corps mort

corps mort

Corps mort features four performers and a dozen of chairs suspended by a rope and pulley system. With this performance, Martin Messier continues his reflection on matter, gravity and movement.

By controlling the performers’ actions and the movement of the chairs simultaneously, he rethinks the relationship between living and inert, loud and silent bodies.

The chairs are not fastened to the ground to support the weight of bodies; nor are they immobile and silent anymore. They float, move and are heard in a moving scenography orchestrated and choreographed by Messier. They become, like the performers, full-fledged members of the cast. 

Choregraphy and creation / Directed by
Martin Messier

Performers
Kimberley De Jong, Patrick Lamothe, Simon-Xavier Lefebvre, Martin Messier

Research help
Brianna Lombardo

Lighting
Jean-François Piché + Martin Messier

Music
Martin Messier, Simon Trottier

Technical director
Dominique Hawry

Tech helper
Laura-Rose Grenier

Production
14 lieux

Premiere
January 23 janvier 2017, La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, Montreal

Residencies
La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, Circuit-Est Centre
chorégraphique, Recto-Verso, Compagnie Marie Chouinard, O Vertigo

Support
Conseil des arts de Montréal, Conseil des Arts et lettre du Québec