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IsmaëlMouaraki|DestinsCroisés
LesacredeLila
NOV 8-9,2024
Co-presentedwithL’AllianceNewYork’sCrossingTheLine Festival
Choreographedby:IsmaëlMouaraki
Performedby:AlexandreWilhelm,DanielStefek,Étienne LéonardBenoit,GabrielJobin,LéoCoupal-Lafleur,Rodrigo Alvarenga-Bonilla.
Musicby:AntoineBerthiaume.Featuringparticipationfrom theAssociationSalamateGnawaMontréal.
LightingDesignby:RodolpheSt-Arneault
CostumesandScenography:MarilèneBastien
RehearsalDirectorsandArtisticAdvisors:AnnieGagnon, GenevièveBoulet
Nov 8 Stay Late Conversation moderated by André M. Zachery French-English interpretation provided by Ellen Sowchek
Nov 9 Post-Show Reception hosted by The Québec Government Office in New York
Runtime:60minutes
DestinsCroiséswouldliketothankAgoradeladanse,Maisondela cultureNotre-Dame-de-Grâce,MinistèredelaCultureetdes CommunicationsduQuébec,theAssociationCol’Jam(LesRencontres ChorégraphiquesdeCasablanca),Archipel,andFondsfrancoquébécoispourlacoopérationdécentralisée(FFQCD),theteamat DomaineMaoka,theAssociationSalamateGnawaMontrealand EnsembledemusiquedumondeOktoécho,fortheirsupport.
FUNDING SPECIALTHANKS
ThisperformanceissupportedbyCanadaCouncilfortheArts, ConseildesartsetdeslettresduQuébec,MinistryofCultureand CommunicationsofQuébec,MontrealArtsCouncil.
LesacredeLila isco-presented with L’AllianceNewYorkaspartof CrossingTheLineFestival.
ThisperformanceissupportedbyFUSED,aprogramofAlbertine FoundationinpartnershipwithVillaAlbertine.
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BIOGRAPHIES
IsmaëlMouaraki
Artisticdirector/choreographer
Since2003,IsmaëlMouarakihas ledDestinsCroisés,the companyhefounded.His choreographicworkexplores humanity’sinfinitefacets, consistentlyreflectinghiscore obsessions.InworkslikeLoops (2008),Slamen/Corps(2009) withslampoetQueenKA, RefleXction(2010),andgroup piecesLien(s)(2016),oZe(2019), andPhenomena(2019),hisfocus remainsonpolarities,control, domination,andtheindividual’s roleinthegroup.
Inhislatestcreation,Lesacrede Lila(2022),heunitesdancers fromQuebecandMoroccoto celebratethesacredritualsof hishomeland. Ismaëlisknownforsurrounding himselfwithtalented collaboratorswhoinspirehis vision.Hisworkisrootedin humanconnectionandopenness todiverseperspectives.Forhim, danceisawaytoexploresocial phenomenaandthehuman condition,shapedbyculturaland socialimprints.
AnnieGagnon
In2019,heco-receivedthe PrixEnvolforcultural diversityinMontrealdance.In 2023,hewonthePrixdela DansedeMontréalforbest choreographicworkforLe sacredeLila. RehearsalDirector
AnnieGagnonstudiedvisualarts beforetransitioningto contemporarydance,graduating fromtheÉcolededanse contemporainedeMontréalin 2002.Asaperformerand choreographer,shehas presentednumerousworks acrossQuebec,includingSi j'étaisunedecesfemmesand RituelGéométrique.Annie servesasrehearsaldirectorand artisticadvisorforseveral prominentcompanies,including LaCompagnieMarieChouinard, OVertigo,andDestinsCroisés.
AlexandreWilhelm Performer AlexandreWilhelm,raisedin Montreal,foundhisrootsinhiphopcultureandjoinedthe poppinggroupDeadAngleCrew in2009.
Hehasperformedatfestivals likeFrancoFoliesandIgloofest andonTVshowslikeRévolution. Knownforhisimprovisation, creativity,andsensitivity, Alexandrehasparticipatedin numerouscreations,includingLe sacredeLilabyDestinsCroisés andMontréalitéat100Lux evenings.
ÉtienneLeonard-Benoit
Performer
ÉtienneLeonard-Benoitisa Montreal-baseddancerfocused onhip-hopandcontemporary movement.Hebegan breakdancingat10,competing withRockwellFamily.Now,he workswithDestinsCroisés, PoliticalBodies,andAnomaly Collective.Hisexperience includesperformanceswiththe MontrealSymphonyOrchestra, CirqueÉloize,andCoeurde Pirate.Étiennecontinuously honeshisskills,trainingwith expertslikeDianaMatosand JaleesaColigny.
over500youthshows.He appearedonTVshowslike Révolutionandnowexplores freestyledance,blending personalsystemswith traditionalhip-hopelements. CurrentlyworkingwithTentacle TribeandDestinsCroisés, Gabrielcontinuestoexpandhis artisticuniverseinthe contemporarydancescene.
LéoCoupal
Performer
LéoCoupal,aQuebecCity native,isamultidisciplinary artistwhomovedtoMontrealin 2018.Heprofessionalizedhis breakingpracticein2021, workingwithchoreographers likeIsmaëlMouaraki.Amember ofStylzCorrupt,Léocompetes internationallyandteaches breaking.Heisalsoapoet, havingwontheQuebecslam poetrychampionshiptwice,and self-publishedhisfirstpoetry collectionin2022.
RodrigoAlvarenga-Bonilla
GabrielJobin
Performer
GabrielJobinbegan breakdancingin2000andtoured Canadaextensively, including
Performer
RodrigoAlvarenga-Bonilla begandancingatagefivewitha Salvadoranfolktroupeandlater exploredhip-hop.
