Image by Ayelen Liberona / Performers Heidi Strauss and Darryl Tracy
The inspiration for La Lourdeur des Cendres came from the paintings of visual artist Betty Goodwin, most specifically the Swimmers series and the painting Elle a perdu son équilibre.
With the collaboration of performers Darryl Tracy and Heidi Strauss, Chartier developed the choreography with an emphasis on the movement of diagonal arms, the weight of one body leaning on another, and the idea of the body as a broken and heavy form. It is performed to Allison Cameron’s music A blank sheet of metal.
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