“Breadth” is Ranchod’s response to the tumultuous journey the pandemic has brought upon all of us. The pandemic has been long enduring and difficult for many people; however, this work specifically explores the trajectory of dancers.
“Breadth” is broken into 3 movements. The first movement explores how many of us dancers felt throughout first half of the pandemic. Through repetition, regimented patterning and precise unison, the first movement relays feelings of being stuck, dazed and hopeless. The 2nd movement is tender, delicate and vulnerable. It shifts into the idea of seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, finding a sense of hope and supporting each-other throughout the process. The 3rd and final movement is free, skyward, celebratory and full of breadth. This final movement expresses the jubilance we dancers felt the first day we returned to performing in front of live audience.
(2022)
Company | Ballet Ouest de Montréal
Premiere | June 12, 2022
Music | Hania Rani, Max Richter, Dobrawa Czocher
Costumes | Caroline Rivard
Lighting | Kunal Ranchod, Claude Caron