Meditation in movement
Choreographer José Navas explains the idea of “meditation in movement” that he explores in his three latest contemporary dance pieces: Portable Dances, Anatomies and S.
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New foray into Germany for the quintet ‘Anatomies’
Photo: Valerie Simmons
After a successful run in Frankfurt last September, Compagnie Flak continues its foray into Germany with Anatomies.
Anatomies will be presented at two festivals this month: the 9th edition of the Internationale Tanztage 2009 in Oldenburg and the Schrit_tmacher 2009 in Aachen, where it will be performed in the Ludwig Forum Museum, an amazing international art space. The piece has also been programmed as a part of the regular season at the Theater im Pumpenhaus in Münster.
Created in Montreal in 2006, this work for five dancers has already been presented twenty times in Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. It will be presented for the first time to the Korean public in May. Stay tuned…
Performances
- March 23, Staatstheater, Internationale Tanztage 2009, Oldenburg
- March 25, Theater im Pumpenhaus, Münster
- March 27 & 28, Ludwig Forum, Schrit_tmacher Festival, Aachen
A José Navas/Compagnie Flak production in coproduction with l’Agora de la danse.
New foray into Germany for the quintet ‘Anatomies’
Before flying to Germany where Compagnie Flak will present four shows of the piece Anatomies next week, choreographer Jose Navas speaks about the challenges of presenting a new version of a dance show with a new cast.
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World Première of ‘Anatomies’, the new work of choreographer José Navas
Photo: Valerie Simmons
Montreal, November 6, 2006 – Anatomies, the new creation of José Navas, will be presented at l’Agora de la danse from 8-11 November and as part of OFF CINARS, 14 and 15 November 2006. In this new piece, the spirit of meditation in dance is taken still further than in Portable Dances, the piece in three parts by José Navas/Compagnie Flak. That piece marked a turning point in the work of José Navas and was praised unanimously by critics in 2005.
With Anatomies, José Navas explores and exposes the intelligence of the human body. He gives himself over to an intimate listening to show the source of movement: departing from its point of departure, he follows its path through the body to its development in the space.
Thus, five bodies in movement revealing the mechanical precision of the human anatomy. In a space stripped of all décor, three women and two men give themselves up to a wave of movement, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, but always clean and precise. Graphic and incisive. In solos and trios, in duos and a quintet, the bodies dance the silence of an interior peace. They are living channels for a meditation in movement. The work’s five dancers are José Navas, Mira Peck, David Rancourt, Ami Shulman and Jamie Wright.
For the sound environment, José Navas collaborates once more with Montreal composer Alexander MacSween, who pushes still further his work with the voices of the dancers. The composer contributes to creating the poetry of the present moment that is unique to Anatomies. The light design is by Marc Parent, a long-time partner.
Anatomies is a co-production of José Navas/Compagnie Flak and l’Agora de la danse.
This fall, José Navas/Compagnie Flak will go on tour, taking Portable Dances to Belgium and the Netherlands, where the piece was presented in March 2006. They will also perform Portable Dances in Spain, dancing in the magnificent Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao. Next dates:
- November 24: CC De Werf, Aalst, Belgium
- November 30: CC De Spil, Roeselare, Belgium
- December 2: Schouwburg Arnhem, The Netherlands
- December 13: Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
