Uaque ︎︎︎ Projection Design



Uaque
Projection design

Crafted a visual dramaturgy and performed live with the incredible body of work of celebrated Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky alongside the musical direction of Alexander Shelley of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and live performance by esse. UAQUE is an interwoven symphony with 80 performers and the images of Edward Burtynsky, who together merge multiple artistic mediums, to prompt collective transformation. UAQUE challenges the myth of human superiority, laying bare the consequences of our separation from the natural world through searching for a state of union, as referenced by the title meaning KIN, relative, neighbor, friend in Peña’s ancestral Indigenous Muisca language.

Artistic Direction
Andrea Peña

Choreography and Creative Concept
Andrea Peña & Artists

Music Director and Conductor
Alexander Shelley

Music
National Arts Centre Orchestra

Electronic Music Composer
Eƨƨe Ran

Photography and Video
Edward Burtynsky

Projection Design
Bobby León

Performers
Gabrielle Kachan, Jontae McCrory, Jo Laïny Trozzo-Mounet, Francois Richard, Rebecca Margolick, James Phillips, Myriam Arseneault, James Viveiros, Justin Calvadores

Lighting Design
Hugo Dalphond

Scenography
Jonathan Saucier

Producer (Andrea Peña & Artists)
Isabella Salas

Communications and Logistics
Polina Boltova

Technical Director
Vladimir Cara

Video Chief
Gabriel Ranon

Digital Asset Coordination and Consultation
Jim Panou

Production Consultant
Marcus Schubert

Promotional Photography
Jeanne Tétreault, Bobby León, Jonathan Auger, Rodolfo Rueda

Video Direction (Teaser)
Bobby León

Director of Photography
Jonathan Auger

Documentary Video
Agustina Isidori

Special thanks to the staff of Edward Burtynsky Photography:
McKenzie Gray, Julia Johnson, Karen Machtinger, Jim Panou, Paul Sargeant, Marcus Schubert, Alanna Smith

Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts de Montréal,


Executive Producer (NAC Dance)
Caroline Ohrt

Senior Producer (NAC Dance)
Tina Legari

Managing Director (NAC Orchestra)
Nelson McDougall

Senior Manager of Artistic Planning (NAC Orchestra)
Daphne Burt

Project Manager, Production (UAQUE)
Alex Gazalé

Festival Manager (SPHERE)
David Gazaille


© Bobby León
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© Bobby León
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