OLD

©Sasha Onyshchenko

And Gillis magic works in OLD again”
– Catherine Lalonde Le Devoir

Form changes, but essence remains intact. The material world dissolves, but the energy that courses through us transmutes into something vivid and clear. How do we embrace old age? Margie Gillis uses her body to illustrate this evolution, one that is punctuated by highs, lows, loss, and discovery. As she herself navigates this new phase of her life, she invites us to join her as she faces a depletion of the physical body with softness and acceptance. OLD is a tumultuous journey brimming with possibility. 

DANCERS & CHOREOGRAPHER
Margie Gillis

CREATORS
Margie Gillis & Randal Newman

SET
Randal Newman

LIGHTING DESIGN
 Pierre Lavoie

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Judith Allen

COSTUMES
Margie Gillis, Randal Newman & Sonya Bayer

VIDEO, SOUND, DIRECTION
Samuel Thériault

ARTISTIC ASSISTANT
Hoor Malas

MUSIC
Alongside the Meadows
Compositor, pianist: Sebastian Zawadzki

Shenandoah
Traditional singer: Rhiannon

Musician: Laurence Hobgood

Les Vieux (extrait)
Compositor, singer: Jacques Brel

Heban
Compositor, pianist: Sebastian Zawadzki

Concerto in G Minor (BWV 1056): II. Largo
Composito: J.S. Bach

Musician: John Abberger

Story 1 & 2
Compositor, pianist: Sebastian Zawadzki

Métis sur Mer (extrait)
Compositor: Gaétan Leboeuf

Pendulum
Compositor, pianist: Sebastian Zawadzki

Savage Daughter
Compositor: Wyndreth Berginsdottir

Singer: Margie Gillis

The Parting Glass (extrait)
Traditional singer: Hozier

Impromptus, D.899, No 2 in E-Flat Major: Allegro (extrait)
Compositor: Schubert

Musician: David Fray

INFORMATION
General Audience

Year of création: 2023
Length: 60 minutes (Without intermission)

Crew:
– 1 dancer
– 2 technicians
– 1 administrator
– 1 co-director

Set up:
15 h (excluding pre-hang)  

Width/Depth/Height :
12m (40’) / 10m (32’) / 6.1m (20’)

Theatre:
Small to medium (up to 1000 seats)

Outreach:
– Talkback with the audience

– Workshop with Margie Gillis
– Conference Conversations with Margie 

Booking:
Raphaëlle CôtéParent
Tel: 514-845-3115
info@margiegillis.org

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