A churning, beating humanity is evoked in this social symphony in constant evolution, a work that proposes a tempest of bodies, sound compositions, and immersive visual installations inspired by data culled from citizens and scientists. This grand gesture composed of musicians and dancers will attempt to illuminate and transform the stage into a great heart pulsing humanity. Tensions in a dance-music duet, a decagon of violins combining the impressive physicality of plural bodies and songs in invented language. The sum of it all will spring forth like an ode to the polyrhythmic power of the heart.
The NAC Dance will be hosting Symphony of hearts on May 30, 2024.
Since 2017, RD Creations produces and presents creative projects by artistic director and choreographer Rhodnie Désir. Simultaneously authentic and contemporary, the Montreal-based organization operates internationally using an innovative artistic approach that questions socio political trends, explores movement, defies the imagination, engages citizens, transmits knowledge while archiving the memory of its people. Rhodnie’s choreographic-documentary work is quite unique and unlike anything seen before.
Each of its works aspires to be a voice for the voiceless and to engage directly with the communities from which it draws its inspiration. Whether through presentations, grassroots-level cultural mediation or choreographic works, RD Creations acts as a social archive, leaving a legacy of cultural wealth. It believes in the potential of combining multiple media in the same choreographic work, allowing it to evolve according to the social realities and cultures it encounters.
Deeply rooted in ancestral cultures, RD Creations is committed to respecting cultures by fostering genuine collaborations and prioritizing listening, discussion and interaction. These collaborations take place in and across political, media, government, social and community spheres, leading to valuable partnerships - for example, with 45 partners, 130 specialists and 15 musicians for the BOW’T TRAIL project.
The National Creation Fund’s investment of $215,000 supports an extensive research and creation period extending over three years. Through workshops, trials and learning, the creative team and artists will find the unique shared language that will inform and support the construction of the work. The investment will also support the development of large-format digital projections, and provide additional time to develop the original music and orchestral arrangements.
Principal producer : RD Créations
Co-producers and diffusers : Danse Danse, National Arts Centre, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
Majors partners : National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, National Film Board (NFB),
Principal partner : Fonds de Recherche du Québec
Creative partners: Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino, Place des arts, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, Conseil des Arts de Montréal
Artistic associate: Orchestre Métropolitain
| Presented by Danse Danse | Apr 4 - Apr 6, 2024 | Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts (Montreal) |
| Presented by NAC Dance | May 30 2024 | Southam Hall (Ottawa) |
| Presented by Lugano Dance Project | Jun 15 2024 | Sala Teatro, Lugano Arte e Cultura (Lugano, Switzerland) |
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