HetrainedatStudioPartyTime andjoinedPNTDanceCompany. AgraduateoftheÉcolededanse contemporainedeMontréal, Rodrigocombinesbreak, contemporarydance,and acrobatics.Hecollaborateswith CirqueduSoleiland choreographerslikeMarie BélandandDestinsCroisés.
AntoineBerthiaume
SoundDesign
AntoineBerthiaumeisa Montreal-basedcomposer specializinginimprovisation, contemporarymusic,dance, theater,andfilm.Ajazzguitarist, hehascollaboratedwith creatorslikeLouiseLecavalier andCirqueduSoleil.Hismusicis featuredonnumerousalbums underlabelslikeAmbiances MagnétiquesandAudiogram.
Antoineholdsamaster’sdegree incontemporarymusicanda PhDindigitalmusic.
RodolpheSt-Arneault
LightingDesignandTechnical Direction
anddance.Agraduateofthe ÉcoledeThéâtredeSaintHyacinthe,hehasworkedwith theNationalCircusSchool,Julie Vincent,andCirqueduSoleil. Rodolphealsoexploresartistic photography,blendinghis passionforlightwithstage design.
MarilèneBastien
CostumeandScenography Design
MarilèneBastiendesignssets andcostumes,workingwith choreographerslikeLouise LecavalierandIsmaëlMouaraki. HeroperacreditsincludeFaust attheOpéradeQuébecand AliénorinLimoges,France.She hasalsodesignedcostumesfor CirqueduSoleilandCirque Éloize.Intheater,she collaborateswithdirectorslike NiniBélangerandCatherine Vidal.
AndréM.Zachery
RodolpheSt-Arneaultisa lightingdesignerandshow manager,specializingincircus
AndréM.ZacheryisaBrooklynbasedinterdisciplinaryartistof HaitianandAfricanAmerican descentandisascholar, researcher,andtechnologist withaBFAfromAiley/Fordham UniversityandMFAin
Performance&Interactive
MediaArtsfrom CUNY/BrooklynCollege.As theartisticdirectorof RenegadePerformanceGroup hispractice,research,and communityengagement artisticallyfocusedonmerging choreography,technology,and Blackculturalpractices throughmultimediawork. Andréisa2016NewYork FoundationfortheArts GregoryMillardFellowin Choreography,a2019Jerome HillFoundationFellowin Choreography,and2024Café RoyalFoundationaward. HisworksthroughRPGhave beenpresenteddomestically andinternationally,receiving supportthroughseveral residencies,awards,and commissions.Thesehave includedtheLMCCArtsCenter onGovernorsIsland, Dance/NYCCoronavirusRelief Fund,CUNYDanceInitiative, PerformanceProject ResidencyatUniversity Settlement,ChoreoQuest ResidencyatRestorationArts Brooklyn,andmore. Commissionshavecomefrom theBrooklynMuseum,Five
Myles/BRICBiennial,Danspace Project,andNewYorkLiveArts. Andréiscurrentlyafaculty memberoftheNYUTischDance Department.Asascholar,hehas beenamemberofpanels,led grouptalks,facilitated discussions,andpresented researchonamyriadoftopics includingAfrofuturism,African Diasporapractices,and philosophies,Blackcultural aesthetics,technologyinartand performance,andexpandingthe boundariesofartmakingwithin thecommunity. Hehasbeenapanelistand presentedhisresearchat institutionssuchasDuke University,BrooklynCollege, UniversityofVirginia, MassachusettsInstituteof Technology,andtheUniversity ofColorado,Boulder.Heisan advisoryboardmemberofthe ATLASInstituteatthe UniversityofColorado.André hastaughtatBrooklynCollege andbeenaguestfacultymember atthedanceprogramsofFlorida StateUniversity,Virginia CommonwealthUniversity,The OhioStateUniversity,the UniversityofCaliforniaLos
AboutCrossingTheLine
CrossingTheLine Angeles,andtheUniversityof CaliforniaRiverside.
CrossingTheLine. isacitywide festivalthatengages internationalartistsandNew YorkCityaudiencesinartistic discoveryandcriticaldialogueto re-imaginetheworldaroundus. CrossingTheLineisproducedby L’AllianceNewYorkin partnershipwithleadingcultural institutions.CrossingTheLine 2024iscuratedbyL’AllianceNew YorkArtisticDirectorViolaine Huisman.
L’Alliance New York
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MarionMuzac PaintingandFilm Back andForth:Dialogueswith Ritedepassage||solo 2 BintouDembélé www.lallianceny.org
UpcomingCrossingTheLine performancesinclude:LePetitB byMarionMuzaconSat,Nov16, atL’AllianceNewYork;an experimentalfilmseriesBack andForth:Dialogueswith PaintingandFilm onFri-Sat, Nov22-23,atL’AllianceNew York;andRitedepassage||solo 2byBintouDembéléonFri-Sat, Dec6-7,atPerformanceSpace NewYork.Checkthefulllineup atwww.lallianceny.org
L’AllianceNewYo isan independent,not-for-profit organizationcommittedto providingitsaudienceand studentswithengagingFrench languageclassesandaudacious multi-disciplinaryprogramming thatcelebratesthediversityof francophoneculturesand creativityaroundtheworld.A welcomingandinclusive communityforallagesandall backgrounds,L’AllianceNew Yorkisaplacewherepeoplecan meet,learn,andexplorethe richnessofourheritagesand sharediscoveries.L’Alliance NewYorkstrivestoamplify voicesandbuildbridgesfrom theentirefrancophoneworldto NewYorkandbeyond.
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