10/28/2024
ðŸŽðŸŽ¶ One month until we open ‘Contes pour la fin du temps’ (‘Tales for the End of Time’)!
Co-presented with , ‘Contes pour la fin du temps’ is an ode to resilience, based on Olivier Messiaen’s chamber music masterpiece, ‘Quartet for the End of Time’, composed while he was a prisoner of war during WWII.
Reflecting on this seminal and deeply personal work by Olivier Messiaen as a powerful example of human resilience amidst the most dire conditions, ‘Contes pour la fin du temps’ explores the interconnectedness of circumstance and artistic expression.
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Choreography: Laurence Lemieux
Dancers: Morgyn Aronyk-Schell, Alexander Bozinoff, Sierra Chin Sawdy, Miyeko Ferguson, Sully Malaeb Proulx, Claire Whitaker
Musicians: Aaron Schwebel (violin), Joseph Johnson (cello), Juan Gabriel Olivares (clarinet), and Jeanie Chung (piano)
Lighting and Scenic Design: Simon Rossiter
Costume Design: Chris Tyrell & Jim Searle from Hoax Couture
Stage Manager: Marianna Rosato
Echo Chamber is grateful to John and Claudine Bailey and Frances Berkoff for their generous support of this production.
