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A little "out there", but I liked it and look forward to seeing what they come up with next!

Written on Feb 20 2010

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ken.5

The venue is amazing; great atmosphere, great sound system, great seating, and a wonderful stage.

Marie and her cast presented a unique show; very conteporary and different than expected, however it was enjoyable.

Written on Apr 13 2009

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she's wonderfully perverted and funny. I can't wait to see her in the area again.

Written on Apr 17 2009

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Humorous and unusual. It was incessantly angular, however, and spastic at times. While her choreography worked well with the music, I would have liked to see greater range in their movements, something more fluid would have been a welcome break from the incessant staccato.

Written on Apr 14 2009

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More Information About Compagnie Marie Chouinard

Website

http://performances.org/performances/0809/CompagnieMarieChouinard.html

Description

<p>Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, music by Claude Debussy
The Rite of Spring, music by Rober Racine and Igor Stravinsky </p> <p>The international reputation of the Compagnie Marie Chouinard is the result of 28 years of work by Montreal artist Marie Chouinard. Now a fixture on the world’s major stages and festivals, the company has its roots in Chouinard’s first creation in 1978, the solo Crystallization. This piece, which immediately earned her a reputation for originality, was followed by over 50 choreographic productions, action-performances, vocal works, installations and films, in which she refined her lifelong interest in formal research and the human body. From 1978 to 1990, Marie Chouinard performed alone throughout the world, developing a personal language with a universal resonance. </p> <p>In 1990 she formed the Compagnie Marie Chouinard. In the dozen works she has created since then, the choreographer has explored the poetics of the body in immediate, intelligible and ever-surprising ways. Each new piece is an odyssey through the history of humanity, while avoiding the chronology of a narrative. In work stripped to its bare essence, a theatrical, quasi-operatic effect is achieved, the elements of “living art” brought to the fore through various techniques of composition and staging. The dancer is presented as a singular entity, a being constructed before our eyes, whose rhythmic configurations are broken down into micro-divisions, analogous to the fluctuations of verbal communication. Although her works may be perceived as provocations, they are better viewed as pathways towards freedom and compassion, where humor is possible and Eros omnipresent. The architecture of the cosmos, the inner intelligence of the body and the inexhaustible complexity of its articulations and mutations harmonize in formally accomplished constructions in which style and substance are in perfect resonance.</p>

About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Performances

Founded in 1979, San Francisco Performances is the Bay Area's leading independent presenter of chamber music, vocal and instrumental recitals, jazz and contemporary dance. Under the artistic direction of its founder, Ruth Felt, the organization presents internationally acclaimed and emerging performing artists, introduces innovative programs, and builds new and diversified audiences for the arts through education and outreach activities that also strengthen the local performing arts community.