Excerpt ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE (2008)

ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE, ballet in one act (from june 15, 2008) 2008 Creation : Festival Equilibrio, Rome (Italy), February 6, 2008 Lenght : In two acts, 1rst act, 48 minutes and 2nd act, 41 minutes. In one act: 66 minutes. Choreography and artistic direction : Marie Chouinard Dancers at creation : Kimberley de Jong, Benjamin Kamino, Leon Kupferschmid, Lucy M. May, Lucie Mongrain, Mariusz Ostrowski, Carol Prieur, David Rancourt, Gérard Reyes, Manuel Roque, Dorotea Saykaly, Lucie Vigneault, James Viveiros, Megan Walbaum. Music : Louis Dufort Texts : excerpts from profanations by Giorgio Agamben, 2005, from June 15, 2008 with the author’s permission Lighting, set design and props : Marie Chouinard Costumes : Vandal Make-up : Jacques Lee Pelletier Sound environment : Edward Freedman Co-Producers : Carolina Performing Arts (Chapel Hill/United States), National Arts Centre (Ottawa, Canada), Canada Dance Festival (Ottawa, Canada), Festival TransAmériques (Mo