Danseurs du ciel
Resilience | Heartening | Historical | Narrative
Through dance-theatre, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) choreographer and director, recounts the collapse of the Quebec Bridge of 1907, where 33 iron and bridge workers from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake lost their lives. The work gives a human face to a story that represents the many struggles that Indigenous peoples must overcome, past and present.
Chorégraphie et direction : Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo
Interprétation : Daniela Carmona, Katie Couchie, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Lauren Ashley Jiles, Sebastian Hirtenstein, Simik Komaksiutiksak, Oliver Koomsatira, Falciony Patino
Direction musicale : Michael Tekaronianeken Diabo
Scénographie, vidéo et lumières : Andy Moro
Costumes : Jeff Chief
Production : Gregg Parks
Direction de production et d’éclairages : Aurora Torok
Direction technique et vidéo : Samuel Boucher
Représentation : Lise Boyer – Agence BAM
Partenaires de production : Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), Y2D Productions, Live Art Dance (Halifax)
Soutien : Fonds national de création du Centre national des arts, Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts de Montréal, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake
Remerciements : Solotech Inc., Centre Segal, Théâtre Rialto, Théâtre Hector-Charland, Break City, Place des Arts, Maison de la culture de Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Barbara
Kaneratonni Diabo
Daniela
Carmona Sánchez
Katie
Couchie
Audray
Julien
Sebastian
Hirtenstein
Simik
Komaksiutiksak
Oliver
Koomsatira
Falciony
Patino
« a deeply resonant, multidisciplinary presentation involving a massive team, many of whom have ancestors involved in the disaster in some way. Kaneratonni Diabo’s training in hip hop, powwow, Iroquois social and other dance styles has come together to form a one-of-a-kind style that she hopes will make the piece accessible to people from all backgrounds in dance, including current iron workers in her community. The set, projections, live musician and use of both Indigenous and English languages add additional layers to a creation that Bonjour (Toronto Torque Festival Artistic Director) describes as “quite spectacular.” »
— The Dance Current
« Part historical lesson with exciting choreography and striking dance movement, Sky Dancers accomplishes two tasks majestically. »
— Joe Szekeres, Our Theatre Voice
« Ce qui m’a frappé encore plus profondément est la question de comment l’Église catholique en est venue à faire pression sur les mères pour qu’elles envoient les enfants dans des pensionnats, car on estimait que les femmes ne seraient pas en mesure de subvenir à leurs besoins. Ce moment de la représentation visuelle a touché une corde sensible au plus profond de mon être en tant que catholique pratiquant »
— Joe Szekeres, Our Theatre Voice
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