Video interview
La Chute : Culture is our lifeblood (excerpt)
Place
Studio FlakDate
April 2019Director
Frédérique RivestEditor
Frédérique RivestProduction
Fondation Jean-Pierre PerreaultDancer and choreographer
Nasim LootijArtistic dance consultants
Sophie Michaud, José NavasDramaturg
Kiasa NazeranPoem
Forough Farrokhzad, Autre Naissance. Traduit en français par Bahman Sadighi.Partners
Tangente, Compagnie Flak- José Navas and Louise Bédard Danse
Documentation on the creative process of La Chute.
The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program
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Co-production
The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault presented the creative process behind La Chute, a piece by the collective Vâtchik Danse, made up of choreographer and performer Nasim Lootij and dramaturg Kiasa Nazeran, both of Iranian origin. Drawing inspiration from traditional Iranian dance and a major cultural initiative…
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