MAGNIFICAT and The Rite of Spring combine ritualistic music and radical choreography. Marie Chouinard understands the co-presence of bodies as an energetic structure of community and transcendence – intense, untamed and timeless.

Marie Chouinard – Choreography
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Magnificat BWV 243, performed by La Chapelle Royale (instrumental ensemble) and Collegium Vocale Gent (choir), conducted by Philippe Herreweghe; Recording used with the permission of PIAS Recordings – Music
Michael Baboolal, Adrian W.S. Batt, Julianna Bryson, Justin Calvadores, Rose Gagnol, Valeria Galluccio, Béatrice Larouche, Luigi Luna, Carol Prieur, Sophie Qin, Jérôme Zerges – Dancers
Marie Chouinard – Lighting and Set Design, Costumes, Make-up
35 min

Marie Chouinard – Concept, Choreography, Artistic Direction, Lighting
Rober Racine, Signatures sonores, 1992 (12 min); Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring (1913), arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner (35 min) – Music
Michael Baboolal, Adrian W.S. Batt, Justin Calvadores, Rose Gagnol, Valeria Galluccio, Béatrice Larouche, Luigi Luna, Carol Prieur, Sophie Qin, Clémentine Schindler, Ana Van Tendeloo, Jérôme Zerges – Dancers
Liz Vandal – Costumes
Zaven Paré – Props
Jacques-Lee Pelletier – Make-up
Daniel Éthier – Hairstyles
35 min

Paige Culley – Rehearsal Director
Martin Coutu – Tour Manager
Félix Lefebvre – Technical Director, Stage Manager