ROBERT van LEER | Executive Director & CEO
PRESENTS
BALLET JAZZ MONTRÉAL
DANCE ME - MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN
May 10 - 11, 2024
Bram Goldsmith Theater
80 MINUTES, NO INTERMISSION
SONG LIST
Here It Is (2001)
Lover, Lover, Lover (1974)
Dance Me to the End of Love (Live in London, 2009)
Boogie Street (Live in London, 2009)
Steer Your Way (2016)
Everybody Knows (2001)
Tower of Song (1988)
So Long, Marianne (1967)
A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem)
Suzanne (1967)
Famous Blue Raincoat (1971)
Nevermind (2014)
First We Take Manhattan (1988)
It Seemed the Better Way (2016)
Hallelujah (1984)
String Reprise / Treaty (2016)
CREDITS
Ideation Louis Robitaille
Dramaturgy and Stage Direction Eric Jean
Choreography Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ihsan Rustem
Music Direction Martin Léon
Sound Design Alexis Dumais
Set and Prop Design Pierre-Etienne Locas
Set Technical Direction Alexandre Brunet
Lighting Design and Production Cédric Delorme-Bouchard, Simon Beetschen
Video Design HUB Studio - Gonzalo Soldi, Thomas Payette, Jeremy Fassio.
Costume Design Philippe Dubuc
Costume Production Anne-Marie Veevaete
Assistance Stage Direction Elsa Posnic
Sound Engineer Guy Fortin
Technical Director Marco Vargas Navarro
Head Carpenter Daniel Ranger
Head of Sound Maxime Lambert
Head of Lighting Claude Plante
Head of Video Steve Montambault
Artists Alyssa Allen, Gustavo Barros, Yosmell Calderon Mejias, John Canfield, Tuti Cedeno, Astrid Dangeard, Shanna Irwin, Miu Kato, DaMond LeMonte Garner, Larissa Leung, Austin Lichty, Marcel Mejia, and Andrew Mikhaiel
Vocalist (So Long, Marianne): Astrid Dangeard
Vocalists (Hallelujah): DaMond LeMonte Garner and Astrid Dangeard
DANCE ME – MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN
Dance Me – Music by Leonard Cohen is an exclusive creation inspired by the rich and profound work of Montréal-based poet, artist and songwriter, Leonard Cohen.
Approved by Cohen during his lifetime, this riveting homage to the famed artist evokes the grand cycles of existence, as described in Cohen’s deeply reflective music and poems.
Three internationally renowned choreographers were entrusted with putting movement to Cohen’s legendary songs: Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Ihsan Rustem. Their powerful and profound choreographic world reflective of Cohen’s singular work is brought to life by Ballets Jazz Montréal’s 14 artists and the strong, bold dramaturgy of Eric Jean.
Surrounded by a team of celebrated designers, Dance Me combines scenic, visual, musical, dramaturgical, and choreographic writing to pay tribute to Montréal’s greatest ambassador. Dance, music, lighting, scenography, and videography all come together in this unforgettable show.
Ballets Jazz Montréal would like to thank the Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Foundation for the support given to the creation of the show.
Dance Me was supported by the CCOV - Centre de Création O Vertigo.