Louise Lecavalier – In Motion
Description
Pathbreaking and playful, Louise Lecavalier revolutionized the art of dance in the 1980s working with Montreal’s Édouard Lock and the La La La Human Steps troupe, followed by a stint with David Bowie, and is now a world-renowned choreographer. This spellbinding documentary gives Lecavalier’s true method of communication—movement—valuable screen time, and her frenzied, athletic performances amaze and enchant. Archival footage and pithy interviews fill in the picture of a 58-year-old mother of two teenagers still asking questions, pushing limits, and leaving audiences in awe.
“Mostly, it’s a portrait of Lecavalier now, the way she creates in the studio, how she dances, and where she performs around the world. For fans who’ve seen her here in recent years, it’s dance heaven. What comes across most—in person and in extended dance sequences—is her boundless, unstoppable energy, a vivaciousness, and endless curiosity that propel her ever forward and defy all concepts of age. If only we could bottle that…” – Janet Smith, The Georgia Straight
Raymond St-Jean is both a director and multimedia designer. As a designer, he has worked with Cirque du Soleil, designing video projections for Zaia and the multimedia content for Zarkana and Michael Jackson ONE. Among his film projects are Magic Violin (1996), Cabaret Neiges Noires (1997), Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998), Le Mozart Noir (2003), and A Chair Fit for an Angel (2014).
Film Details
Language French
Year 2017
Premiere US
Runtime 103
Country Canada
Director Raymond St-Jean
Producer Michel Ouellette
Editor Philippe Ralet
Cinematographer Jean-François Lord
Music Raphaël Reed, L’Oreille, Mercan Dede, Antoine Berthiaume