First show in which a male was dancing with us! First and only show with Art et Mouvement in which I had four choreographies, two classical ones, two jazz ones, as well as a special little part in “Nuit”, the choreography that amused me the most! First show that combined dance, poetry, and experimental video with a slightly more original finale in which we almost all had a common choreography that involved us coming to the spectators! Nonetheless, this is the least ambitious and interesting show I have done with the school. Too modern musical groups as well.
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2000-2012: Sixth Art and Movement
“Cinderella will forever stay one of the greatest animated films by Disney. Cinderella’s dream: to flee her poor fate. Thanks to the help of her little friends, Jac and Gus, but also of her fairy godmother. Cinderella is among those masterpieces and rare unforgettable stories that will continue to be alive through the generations. Add to that the brilliant imagination of Disney and you will understand why Cinderella is and will remain that irreplaceable classic.”
Summary from my personal VHS of Cinderella (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, 1950)
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2000-2012: Sixth Art and Movement
It is only when I viewed it again several years later that I noticed something interesting. In the world we now live in, I believe many people would blame Delphine for appropriating First Nations’ culture if they watched today the number LES INDIENS, in which the mise-en-scène and costumes would appear to them not only wrong, but above all humiliating, especially since the choreography ends up with a gun shot after which the dancers stop moving! More ironically, this choreography is immediately followed by that of the COWBOYS! I had mentioned this to Delphine when she was visiting Montreal recently, but she didn’t pay attention to that too much since her choreographies, she says, were representing America. That anecdote was also mentioned in one of my written exams for the course Cinéma des différences taught by Michèle Garneau at Université de Montréal, in which the concept of the « Indien inventé » was studied.
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