Canada and USA-tour five weeks in February and March 2013
Starting in Ottawa with the commissioned piece by Norwegian choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen – “3 o’clock in the afternoon”, the company visits six towns in the USA and Canada showing 15 performances, making it the longest international ever for the company.
Johannessen – being a one of Norway finest choreographers with an international reputation, has commissioned work for Carte Blanche for many years. “3 o’clock...” is her 13th , and was made in 2010.
Press quotes
"Some of the best I have seen by Ina Christel Johannessen and Carte Blanche. ... simply dazzling rich in its complexity." Aftenposten.
"Carte Blanche, the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance, does it again. The beautiful, graceful, almost divine movements, executed with such amazing accuracy and apparent ease, impress once again." Studvest.no
Press page “3 o’clock …”
http://www.carteblanche.no/en/press/3-o-clock-in-the-afternoon.html
Sharon Eyal
For the rest of the tour, we perform the renowned choreographer Sharon Eyal and her partner Gai Behar’s piece from 2011 “Corps de Walk”. Audiences from all over Europe has embraced this magnificent piece, as has the press; with quotes like;
"The piece is beguilingly beautiful and aggressive at the same time, driven by mechanical energy and mathematical precision (...) The guest performance in Dusseldorf delivered a firework of magical scenes, constructed by android robot beings - gorgeous and hypnotic!" Nachristen Germany
Press page Corps de Walk
http://www.carteblanche.no/en/press/corps-de-walk.html
Touring schedule
22 February 3 o’clock in the afternoon by Ina Christel Johannessen National Arts Centre Ottawa, Canada
23 February 3 o’clock in the afternoon by Ina Christel Johannessen National Arts Centre Ottawa, Canada
26 February CORPS DE WALK av Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, Le Grand Théâtre de Québec Quebec City, Canada
28 February CORPS DE WALK Théâtre Maisonneuve Place-des-Arts Montréal Montreal, Canada
1 March CORPS DE WALK Théâtre Maisonneuve Place-des-Arts Montreal, Canada
2 March CORPS DE WALK Théâtre Maisonneuve Place-des-Arts Montreal, Canada
6 March CORPS DE WALK Terrace Theater J. F. Kennedy Centre Washington DC, USA
7 March CORPS DE WALK Terrace Theater J. F. Kennedy Centre Washington DC, USA
15 March CORPS DE WALK Joyce Theatre New York, USA
16 March CORPS DE WALK Joyce Theatre New York, USA matinée
16 March CORPS DE WALK Joyce Theatre New York, USA
17 March CORPS DE WALK Joyce Theatre New York, USA, matinée
17 March CORPS DE WALK Joyce Theatre New York, USA
22 March CORPS DE WALK Vancouver Playhouse Vancouver, Canada
23 March CORPS DE WALK Vancouver Playhouse Vancouver, Canada
Last Updated on 18 May 2013
