Rising French choreographer Medhi Walerski’s work (Petite Cérémonie, Prelude) has wowed dance lovers throughout Europe and North America.
Date/Time: Mar 18 2016, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth TheatreCost: $21.50
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So, in this 30th anniversary season, it seemed fitting to commission a new work – his first full-length – from a choreographer who has had tremendous impact on both our artists and our audiences. This world premiere builds on the themes Walerski established with Prelude, seen on our stage in 2014, and celebrated for its poetic, complex, imaginative, and unpredictable choreographic language. It begins with the question of how to balance order and chaos; the individual and the collective. In explosive and dynamic contrast, the work will also look at the human need for celebration – be it a birth, a death, a change in history, or a reunion. Celebrations, and the energy they create through dance, life, and art will permeate the theatre with sublime poetry, blurring the lines between the audience and the stage.
For this special commission, Ballet BC is joined by artists of the Arts Umbrella Graduate Dance Program to expand the cast of dancers to more than 25. Award-winning Canadian designers, including Nancy Bryant (costumes) and James Proudfoot (lighting), will help Walerski realize his vision. “Each time I visit Vancouver I marvel at the beauty of the city and its wonderful artists,” says Walerski. “With this new work I want to create an experience beyond a traditional dance show, one where the audience enters a new world, all senses stimulated, to celebrate together.”
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