In the intriguing ambience of a nightclub, 20 dancers move to the rhythm of vibrant music, transfixed in a spellbinding ritual. Hands brush against each other, eyes meet, bodies swirl, embrace, merge together and separate in a collective momentum alternating between introspection and exaltation. The performers simultaneously transmit the raw, vital pleasure of dance to both the audience and each other.
Chorale bears witness to an evolving microcosm, swept up in a mass movement that is impossible to ignore. The trance-like state of the dancers shines through in this film-event, capturing their every movement at every turn.
Fascinated by discos and dance halls, Sylvain Émard created Rhapsodie in 2022, a hypnotic tribute to dance as a visceral, instinctive, and liberating force that unfolds like a mantra. With Chorale, he has immortalized the dance piece on film.
Directed by Sandrick Mathurin (Canada)