BJM Danse Montréal

In her choreography Zip Zap Zoom the choreographer inserts her dancers in the realms of the virtual world of internet games. Nowadays many people acquire this hobby as a form of escapism, a world where you can create your own virtual identity, where choices are infinite and where winning is the main goal. The choreographer is searching for the ‘real’ emotions and impulses between the ‘avatars’ (alter ego’s used on Internet forums and other communities)inside the world of electronic music and virtual reality.

1 October 2010	Center for the arts, Jackson Hole, WY, USA	> Reserve
7, 8 October 2010	Timms Centre for the Arts, Edmonton, AL, Canada	> Reserve
20 October 2010	Keyano Theater, Fort McMurray, AL, Canada
23 October 2010	Eric Harvie Theater, Banff, AL, Canada	> Reserve
20, 21 January 2011	Série Danse Danse - Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal, QC, Canada	> Reserve
22 January 2011	Série Danse Danse - Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal, QC, Canada	> Reserve
24 January 2011	Grand théâtre de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada	> Reserve
28 January 2011	Markham Theater, Markham, ON, Canada	> Reserve
31 March 2011	Théâtre Hector-Charland, L'Assomption, QC, Canada	> Reserve
2 April 2011	Maison des arts de Laval, Laval, QC, Canada	> Reserve
8 April 2011	Théâtre Lionel Groulx, St-Thérèse, Qc, Canada	> Reserve

“Ochoa’s “Zip Zap Zoom”, a world premiere, is an explosive dance set in the virtual world of video games. The primary fascination is how dancers morph into virtual characters, even non-human squiggles. Each level of the game brings new dance forms - hip-hop isolations, ballroom motifs, cabaret teases - and the dancers perform with sharp energy and strong personalities.”

San Diego Arts, San Diego, California, USA, Kris Eitland, October 18, 2009

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