BJM (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal)

Works by Foniadakis, Galili and Pederneiras

February 24 & 25, 2017, 8PM
Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street)</h3

Speaking of Dance Pre-Show Talk 7:15PM each night in the Vancouver Playhouse Upper Lobby
Guests: Louis Robitaille and Janet Smith

Last presented by DanceHouse in 2013, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (BJM) returns with a triple bill. Rouge, choreographed by Rodrigo Pederneiras of Brazilian company Grupo Corpo, is direct, genuine and raw, an ode to resilience and a tribute to indigenous peoples and their musical and cultural legacy. For Kosmos, Greek choreographer Andonis Foniadakis finds inspiration in the world around us and the excitement people experience every day in a city; moments of reunion, gathering and let go. In Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili’s Mono Lisa, two dancers execute incredible acrobatics in a factory-like atmosphere filled with sounds and visions of iron and steel – a breathtaking pas de deux executed with absolute mastery.

Top photo: BJM, Kosmos © Raphaelle Bob Garcia.</p>