Premiere: March 3, 2023, Montréal / Nouvelles Musiques 2023: Golem, Salle Pierre-Mercure — Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal (Québec)

“From the beyond, out of nothing, out of nowhere, something appears. Golem. His eyes are witnesses of time and stare at us at this very moment. He is born and transforms, assumes different faces, lives inside us… Then it leaves and reappears… Where does he go”? — Yuliya Zakharava

Reflections on the creative process through ten uninterrupted tableaux.

Début du commencement

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Robert (violin) et Hun (alto)

Les Cadences

Tutti

Bébés

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Yubin, Veronica (violins), Hun (alto), Kateryna (cello)

Voyelles

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Tutti

Tableaux

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Yubin, Veronica (violons), Hun (alto), Kateryna (cello)

GOlem-a, GolEm-a

Robert, Olga (violins), Hun (alto), Jean-Christophe (cello) & Tutti

As slow as Golem’s eyes

Jean-Christophe (viola da Gamba) & Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève

Presque Flamenco

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Kateryna & Tutti

Cadeaux de muses

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Tutti

La fin du commencement

Danielle, Antoine, Geneviève & Tutti

Performance

  • [Photograph: Kai-Yun Catherene Lee]
    Friday, March 3, 2023