Photo: Jessica Han
Limb(e)s
Limb(e)s is contemporary aerial-dance that explores the liminal space between holding onto or letting go of another. A “Dark, quietly riveting gem of aerial drama” (The List), Limb(e)s unfolds to the haunting original music of composer Nicolas Bernier in a rich visual world that earned it a Total Theatre Award nomination in Physical and Visual Theatre. The result is a hypnotic, destabilizing narrative full of loss, yearning, and tragic beauty.
Corporeal Imago
Photo: Jessica Han
Project Created by: Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes
Key Artistic Collaborators:
Choreographers + original aerial dance artists: Gabrielle Martin + Jeremiah Hughes
Aerial dance artists: Eowynn Enquist, Isak Enquist
Lighting Design: Sophie Tang
All music composed by Nicolas Bernier
Except ○ I composed by Nicolas Bernier + Simon Trottier
Costumes: Amy McDougall
Performance type: This work is built for a theatre, Full-length work
How do you define this work: Aerial Dance, Visual Theatre, Contemporary Dance, Interdisciplinary Dance-Circus, Contemporary Circus
Length of performance: 40 minutes
Audience type: General Audience
General Technical Requirements:
Height and Rigging:
The show requires an aerial rigging point of 6 meters or higher, situated centrally, with a weight capacity of 2000lbs, and a ground anchor point. It is possible for us to provide our own ground anchor point if necessary.
We have our own 5:1 pulley system that we will install on the point.
Floor Space: A floor surface of 7x7M.
Floor Quality: A black wood or black Marley surface suitable for dance.
Sound:
High quality sound system complete with audio input compatible for playback
Standard Mixing board and Amplifier
Front of House speakers
On-stage monitors
Subwoofers
All appropriate cables, connectors, amplifiers, and power supplies should be provided for the above mentioned.
Transport: 1 large suitcase (0.8 metres height, 0.5 metres width, 0.4 length)
We tour with a rigger experienced in live-load rigging.
Does the work require tech residency: No
Number of Performers on tour (including choreographer): 3
Number of Support Staff on Tour: 1-2
Availabilities: 2024 Spring Season (Mar - June), 2024/25 season, 2025/26 season
Corporeal Imago explores contemporary tragedy through an intersection of aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance and visual theatre. Speaking to the disenchantment of our times, the company bridges the apotheosis of circus, with its metaphor for surpassing our human limitations, with the cathartic potential of dance. A vehicle for exploring the shadow side of human experience, Corporeal Imago was co-founded in 2018 by choreographers Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes, who were brought together by their shared background in dance while performing as principal characters with Cirque du Soleil. Their work has been presented at The Dance Centre (Vancouver), Montréal Complètement Cirque, La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dancing on the Edge Festival, and more. Corporeal Imago was nominated for a TOTAL THEATRE AWARD in Physical and Visual Theatre (2019), was a 2021-22 Artist in Residence at The Dance Centre, and won the 2022 Isadora Award for excellence in choreography.
Performance History & Upcoming Performances
Limb(e)s premiered at Montréal Complètement Cirque and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines (2019) before touring to Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe (UK, 2019) where it was nominated for a TOTAL THEATRE AWARD in Physical and Visual Theatre. In 2021, its cinematic adaptation screened at the Dancing on the Edge Festival (Vancouver), Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Toronto International Dance Festival. This work is now being remounted and will be presented at Jackson’s Lane (London, UK) in September 2024.
Other Corporeal Imago Projects:
Throe, CI’s second work, premiered November 17-19 2022, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre (Vancouver, BC), and will be presented Nov 3-4, 2023 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (Burnaby, BC). It will be presented at Arts Revelstoke and the Chilliwack Arts Centre in November 2024.
Red, a new immersive work, will premiere in fall 2024, location TBC.
Project Details
Community Engagement
We offer floor-based acrobatic dance classes for intermediate-advanced dancers and circus artists and contemporary dance classes for beginner, intermediate or advanced levels. Where rigging is available for workshops, we offer aerial rope classes for advanced level dancers and/or intermediate-advanced level circus artists, and aerial yoga for all levels.
We offer these classes for a teaching fee of $125/hr. Classes are two hours, with the option of offering a two- or three- part series. All classes can be offered for teens or adults. When aerial rigging is available, we can provide aerial equipment for classes, however, this will add an additional 50kg suitcase to our travel expenses. Scheduling to be worked around tech schedule. We are capable of teaching on performance days.
We have also taught classes on aerial dramaturgy and led artist talks on our practice.
Contact information
gabrielle@companyci.com
Website: www.companyci.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cie_ci_co
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cie.Ci.Co