Chorale
A production of Sylvain Émard Danse with the participation of Albédo.
In the intriguing ambience of a nightclub, 20 dancers move to the rhythm of vibrant music, transfixed in a spellbinding ritual. Hands brush against each other, eyes meet, bodies swirl, embrace, merge together and separate in a collective momentum alternating between introspection and exaltation. The performers simultaneously transmit the raw, vital pleasure of dance to both the audience and each other.
Chorale bears witness to an evolving microcosm, swept up in a mass movement that is impossible to ignore. The trance-like state of the dancers shines through in this film-event, capturing their every movement at every turn.
Fascinated by discos and dance halls, Sylvain Émard created Rhapsodie in 2022, a hypnotic tribute to dance as a visceral, instinctive, and liberating force that unfolds like a mantra. With Chorale, he has immortalized the dance piece on film.
The world premiere of Chorale is part of the official selection of the 43rd edition of the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA).
CRÉDITS
ORIGINAL IDEA AND CHOREOGRAPHY Sylvain Émard
DIRECTOR Sandrick Mathurin
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kes Tagney
DANCERS Lou Amsellem, Sophie Breton, Charles Cardin-Bourbeau, Matéo Chauchat, Félix Cossette, Marilyne Cyr, Marie-Michelle Darveau, José Flores, Mathieu Hérard, Christopher LaPlante, Alexandre Morin, Erin O’Loughlin, Matthew Quigley, Raphaëlle Renucci, François Richard, Cara Roy, Mark Sampson, Marie-Philippe Santerre, Lila-Mae Talbot, Camille Trudel-Vigeant
LIGHTING DESIGN Sandrick Mathurin, Yann Lo Bono
EDITING Sandrick Mathurin
ORIGINAL SCORE Poirier, Martin Tétreault
COSTUMES Marilène Bastien
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Yann Lo Bono
REHEARSAL COACH Kyra Jean Green
SOUND DESIGN Réservoir Audio
CALENDAR
March 2025 – MONTRÉAL PREMIERE – Théâtre d'Outremont, La Nuit de la danse, Festival international du film sur l'art (FIFA), Montréal, Canada
March 2025 – WORLD PREMIERE – Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Festival international du film sur l'art (FIFA), Québec, Canada
With the support of Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
