A Matter of Life and Breath - 2011
Famous explorer of the early 20th century Peter Freuchen found himself trapped in an igloo during a blizzard, realizing the shelter was closing in on him, slowly becoming his shroud. For his new show, A Matter of Life and Breath, Roger Sinha drew inspiration from this anecdote.
The breath of life and the breath of death... Interested as ever by the use of new technology, the choreographer directs six dancers whose movements and breathing sometimes trigger sound and visual effects through interactive technology.
As faithful as ever to his artistic vision, he creates a hybrid vocabulary sprung from both his Indian heritage and contemporary expression, where movement, words, images and technology bring forth a poetic language of the body.
"Sinha Danse - Danser comme on respire"
Fabienne Cabado, Voir, 03/03/2011
"Sinha expresses cultural tension over 20 years of choreography"
Victor Swoboda, The Montreal Gazette, 05/03/2011
"Roger Sinha fait le choix d'une danse narrative et il honore en cela les traditions chorégraphiques qui veulent que la danse classique indienne respecte des textes dramaturgiques anciens."
Nathalie de Han, Dfdanse, 11/03/2011
"L'univers est étrange, un peu science-fiction, un peu insecte, captivant..."
Catherine Lalonde, Le Devoir, 11/03/2011
"L'originalité des séquences, la fluidité des mouvements, la beauté des danseurs, leur légèreté, leur complicité, leur rythme, leur langueur, leur intensité..."
Samuel Laroche, Sage gamin, 10/03/2011
"The combination of classical and contemporary Indian dancing with classical and contemporary western modes was seamless and splendid..."
Philip Szporer, Dance Current, Avril 2011
"Sinha's A Matter of Life and Breath, a stunning duet for Tom Casey and Tanya Crowder set to Bertrand Chenier's rhapsodic score, portrays a couple's shifting relationship through intricate footwork and intense body control."
Paula Citron, Monday's Globe and Mail, August 2010
