Margie Gillis returns with Viritidas
February 9th 2018
Interview will Margie Gillis about the show Viritidas presented by Agora de la danse.
Agora de la danse will be presenting Margie Gillis' newest creation Viritidas from February 14th to the 18th at Le Wilder. Above is a Youtube audio of Margie Gillis answering a few questions concerning her piece. For more details, visit: agoradanse.com/en/event/viriditas/
Finding a balance between our wild, eccentric inner selves and the wisdom of experience is often a challenge. Margie Gillis explores that experiential interconnectedness in this piece, accompanied by two female accomplices, pure and wild, in a portrait of a collective, modern humanity.
An incarnation of the four original elements – such as the wind that caresses or fire that transforms – the woman placed onstage by Margie Gillis seeks to attain the meaning of life through a personal and collective exploration.
With Viriditas, Margie Gillis also seeks to transmit hard-earned knowledge – the wisdom of the ancients shared with new generations, like a legacy. That heritage reveals that dance and the arts in general can resolve conflicts by simply connecting people with each other.
Company: Fondation Margie Gillis
Choreography: Margie Gillis in collaboration with Troy Ogilvie, Paola Styron
Performers: Margie Gillis, Troy Ogilvie, Paola Styron
Music: Noirin Ni Riain, Glenstal Abbey
Costumes: Sonya Bayer
Video: Anne Troake
Lighting and technical direction: Pierre Lavoie
Finding a balance between our wild, eccentric inner selves and the wisdom of experience is often a challenge. Margie Gillis explores that experiential interconnectedness in this piece, accompanied by two female accomplices, pure and wild, in a portrait of a collective, modern humanity.
An incarnation of the four original elements – such as the wind that caresses or fire that transforms – the woman placed onstage by Margie Gillis seeks to attain the meaning of life through a personal and collective exploration.
With Viriditas, Margie Gillis also seeks to transmit hard-earned knowledge – the wisdom of the ancients shared with new generations, like a legacy. That heritage reveals that dance and the arts in general can resolve conflicts by simply connecting people with each other.
Company: Fondation Margie Gillis
Choreography: Margie Gillis in collaboration with Troy Ogilvie, Paola Styron
Performers: Margie Gillis, Troy Ogilvie, Paola Styron
Music: Noirin Ni Riain, Glenstal Abbey
Costumes: Sonya Bayer
Video: Anne Troake
Lighting and technical direction: Pierre Lavoie