Complex rhythms, heartbreaking songs, solemn and powerful gestures: flamenco casts a unique spell. Dating back to XVIth Century, this great tradition is still very much alive, still connected to the present. Contributing to its vitality and constant renewal, dancer Myrian Allard and singer Hedi (El Moro) Graja founded La Otra Orilla in Montreal in 2006. After years of refining their art under Andalusian skies, the duo have mastered the subtleties and nuances of the art. Passionate and rigorous, the artistic directors of La Otra Orilla are here making their first appearance at Danse Danse, performing a work which centers on the notion of time, which they describe as both “a promise and death, offered simultaneously.”

CREDITS:

El12 (2010)

Artistic Direction: Myriam Allard et Hedi (El Moro) Graja

Dance and choreography: Myriam Allard
Song and direction: Hedi Graja
Musical composition and first guitar: Caroline Planté
Second guitar: Kraig Adams
Percussion: Éric Breton
Lights: Blanc / Laurent Routhier
Video: Geneviève Allard

Costumes: Susana Vera
La Otra Orilla will benefit from of a creative residency provided by Place des Arts.
Photo: Shany Bélanger

Duration: to be determinated

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