Through The Embrace of the Valkyries, Alan Lake continues the symbolist epic begun with The film Ravages. In a variation of solos thought for his long-time collaborators, he advances not on his intimate territories, but on those of the interpreters. The piece shows a series of portraits revealing the moving layers of their interior landscapes, and this, in a multidisciplinary approach that combines dance, visual arts and cinema. These stories and fantasies are magnified beyond human experience, contributing to the enrichment of Lake's own language and mythology.
Credits:
Choreography: Alan Lake with the collaboration of the performers
Performers: David Rancourt, Esther Rousseau-Morin, Arielle Warnke St-Pierre, Fabien Piché
Cinematography: François Gamache
Compositor: Antoine Berthiaume
Make Up: Isabelle Lapierre
Set Design: Etienne Baillargeon
Props: Ariane Sauvé
First Camera Assistant: Anthony Huneault
Steadycam Operator: Jean-Sébastien Caron
Machinists and Electricians: Antoine Ratheau. Charles Caron, Émilie Allison, Marc-Antoine Legault, Vincent Deschênes
Production Assistants: Alexis Hamel, Gabriel Lapointe, Maxime Lorrain
Production Representative: Charles Gaudreau
Production Coordinator: Marie-Claude Beaulieu
Editor: Jason Arbour
Colourist: Éric Denis
Project Manager: Marcelle Maheu
Postproduction Supervisor: Jean-François Dugal