A 25th SEASON UNDER THE SIGN OF SUCCESS FOR O VERTIGO

From Montreal to Munich and from Milan to Guanajuato with stops in Marseilles and Tokyo, dance company O Vertigo celebrated its 25th season in great style, presenting two of Ginette Laurin’s major works throughout the world.

O Vertigo began 2009 in Montreal at the Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts, with ten sold-out performances of La Chambre Blanche (re-creation 2008). Following this success, the work was presented in Germany - in Munich and Dusseldorf - and in Milan at the Exister Festival. In June, the re-creation was again acclaimed by audiences and critics, at the Festival de danse et des arts multiples de Marseille. After a short summer break, La Chambre Blanche went to Europe for the fifth time, to be performed at the Oriente Occidente Festival in Italy before heading to Mexico to participate in the Festival Internacional Cervantino.

The second work by Ginette Laurin presented this year, the revival of La Vie qui bat, was a high point of the autumn when it premiered at Dance Triennale Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious dance festivals. This one-time performance brought together the dancers of O Vertigo and a Japanese percussion ensemble, performing Drumming by Steve Reich.

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A FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM FOR GINETTE LAURIN

The release of the first feature film by Ginette Laurin as a director was another of this season’s highlights. A film adaptation of the choreographical work, la chambre blanche plunges us right into the heart of the dancers’ energy. Produced by Amérimage-Spectra, the film was presented to the public soon after its completion in spring 2009, at the Golden Prague International Television Festival in the Czech Republic and at the Festival de danse et des arts multiples de Marseille.

In addition, the short film Coppia 2, also directed by the choreographer, was shown this year at five festivals in Europe, North America and Asia, besides being broadcast by Bravo!

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GALA BENEFIT EVENING: Monday, February 8, 2010, at the Cinémathèque québécoise

As part of its annual fundraising campaign, O Vertigo invites you to attend a gala benefit evening to be held on Monday, February 8, 2010, at the Cinémathèque québécoise. The tickets for this event are priced at $150 dollars each. This gala evening will be an opportunity to attend the Montreal avant-premiere presentation of the film la chambre blanche (see above), the first feature-length film Ginette Laurin has directed. A cocktail with hors d’oeuvres will follow the screening.

The funds raised on this occasion will allow the company to continue fulfilling its research and creation mandate in contemporary dance and to support Ginette Laurin’s many artistic projects in the making. We hope to see our fans and supporters in large numbers at the gala in February!

Honourary Committee:
Anne-Marie Laoun, General Manager, Georges Laoun Opticien
Charles Lapointe, President and CEO, Tourisme Montréal
Marie Lavigne, President and General Director, Place des Arts
Luc Plamondon, Lyricist

To reserve your tickets and/or to make a donation, please click here.