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Dance and fertility


Dance and fertility
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Copyright: Andre Bergeron (mpdre) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 264 W: 1 N: 227] (1383)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-30
Categories: Festivals, Artwork, Event, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS L USM
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/13 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): DelNaja's favs Number 2, JB's favs 2008, Michèle's favorites N° 3 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-04 12:53
Viewed: 674
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
During the month of April, Canada celebrated the Asian Heritage Month to commemorate the rich historical baggage and influence that Asian communities have left in Canada. As part of the festival, I had the opportunity to attend a fascinating performance that combined a kaleidoscopic amalgam of artistic elements including paintings, a fusion of modern and traditional music, video projections... Each one of these elements fit extraordinary well with the other and had a remarkable effect on the whole performance.... Impressive was to observe the agility, flexibility and delicate movements of the dancer Geneviève La that, despite her advanced state of gestation, she floated in the stage, ethereal, light....

I found this article by Neil Boyce in the Mirror Montreal that explains how the performance was concived and developed:

"The piece Éclats Nocturnes began when Iranian-born painter Khosro Berahmandi loaned Taiwanese flute-player Shuni Tsou his studio for a practice space. Intrigued by the new environment, Tsou began to compose for the paintings around her.

They soon added more musicians, and ideas grew wilder and busier with each rehearsal.

A filmmaker was brought onboard, Berahmandi says, "to interpret the painting in the language of film." A dancer was invited to complete the sense of movement, and to take it all full-circle, Berahmandi produced a series of paintings in response to the collaboration, to be exhibited at the event.

What emerges is a multi-sensory experience: intricate paintings are the setting for the Chinese dizi (bamboo flute) and Iranian tombak (percussion) from Ziya Tabassian, joined by avant-garde bass player Nicolas Caloia. Dancer Geneviève La interprets the paintings through her movements while images by Shahin Parhami are projected as the final layer to a hypnotic stage atmosphere. Together, the six artists merge tradition and innovation, individuals and communities"

Many thanks to Mr. Berahmandi for giving me the opportunity to enjoy and take pictures during the performance. You can find more photos of the event in this link:

www.art-photo.ca
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c'est magnifique. Cette couleur chaude. Cette silhouette... on se demande meme combien il peut y avoir de corps. Très intéressant.

Hi Andre,
an eyecatcher, striking in the middle of others.
I like that her face is clearly visible, and the body is just a silhouette.
Cheers Chris

One of a kind, extremely interesting photography, Andre...

It keeps me in the suspense of the big happenings to come...
Mysterious and really, really good stuff.
Her face... The hands, the weigh of a belly - and the texture...
Holy Virgin... THE TEXTURE !!!

I take it as it is ..

george

hi andre,
such a powerful photo...
it is a combination of reality and some alien, 4th dimension outer world...
artistic dose and creativity in taking this photo deserve a deep bow...
i stay in awe...
bw, j.

Hi Andre,

Beautiful picture a result of great art work. It must had been such a fantastic experience.

Regards,

Flavia

Quelle photo ... gracieuse! :) Les différents plans fonctionnent extrêmement bien, et c'est vraiment génial que tu aies eu le visage de la danseuse juste à l'endroit où il devient plus visible. La couleur et la texture sont en effet magnifiques. Le fait qu'elle soit enceinte apporte définitivement un plus en donnant une dimension supplémentaire à cette photo. En effet, une danse de la fertilité, de l'enfantement à venir. La poursuite de la vie dans une danse continuelle...
Petit détail qui me frappe. J'ai déjà pratiqué le tai chi. Et il y a un mouvement que l'on fait avec la main qui s'appelle "saisir la queue de l'oiseau". Dans ce mouvement, les cinq doigts de la main droite sont réunis ensemble et le poignet est plié, exactement comme le geste de la main droite de ta danseuse... Ici, ce mouvement est comme un appel, comme s'il y avait interaction entre cette main oiseau et ce ventre qui abrite la vie à-venir...
Un seul mot : superbe!
Claire

André,
emballée je suis, mais quelle merveille. Enceinte, portant la vie, une telle grâce dans le mouvement, une somptueuse lumière, son visage visible, le reste en silhouette. Du grand art rendu avec grand art. Un vrai bijou, je suis impressionnée et tout simplement heureuse de pouvoir admirer toute cette beauté par toi rendue avec tant de talent. Bravo!

Merci
Amitiés
Michèle

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  • yso Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 253 W: 22 N: 99] (2250)
  • [2008-05-07 12:31]

SAlut André,
C'est très original, très recherché, simplement très beau cette sensualité artistique ... oui merci de nous faire partager cela, tu l'as si bien capté !
A+
Yves

Hello Andre. Your photo is a play with light, shade color etc.. The result is an impressing study of the human body. The title fits very well. A good shot. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Une photo vraiment splendide et très inhabituelle... 3 fois la même main gauche par un jeu d'ombres et de lumière et ce voile doré... Belles courbes, ça devait être un superbe spectacle !
Bravo,
Cath.

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  • amino Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 120 W: 13 N: 76] (370)
  • [2008-05-30 7:18]

Hello Andre,
This is quite cinematic with a painter's eye too. The colours, the grain and the shadow interplay is nicely dramatic and sensual.

TFS

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