OUT OF THE BLUE

Commissioned by the Festival d’Avignon and the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD), OUT OF THE BLUE is comprised of three solos for two dancers and a pop singer. At the border of cartoons, print and murder mystery, the characters evolve in a mostly empty space. Although minimal, the set design plays an important role as more than one hundred blue squares invade the stage over the course of the performance. These “non quiet” objects contribute to building suspense and interfere in odd ways on the unfolding of the event.

This performance was presented outdoors at the Festival d’Avignon in 2009 and has since been adapted to the theatre.

Premiere: July 24, 2009, Jardin de la Vierge du Lycée Saint-Joseph, Festival d’Avignon (France)

Credits

A SACD/Festival d’Avignon coproduction for Sujets à vif

Choreographer and artistic director
Lynda Gaudreau

In collaboration with the dancers
Karina Iraola, Anne Thériault, Frédéric Tavernini, George Stamos, Dominique Pétrin

Set design
Anick La Bissonnière

Sound artist and engineer
Anne-Françoise Jacques

Dramaturgical collaboration
George Stamos

Singer
Dominique Pétrin

Props designer
Marilène Bastien

Musical excerpts
Martin Tétreault

Lyrics
Dominique Pétrin

Musical director
Anne-Françoise Jacques