Édouard Lock / La La La Human Steps








	Amelia


Amelia © Édouard Lock PHOTOS		In his piece Amelia, premiered at the State Opera Prague (Czech Republic) October 20, 2002, Édouard Lock is continuing his exploration of the human gesture through a powerful interplay of speed and extremes. Reinforcement and modification of the primary form of the body, perceptual disorientation, exploration of the cinematic images as well as partial isolation of moment through lighting, are the key elements of this work by Édouard Lock. Like the previous production, this choreography is created for nine dancers and use the point technique to express a highly vivid and complex world. Music was especially composed for this production by renowned New Yorker David Lang. Costumes are by Vandal, set by Stéphane Roy and light design by John Munro. Amelia is a co-production of the LG Arts Center (Seoul), the Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), the National Arts Center (Ottawa), the Het Musiektheater (Amsterdam), deSingel (Antwerp) and the Montréal Highlights Festival, with the special support of ImPulsTanz (Vienna). La La La Human Steps is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Montréal Arts Council, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Fonds de stabilisation et de consolidation des arts et de la culture du Québec, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec and the Cultural Human Resources Council of Canada. The cinematographic adaptation of the ballet, Amelia, directed by Édouard Lock and filmed by André Turpin, co-produced by Amérimage Spectra and Média Principia (member of the Ex-Centris group); premiered at the Montréal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media in October 2003, before being televised on the French and English networks of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in November 2003 and after, worldwide. The film has received numerous awards worldwide. CHOREOGRAPHY Édouard Lock DANCERS Billy Andrea Boardman Mistaya Hemingway Keir Knight Chun Hong Li Bernard Martin Jason Shipley-Holmes Zofia Tujaka MUSICIANS Alexandre Castonguay, cello Simon Claude, violin Njo Kong Kie, piano, musical direction Nadine Medawar, vocalist BALLET MISTRESS Hua Fang Zhang MUSICAL COMPOSITION David Lang VOCAL MUSIC Songs from Lou Reed LYRICS Lou Reed ADDITIONAL MUSIC Normand-Pierre Bilodeau and Alain Thibault MUSICAL IMPROVISATION AND ARRANGEMENT Alexandre Castonguay, Simon Claude, Njo Kong Kie SET DESIGN Stéphane Roy LIGHTING DESIGN John Munro COSTUMES Vandal 3D ANIMATION Kaydara - Consultants and Filmbox online Software creators Realities - Chris Macivor, Marc-André Guindon, Animators CO-PRODUCERS LG Arts Center, Seoul, Korea Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France National Arts Center, Ottawa, Canada MONTREAL HIGHLIGHTS Festival, Montreal, Canada with special support from ImPulsTanz, Vienna, Austria