420PEOPLE & Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM (GE/CA) | Crystal Pite (CA)

The canadian born Crystal Pite, currently also the house choreographer of the prestigious Nederlands Dans Theater, will for the first time in Czech Republic present the work of her company Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM (GE/CA) . You will have the opportunity to see one of her most recent pieces, duet The Other You, danced beside other by the excellent czech dancer Jiří Pokorný whom returns to the NEW STAGE as his set-out venue. Further in this evening 420PEOPLE present the solo work Sacrebleu by Nataša Novotná and in the final choreography REEN by Václav Kuneš, the ensemble of dancers hand in hand with LIVE musician Amos Ben Tal.

The Other You

Created by Crystal Pite

Premiered as part of The You Show, November 4th, 2010 - Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany

Performers: Eric Beauchesne, Jiří Pokorný

Original Music: Owen Belton / Lighting Design: Robert Sondergaard / Costume Design: Linda Chow / Additional Music: Ludwig van Beethoven (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy) / Running time: 19 minutes

Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM (GE/CA)

Under the direction of internationally renowned Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM has been resident company at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt since spring 2010.  The residency is made possible by Kulturfonds Frankfurt Rhein Main. Integrating movement, original music, text, and rich visual design, Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM’s performance work is assembled with recklessness and rigour, balancing sharp exactitude with irreverence and risk. Kidd Pivot’s distinct choreographic language – a breadth of movement fusing classical elements and the complexity and freedom of structured improvisation – is marked by a strong theatrical sensibility and a keen sense of wit and invention.

Crystal Pite has collaborated with celebrated dance artists, theatre companies and filmmakers in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Since 2001, Crystal Pite she has created and performed under the banner of her own company. Her work and her company have been recognized with numerous awards and commissions. Kidd Pivot tours extensively around the world with productions that include Dark Matters (2009), Fault (2008), Lost Action (2006), Uncollected Work (2002) and Double Story (2004), created with Richard Siegal. Kidd Pivot is the recipient of the 2006 Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award.

Crystal Pite - choreographer

Choreographer and performer Crystal Pite has created works for Nederlands Dans Theatre I, Cullberg Ballet, Ballett Frankfurt, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Resident Choreographer 2001–04), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, and The National Ballet of Canada, among others.

Crystal is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and Ballett Frankfurt. In 2001, she formed Kidd Pivot, and continues to create and perform internationally in her own work.  Crystal is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre and Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dance Theatre. She is the recipient of Canada’s 2008 Governor General’s Mentorship Award. 

Eric Beauchesne – Performer

Born in Bécancour, Québec, Eric first encountered dance at the age of 16 in a student musical. After graduating from l'Ecole Supérieure de Danse du Québec in 1994, he has danced with the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Stadttheater Moenchengladbach and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. In 2004, he became an independent artist and has had, since then, the privilege of performing with Canadian contemporary dance icons such as Paul-André Fortier, Crystal Pite and Louise Lecavalier.  Eric has also recently collaborated as repetiteur and teacher for Kidd Pivot, Cullberg Ballet and Ballet BC for the remount of Crystal’s past work.

Jiří Pokorný – Performer

Born in Prague, Jiří Pokorný now lives in The Hague. After his studies he joined Laterna Magika Praha and then Nederlands Dans Theater where he danced for seven years. Jiří has worked with such choreographers as Jiri Kylian, Sol Leon, Paul Lightfoot, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite.
As a choreographer he has created small works for Switch, a program at NDT and in August 2010 he created his first larger piece for Maximum Dance Course in The Hague. Jiří has also been collaborating with Spitfire Company (physical theatre) in Prague. He joined Kidd Pivot in August 2010.

Owen Belton – Composer

Owen Belton graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1993 with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts, and studied music composition with Barry Truax and Owen Underhill. In his work, he uses acoustic and electronic instruments, often in combination with computer processing techniques such as granular synthesis. Over the last ten years he has written music for many dance companies, including Kidd Pivot, the National Ballet of Canada, the Cullberg Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, the Stuttgart Ballet and the Royal Ballet of London. In addition to collaborating with Crystal Pite on over a dozen works he has also scored music for choreographers such as Matjash Mrozewski, Donald Sales and Chick Snipper. Owen also creates scores and sound design for theatre and film.

Robert Sondergaard – Lighting Designer

Robert Sondergaard is a Vancouver-based lighting designer with a diverse portfolio spanning over 15 years.  He has designed sporting events (2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games, 2007 Canada Winter Games), for film (Catwoman, Deck the Halls), television (21st Annual Gemini Awards, Anne Murray: Friends and Legends), theme parks (Legoland California, Dollywood), dance (Kidd Pivot, Ballet BC), ceremonies (United Nations World Urban Forum) and music (Barrage: Vagabond Tales World Tour, Rankin Family Canadian Tour). Robert is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.  He lives in Port Moody with his wife Philomena and their girls, Riley and Bree.

Linda Chow – Costume Designer

Linda Chow’s work for Kidd Pivot has included Uncollected Work, Lost Action, Fault, Decembering, A Picture of You Falling and Dark Matters. She has also collaborated with Crystal on Arietta for Ballet British Columbia and Emergence for the National Ballet of Canada.


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Performance is made in co-production with 420PEOPLE o.s., the New Stage of the National Theatre and the Korzo Theatre in Den Haag; supported by the Fondation BNP Paribas, The Ministry of Curture of the Czech Republic, Prague City Hall. Media partners are magazine Dance Zona, Taneční aktuality and the web portal Opera PLUS. Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM acknowledges the support of Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt) as Co-producer and Gemeinnütziger Kulturfonds Frankfurt Rhein Main as a Sponsor and Partner. Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council, and the City of Vancouver.


photo: Ondřej Tylčer, archive Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM, Saša Volný