Date: 2016-2017
Roles: Sound Designer (Field recording, Sampling, Composition, Production), Videographer, Photographer
Collaborator: Sarah Elola, Montréal Arts Interculturels (MAI)
La Pileuse dives deep into the origins of rhythm and dance. This art of entering in communion with the elements instead of resisting them, of neither enduring nor dominating them; this art of renewal that can transcend the laborious; La Pileuse takes stock of all this and represents a mine of movements, sounds and philosophical reflections in what is ultimately an intimate encounter with the African woman. La Pileuse is Sarah Elola’s second solo piece. It draws upon African traditions, and more specifically those of Oulo and Boromissi – villages in Burkina Faso where the dancer and choreographer spent her childhood.
I produced the entirety of the soundscape for this piece, which integrated instrumental performance mixed with sample-based production. I also contributed some video and photo work.