ABOUT THE ARTIST:
NOEMIE LAFRANCE and her company Sens Production have self-produced some of the most ambitious site-specific dance works in New York City's public spaces, including Agora (2005-06) which brought the McCarren Park pool site back to life, Whitney Biennial's Noir (2004) seen from cars in a city-owned parking garage, Rapture (2008) staging the architecture of Frank Gehry and Descent (2001-03) staged on a McKim, Mead & White stairwell in NYC criminal court.
Lafrance has choreographed for music artists such as Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rita Ora, Feist, David Byrne, Snow Patrol, for opening ceremonies of the Toronto PAN AM Games (w/Cirque du Soleil) and Milan UEFA Champions League and for major brands.
Her work was nominated for a Grammy, and won Prix Victoire de la music, MTV, CAD, MVPA and D&AD awards. Her dance films were selected at the Cannes Film Festival and toured to festivals around the world. She is a recipient of numerous art grants and awards, including 2 Bessie Awards, Doris Duke Fund award, and is a NYFA and Lambent Fellow.
CREDITS:
Choreography and Production: Noémie Lafrance
Videography Nelson Villareal
Editing Marianne Allard
Created in Collaboration With Dancers Lily Baldwin, Elise Knudson, Ayelen Liberona, Reba Mehan, and Will Rawls
Dancers Laida Azkona, Joshua Bennett, Sarah Chiesa, Emily Christianson, Janessa Clark, Lisa Clementi, Jessica Cook, Jeffrey Crumrine, Annette Fletcher, Yuu Fujita, Monica Gillette, Donven Gilliard, Macushla Hill, Flora Ka Ching Hon, Tomomi Imai, Alexandra Johnson, Sheramy Keegan-Turcotte, Jon Kowalski, Sean Lau, Jenny Logan, Arthur Mangalji, Sandile Mbili, Adele Nickel, Rosario Ordonez, Gerard Reyes, Sara Robledo, Shana Simmons, Paul Singh, Storme Sundberg, Luke Wiley, Netta Yerushalmy.
Score/Sound Design: Brooks Williams & Norm Scott
Lighting Design: Thomas Dunn
Rehearsal Director: Ayelen Liberona
Set & Prop Design: Jeremy Lydic
Costumes: Karen Young
Featuring Special Apparitions by Leigh Garrett, Miss Saturn and Malcolm, STREB, and The Young Dance Collective.
