BJM Danse Montréal at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival This Summer June 30, 2010

Montréal, June 14, 2010 – BJM DANSE MONTRÉAL will be at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, in
Beckett, Massachusetts, from June 30 to July 4th. A first for the company lead since 1998 by artistic
director Louis Robitaille! A program comprising the works of young choreographers will be presented at the
Ted Shawn Theater, highlighting the two recent creations of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa: Zip Zap Zoom and
Locked up Laura as well as Les Chambres des Jacques by Aszure Barton.
The company is very happy to be invited to one of the most prestigious dance festival in the world. With more
than 200 free activities offered each season and more than 80 000 visitors annually, Jacob’s Pillow is a
true international institution. A beacon of modern dance in the United-States, it has seen some of the biggest
names in American dance, such as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and José Limon. For Louis Robitaille
this is “an important venue for BJM in a mythical place of dance”.
THE EVENING PROGRAM
Produced in 2009, Zip Zap Zoom and Locked up Laura are recent creations by half-Belgian, half-
Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. With Zip Zap Zoom, the choreographer brings her dancers
in the virtual world of internet games. Locked up Laura is a sensuous duo performed by the notorious Céline
Cassone and Nathan Madden, who has been with the company since 2009.
Alberta-born choreographer Aszure Barton’s first creation for BJM: Les Chambres des Jacques has been part
of the repertoire since 2006. To this day, more than 160 performances of this ballet have taken place. “A
delightful half-hour of dance filled with gentle madness, candor, tender arrogance and originality.” Narbonne,
France, January 2010.
Zip Zap Zoom Rehearsal - Illustrations : Florian Fiebig
BJM DANSE gratefully acknowledges the precious support of its partners:
JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL
Founded in 1933 by dancer and choreographer Ted Shawn, Jacob’s Pillow Dance festival is the first and
longest-running dance festival in the United States. Its mission is to support dance creation, presentation,
education, and preservation. The 2010 edition promises to be an exciting event with up-and-coming new
companies performing alongside dance legends and a wide variety of styles and artists from the four corners
of the world.
UPCOMING TOUR IN THE UNITED-STATES
The company will take off once again the United-States for the 13th season of White Bird in Portland,
Oregon on September 23, 24 and 25. The evening program will be comprised of Aszure Barton’s Les
Chambres des Jacques and the sublime ballet Rossini Cards by Mauro Bigonzetti.
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Informations : Mélisande Simard, Communications Director
Tel. : (514) 981-6771 ext. 5
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