Alban Berg: Concerto de chambre
Nicolas Gilbert: Vertiges (premiere)
Véronique Lacroix, direction | ECM+: 14 musicians
Jimmy Brière, piano
Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin
Jean Marchand, narration
Senn Annis, tissu aérien
Nicolas Boivin-Gravel, roue Cyr
Julie Choquette, contorsion
Kyle Driggs, jonglerie
Véronique Lacroix, artistic director
Sarah Beauséjour, director circus arts
Élisabeth Picard and Lisette Lemieux, decor
Caroline Nadeau, lighting
Maude Gareau, stage
The musical and expressive curves of Alban Berg’s Kammerkonzert become entangled with the spirals and whirlpools of Vertiges, a literary and musical composition by Nicolas Gilbert. Through performances by soloists, musicians, acrobats and narrator these «musical stories» unfold on stage. Finalist for Opus Prize 2012-2013 Concert of the year - modern and contemporary musics.
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