Anima / Darkroom
Hosted in the belly of the theatre, this Krump solo feeds a hunger for communion. The celebrated Krump artist 7Starr performs in dialogue with light, silence, noise, and darkness, freestyling with his raw lexicon. He forges into dark places, carrying us across the gaps that seem to separate us. A groundbreaking work that catalyzes Contemporary dance and Krump practices in a bid for emotional reciprocity. On a mission to breach the singular self, Anima / Darkroom pitches towards a trans-personal catharsis with both vulnerability and brute force. The effort to listen and be heard, to bear witness and be seen, reverberate in an imperfect harmony. Do you see me?
2021-2022 Season
| Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 November 2021 | La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins | |
| 5 November 2021 | ||
| 6 November 2021 |
Creative Team
A production of Lucy M. May | Looumms
Choreographed by Lucy M. May & 7Starr
Performer 7Starr
Concept and Direction Lucy M. May
Lighting Design Jon Cleveland
Sound Design Patrick Conan
Original Musics Patrick Conan & Big Rulez aka God’sHand (Marion Arinloye)
Costume Design Pax
Artistic advice Ellen Furey, Alexandra “Spicey” Landé
Outside eye Valérie “Taminator” Chartier, Nindy Banks, Étienne Lou
Technical direction Jon Cleveland
Rehearsal assistant and Stage support Mathilde Mercier-Beloin
Mentorship Ola Maciejewska
Voice coach Étienne Lou
Sound consultant Guillaume Côté
Voices : Goof, Ja James Britton Johnson, Shean Elie-Leconte AKA Shany Boubou HeavySoul, Tommy “Sin’cere” Nuguid
Communications Assistance Andréanne Samson
Administrative Assistance Margarita Herrara-Dominguez
Photographer Elias Touil, Do Phan Hoi, Tommy “Sin’cere” Nuguid
Videographers Do Phan Hoi, Matt McKinney, JaKnows, Emily Gan, Matt Maaskant, Kinga Michalska, Kimura Byol
Video editing Do Phan Hoi, Eduardo Menz
World Premiere La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines et Gutta Zone, Montréal, le 26 septembre 2019
Partners
Anima / Darkroom benefitted from a technical residency at La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, Centre de Création O Vertigo – CCOV, Maison des Arts de Laval, and at La Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay, member of the Accès culture network. Created in residence and with the generous support of Studio 303, le Centre d’art Diane Dufresne in collaboration with Diffusion Hector-Charland, The Third Floor Projects / Usine C, Danse à la Carte and Studio Illest Drive. The creation of this work was made possible thanks to the financial support of Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.