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“There are many beautiful tableaux. The creator knows how to make ingenious use of the scenic elements at her disposal - from almost nothing, she creates universes, fills in the gaps.” - La Presse (Canada)
20 heart specialists interviewed
10 patient-partners interviewed
2 groups of young people met
Years of research and creation: 2021-2024
Running time: 75 minutes
Symphonie de cœurs is a large-scale project and a powerful polyrhythmic movement pulsating with Afro-contemporary choreographic gestures, live music and song. From 2022-2024, the work was supported by three presenters and co-producers: Danse Danse (Montreal), the National Arts Centre (Ottawa) and LAC Lugano arte e cultura (Switzerland) and two heart institutes (Montréal and Lugano). Symphony of Hearts deploys this alliance of arts and sciences to address the beauty and vulnerabilities of the heart and cardiovascular system. More than 5500 people saw this show in 2024.
World premiere at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, co-presented by Danse Danse, April 2024, (4 performances) in Montreal, in National Arts Centre, May 2024, in Ottawa, in Lugano Dance Project (Switzerland), June 2024.
THANKS
RD Créations would like to thank all the heart health specialists, patient-partners at the Montreal Heart Institute and at the Instituto Cardiocentro Ticino de Lugano, and other citizens who agreed to testify during the Symphony of hearts documentary research project, which began in 2022. Your powerful testimonials on the heart and cardiovascular system have brought Symphony of hearts to life.
Credits
CREATIVE TEAM
Chief Creative Director, choreographer and vocal composer : Rhodnie Désir
Conductor in Montreal : Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor : Naomie Woo
Musical and vocal composer : Jorane
Beatmaker and Sound Designer : Engone Endong
Orchestrator : François Vallières
Costume Designer : Mélanie Ferrero
Scenographer : Olivier Landreville
Lighting designer : Chantal Labonté
Video and digital designer : Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin
Creative support : Isabelle Poirier
Musicians : Orchestre de l’Orchestre Métropolitain (à Montréal) / Orchestre du Centre National des Arts d’Ottawa (à Ottawa) / Orchestra della Svizzera italiana de Lugano (à Lugano) et House Band de RD Créations (Engone Endong, Lasso Sanou) for all dates
Dancers : Marilyne Cyr, Mara Dupas, Camille Gendron, Aly Keita, Luce Lainé, Emmanuelle Martin, Mya Metellus, Carlos-Alexis Mendoza-Bustinza, Ernesto Queseda Perez, Greg «Krypto» Selinger, Abe Simon Mijnheer
PRODUCTION TEAM
Main producer : RD Créations
Associate producer and technical director : Frédérick Lalonde - JKFL Production
Production officer : Julie Abran - JKFL Production
Production officer : Cécile Doo-Kingué - RD Créations
Communications officer : Caroline Rousseau - RD Créations
Consultant Production and Touring : Corinne Jozsef
Representation agency : Avec Sheila
Development agency EUROPE : Agence Mickaël Spinnhirny
PARTNERS
Co-producers and diffusers : Danse Danse, National Arts Centre, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Majors partners : National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund, National Film Board (NFB), Canada Council for the Arts
Principal partner : Fonds de Recherche du Québec
Creative partners: Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), Place des Arts, Conseil des Arts de Montréal
Artistic associate: Orchestre Métropolitain
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