LES CHAMBRES DES JACQUES establishes a form of dialogue between the choreographer and dancers, an almost interactive exploration, focused on a human dimension that oscillates between daily life and the grotesque, the banal and the unexpected. This choreography was hailed by the critics and the public during its recent international tour.
In order to let « real life » exude from the performer’s bodies, Aszure Barton says that she transformed the dance studios into a true asylum of peace, or of madness, or battle. Such a place, open to all possibilities, could allow for the emergence of a raw, authentic matter, both intimate and universal.
Exploring all forms and shapes of the individual down to the roots of her animal physicality, Aszure Barton has interwoven her piece with the personal habits and styles which she has observed among dancers, details which make up their individual personalities, and those marvelous little imperfections which speak of the beauty and fragility of being.
Choreography
Aszure Barton
Assistant to choreographer
Ariel Freedman
Music
Gilles Vigneault
Antonio Vivaldi
Les Yeux Noirs
The Cracow Klezmer
Band Alberto Iglesias
Costume Design
Anne-Marie Veevaete
Costume Production
François DeSerres
Lighting Design
Daniel Ranger
Duration
36 min
World Premiere
October 2006, Albany
NY, U.S.A
Photographer
Grégory Batardon
“A world of wonder. […] A rare accomplishment in the world of contemporary dance. Barton alarmingly original voice resounds like a thwack.”
THE BOSTON GLOBE, 2007
“Les Chambres des Jacques is a beautifully mad and intriguing romp […] A sexy vaudevillian atmosphere.”
Edmonton Journal, 2007
“The work’s wonderful theatricality owes much to the sunlight-through-storm-clouds artistry of Daniel Ranger’s lighting design, and to the fully committed performances by the dancers, who make us feel Ms. Barton’s weird and wonderful world as their own.”
The New York Times, 2007
“"If I had to choose a dance show of the year, it would be, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, dancing two works by Aszure Barton. Consistently inventive, these 30 - minutes works showed off both the individuality of the company’s dancers and their cohesiveness." Victor Swoboda
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The Gazette, Montréal, Canada, 27 décembre, 2008
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