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