La Vie qui bat in Montreal less than two weeks from now

Only a few days are left before the presentation of La Vie qui bat at Salle Pierre-Mercure at the Centre Pierre-Péladeau. Revived last year and recently performed in Japan and in France, this unique event will again be offered to Montreal audiences on February 18 and 19, 2011, when it opens the international Montreal/New Music festival. On this occasion, the 10 company dancers will be accompanied by the musicians of the percussion ensemble Sixtrum under the direction of Walter Boudreau.

As journalist Olga Bibiloni of the Marseilles daily La Provence describes it: "The piece that the Canadian choreographer imagined for Drumming by Reich […] is all power and restraint. A fascinating balance in the total mastery of movement, down to its most intensive repetition. […] The whole is very strong." (June 18, 2010)

To see an excerpt of La Vie qui bat.
To reserve tickets.

Onde de choc returns to Europe in March

The success of Ginette Laurin’s latest creation, Onde de choc, is unequivocal. After its acclaimed premiere in Montreal’s Festival TransAmériques last May, the work enchanted audiences in Marseilles, Dresden, Nuremberg, and Frankfort. In Marseilles, journalist Patrick Merle described it as "a new jewel signed Ginette Laurin" (La Provence, July 6, 2010). Critics’ comments on its presentation in Nuremberg included: "The experiment conducted here is amazingly exciting, highly aesthetic." (Nürnberger Nachrichten, October 18, 2010).

Onde de choc goes on a new European tour this March. The piece will be have its Austrian premiere at Tanzquartier Wien (TQW) in Vienna on March 4 and 5; this will be followed by performances in Germany at fabrik Potsdam on the 11th and 12th and at Theater Im Pfalzbau in Ludwigshafen on the 15th, and finally, Onde de choc’s Scottish premiere will take place at Glasgow’s New Territories Festival on March 19th.

For coming performances of Onde de choc, consult our calendar.
To see an excerpt of Onde de choc.

Registration for the workshop is open

It is now possible to register for the workshop that O Vertigo will hold from August 1 to 19, 2011, at its Creation Centre in Montreal. Again this year, the main theme of the workshop will be "Dance and Creative Processes". The program features studio sessions that centre on the sound dimension of Onde de choc, as well as creation labs conducted by Ginette Laurin, based on the creative process involved in the same work. Martin Messier, composer of the electro-acoustic music of Onde de choc, will join the team of teachers in two sessions.
The workshop is a wonderful opportunity to become familiar with the choreographic world of Ginette Laurin. Don’t delay, as space is limited. Please note that there is a 10% discount if you register before April 1st; the fee will then be $855 Can. instead of $950. Can. (tax included).

Further information is available here.

Benefit evening : Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Usine C

As part of its annual fundraising campaign, O Vertigo invites you to the benefit evening to take place Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Usine C in Montreal. You’ll have the opportunity to attend one of the six performances of Onde de choc scheduled at Usine C this April, as well as a post-performance cocktail reception. Tickets for this gala evening are on sale at $250. The funds gathered at this event will allow the company to continue to fulfill its mandate of research and creation in contemporary dance and to support Ginette Laurin’s numerous future artistic projects. We hope to have the pleasure of seeing many of you on April 13th!

Honourary Committee:
France de Gaspé Beaubien, Vice President, Financing and Marketing, Business Development Bank of Canada
Roger T. Duguay, Associate, Odgers Berndtson
Eva Hartling, Director of Public Relations and Events, Birks & Mayors inc.
Charles Lapointe, President-General Director, Tourisme Montréal
Marie Lavigne, President-General Director, Société de la Place des Arts de Montréal
Ariane Moffatt, writer, composer, singer
Kasra Moozar, Vice President, Business Development, Health and Government Sector, TELUS
Brigitte Nepveu, lawyer, BCF
Christian Paire, General Director, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal

Further information is available here.