The company
MARKETS: Quebec and Canada
Founded in Montreal in 1999, Créations Estelle Clareton is a research and creation company, a place to experiment in total freedom. The mandate of the company is to create innovative choreographic works, to present shows and participate in festivals and artistic events in Quebec, Canada and the world.
Fascinated by the expressive power of the body, the artistic director Estelle Clareton studied at the Conservatoire national de danse d'Avignon (France). She danced with O Vertigo for several years before devoting herself to creation. An actor and stage director, she has seamlessly blended dance and theatre. Artistic adviser at l’École nationale de cirque since 2006, she is strongly inspired by clowning and playful acrobatics. A recurrent theme in her work is exile, in both its inner and external manifestations. Instability and disequilibrium are the physical impetus that underpin her creations, with lightness and humour as counterpoints to anxiety. Drama and comedy have characterized the company’s artistic journey for two decades now, from the Furies series and Under the Solitary Night to works like Stretchy and Taking Off.
©Stéphane Najman
SHOWS
PAPER LANDSCAPES
MARKETS: Quebec and Canada
Creation: 2019
Audiences: 4 to 10 years old (school) / 4 years old and over (family)
A work teeming with imagination for age four and up, Paper Landscapes features three performers and a huge sheet of paper. At the centre of a delicate dance, human bodies mesh with the paper, which, folded, crumpled, and torn, brings out the dancers’ fears, desires, and dreams. The work celebrates the capacity of the imagination,the pleasure of being together, and the importance of taking time to feel things. It invites the children to open up to the Other by transporting them into dreamlike worlds where amusing characters interact.
Creative team
Artistic director and choreographer: Estelle Clareton
Dancers and artistic collaborators: Nicolas Labelle, Olivier Rousseau et Jessica Serli
Rehearsal director: Annie Gagnon and Emmanuelle Bourassa Beaudoin
Set design, props and costumes: Karine Galarneau
Music: Éric Forget
Lighting: Karine Gauthier
Good to know
Duration: 50 minutes
Capacity: 300 spectators
Performance space requirements: W30' x D24' x H14'
Audience outreach activities also available
Downloads
Press review (available soon)
Teacher guide (available soon)
Technical rider (available soon)
Calendar
PAPER LANDSCAPES
Masion de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Saturday, Septembre 28, 1pm
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault / St-Jérome
Thuesday, October 8, 10am et 1pm
Théâtre Outremont
Sunday Octobre 20, 11am
Monday, October 21, 10am
Thuesday, October 22, 10am and 1pm
Wednesday October 23, 10am
L’Étoile Banque nationale / Brossard
Sunday, May 3, 2pm
Festival Petits bonheurs
May 2020
Critics excerpts
Available soon
STRETCHY
MARKETS: Quebec and Canada
Creation: 2015
Audiences: 4 to 10 years old (school) / 4 years old and over (family)
A family show that is endearing on many levels, STRETCHY is performed by two whimsical characters who find themselves, against their will, linked by an elastic band, playing with a constraint that has suddenly turned their world upside down. Through this forced intimacy they experience something absurd, a surprising dependency. Captive, they have no choice but to cope with this disturbing element, one that creates situations that are amusing yet also touching. The blue-clad, ever mischievous duo invites children ages 4 and up to a delightful experience that combines dance, theatre and clowning. humour
Creative team
Artistic director and choreographer: Estelle Clareton
Dancers and artistic collaborators: Brice Noeser and Katia Petrowick
Substitute: Audrée Juteau
Rehearsal director: Annie Gagnon
Music: Éric Forget
Lighting: Éric Champoux
Set design, props and costumes: Annie Gélinas
Good to know
Duration: 50 minutes
Capacity: 300 spectators
Performance space requirements: W30' x D24' x H14'
Audience outreach activities also available
Downloads
Calendar
STRETCHY
Maison des arts Desjardins de Drummondville
Dimanche 27 octobre 14h
Cinquième salle de la Place des Arts (PDA Junior)
Dimanche 3 novembre 14h
Critics excerpts
They were beaming, they were touched. (…) It’s presented with a lot of tenderness and also with a lot of intelligence
— Samedi et rien d’autre / Première chaîne Radio-Canada
We laughed, we really laughed a lot during the 50-minute show.
(…) There are regular changes in rhythm – the situations changes, the music changes – so that no one is bored for even a second. ( …) It’s great entertainment and a good way of introducing children to dance.
— Le 15-18 / Première chaîne Radio-Canada
With the astute and impressive performances of Katia Petrowick and Brice Noeser, the discomfort, annoyance and disgust but also the joy, desire and euphoria that emerge from their interactions succeed in touching us. Stretchy offers an original experience and enriching reflections conveyed by incredibly precise choreography where every gesture has its place.
— La Marelle