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Lynne Glazer > Equus spread Feb 05
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Lynne Glazer > “Horses have given mankind so much,” comments Normand Latourelle, the co-founder of Quebec’s famed Cirque du Soleil and the creator/director of the lavish Cavalia production. “They have fought in our wars and have given us our freedom. They gave us transportation, and they helped us with our agriculture.” Though he has never ridden a horse, six years ago Latourelle became fascinated with the thought of doing a horse-oriented show after observing that a walk-on horse part in his current production enraptured the audience’s attention. The people were looking only at the horse, not the human performers. He says “I thought, something is going on here…and my dream began to take shape when I met the equestrian trainer and artist Frédéric Pignon and his partner (now wife) Magali Delgado. [Normand at the Santa Monica opening with American Humane Association director]
Lynne Glazer > The French Canada-based Cavalia performance has been described variously as a “ballet between man and horse,” “a gentle, romantic dance,” “a civilized showcase of precision horsemanship and courtly behavior,” and “a constant yearning to be airborne.” It is indeed the “magical encounter between horse and man” that it is billed, opening to sold-out crowds and standing ovations at the engagements scheduled so far in Canada, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle. [Magali & Estelle Delgado, Dao & Penultimo]
Lynne Glazer > For artistic reasons, Latourelle installs them in a darkened booth above the back of the set, made transparent from time to time and lit by projections of a forest so musicians and singer are silhouetted against trees. The effect of the music coming from almost nowhere is haunting.
Lynne Glazer > At an early age she began training with some of Europe’s finest riding masters, and distinguished herself in competition at the Grand Prix level and also in haute école.
Lynne Glazer > Magali Delgado will tell you proudly that her parents, Pierre and Joëlle Delgado, have dedicated their lives to raising these intelligent, sensitive Lusitano horses that show a rare willingness to connect with and engage with humans.
Lynne Glazer > The screen behind the stage provides the dreamscapes, variously bearing ancient imagery of horses and their riders, or of a beautiful fall forest, or a centuries-old European town square, or the ruins of a coliseum. At one point, a very thin sheet of water begins to fall from the ceiling to the sanded floor of the stage, making a misty veil-between-the worlds to separate two riders who look through it toward each other. Daring roman riders race at devilish speeds, taunting and goading. Delgado rides her glorious white stallion Dao, who has a pan-European recognition as a Grand Prix horse as well as being a performer in Cavalia, in several acts. Especially fascinating is a “twin” act with her sister Estelle and her stallion Penultimo, where they ride in complex patterns—every movement in opposite image.
Lynne Glazer > We must follow the horse's time, though. It is different every performance, Pignon laughs. The horses enjoy their play, but in some performances they have their own ideas, and it might take a little time for Pignon to pull an errant knight back into the fold. He makes it a part of the act, but this is why Cavalia's music is performed live by the very talented musicians and vocalist who are prepared to extemporize. [Fred & Aetes]
Equus spread Feb 05
Lynne Glazer > Equus spread Feb 05
Equus spread Feb 05
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