin, Giuseppe Canale, Matthew Cluff, Jean-Sébastien Couture, Roddy Doble, Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, Jordan Faye, Jérémy Galdeano, James Lyttle, Melih Mertel, Hamilton Nieh, Esnel Ramos, Stefano Russiello, André Santos, Stephen Satterfield (19, 21, 28)
Julia Bergua, Mai Kono, Yi Li Law, Tatiana Lerebours, Eline Malègue, Tetyana Martyanova, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Yui Sugawara, Eléonore Thomas, Célestin Boutin, Giuseppe Canale, Matthew Cluff, Jean-Sébastien Couture, Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, Jordan Faye, Graeme Fuhrman, Jérémy Galdeano, Nicholas Jones, James Lyttle, Melih Mertel, Hamilton Nieh, Esnel Ramos, Stefano Russiello, André Santos (20, 26, 27)
VESSEL
Emily He, Eline Malègue, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Catherine Toupin, Raphaël Bouchard, Célestin Boutin, Jean-Sébastien Couture, Jérémy Galdeano, Marcin Kaczorowski, Hamilton Nieh
BEGUILE
Rachele Buriassi, Kiara Felder, Emily He, Eline Malègue, Anya Nesvitaylo, Maude Sabourin, Eléonore Thomas, Catherine Toupin, Raphaël Bouchard, Jérémy Galdeano, Dane Holland, Hamilton Nieh (19, 21, 28)
Esabelle Chen, Kiara Felder, Eline Malègue, Anya Nesvitaylo, Myriam Simon, Yui Sugawara, Eléonore Thomas, Catherine Toupin, Raphaël Bouchard, Jérémy Galdeano, Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, Hamilton Nieh (20, 26, 27)
Production Director: Stéphan Pépin
Technical Directors: Simon Beetschen
Technical and Production Coordinator: Carolane Hardy
Stage Manager: Catherine Ledoux
Resident Lighting Designer: Marc Parent
Resident Sound Designer and Sound Engineer: Raymond Soly
Head Stage Carpenter: Kenneth Gregg
Head of Accessories: Pierre Berthiaume
Head Lighting Technician: Patrick Carrière
Assistant to Head Lighting Technician: Dominic Drouin
Head of Sound: Maxime Gamache
Head of Video: François Mitchell
Head of Costumes: Denise Morin
Head of Wardrobe: Mélanie Ferrero
Assistant to Head of Wardrobe: Stéf-Anne Lagacé
Costumes Project Account Manager: Marie-Hélène Gravel
Clerks, Wardrobe: Marie-Hélène Kleinbaum and Louisanne Lamarre
Senior Advisor, Wardrobe: Mireille Tremblay
Principal Cutter: Caroline Boisvert
First Assistant Cutter: Kéli Alexandre
Assistant Cutter: Camille Panin
Sewers: Barbara Cerbo, Cecilia Meza, Steve Fortin, Natalie Talbot, Sonia Létourneau, Coline Bruniaux, Haude Guyarmar’ch, Anabel Caron, Silvana Fernandez, Pamela Masseport, Francine Viens, Cyrille Brin-Delisle, Mireille Thibault, Camélia St-Cyr-Robitaille (maternity leave), Émilie Tremblay Lévesque
Dye and Textile Artists: Valérie Delacroix, Katherine Paré
External Cutter : Mathieu Audy
Technicians and dressers, IATSE Members, local 56 and 863
We are happy to announce that the presentations of Luna, Romeo & Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty which should have been held this spring have been added to our next season.
Note to ticket holders: We have been able to transfer your exact seats to the equivalent new performance date.
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Les Grands Ballets are ever so thankful for your solidarity and your patience in these difficult times.
