(Photo © Didier Grappe - Ennio Sammarco, Ulises, Alvarez, Vania Vaneau, Agustina Sario, Jeanne Vallauri, Teresa Cunha.)
A Chaos of Reckless Ideasby Chad Dembski
I had heard of Compagnie Maguy Marin many times before as they had visited Montreal at the Festival TransAmériques and have been in existence since 1984. They create Dance/Theatre a genre most famously done by Pina Bausch who changed the dance world with her use of performance and acting in her company in Germany. The recent Wim Wenders dance documentary “Pina” was an exciting example of this hybrid that has been popular in Europe more and more with companies such as Needcompany, Les Ballets c. de la b. and Ultima Vez. Here in Montreal we have Pigeons International, Carbone 14 (now disbanded) and the daring work of Dave St. Pierre as examples of choreographers who experiment with performance, text and theatrical tones in their practice.
