The latest visual piece from Canadian composer and pianist Jean-Michel Blais featured two tracks, 'amour' and 'ouessant', from his album aubades. Continuing the story of the ballet instructor from his previous release ‘passepied’ this offering, created by collaborator Adrian Villagomez, spotlights Russian ballerina Larissa Belova in a melancholic and inspiring dance as a middle-aged woman in the grand empty Théâtre Outremont in Montréal. In docufilm style, it switches between VHS footage of Larissa’s past performance as a young ballerina and behind-the-scenes footage and her choreographed performance today exploring memory, loss and love of dance.

amour & ouessant from Jean-Michel Blais' album 'aubades', listen now https://mkx.lnk.to/JMBaubades - out on ‪@MercuryKX‬ / ‪@artscrafts‬

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CREDITS
Ballerina: Larissa Belova
Son: Vladimir Belova
Daughter: Diana Belova
Rabbit: Масечка
Artist: Jean-Michel Blais
Dancers: Béatrice M, Claire, Laika, Millie, Béatrice L, Anna, Alexie

Director: Adrian Villagomez
Cinematographer: Juliette Lossky
1st Assistant camera: Christophe Alessi
Steadicam operator: Kes Tagney
Chief Gaffer: Pierre Luc Jobin
Sound recodist: Dominic Remiro
Technician (Theater): Oussama Kechad
Technician (Theater): Julien Mercé
Stage manager (Theater): Marie-Ève Bourgoin
Coordinator (Theater): Caroline Lamarre
Technical director (Theater): Julien Robert-Lavigne
Covid (Theater): Gabriel Guertin-Pasquier
Covid (Theater): Philippe Osborne
Manager (Theater): Juliette Rolland
BTS Camera: Vladimir Belova-Mourkes & Charlotte Danais
Choregrapher: Larissa Belova
Assistant choregrapher: Lauri-Ann Henri
Hair & Makeup: Mayillah Ezekiel
Fashion stylist: Eunice Huot
Editor: Adrian Villagomez & Mirkö Lafrenière
Film development: Jean-Sebastien Chambord (MELS)
Color grading: Thomas D'Auteuil (Chop chop films)
Co-founder : Victor Ghizaru (Chop chop films)
post-production coordonator: Khadija Ellouze (Chop chop films)
Sound mixing: Jean-David Perron (Supersavant)
Subtitles: Elyse Belmont-Stroh (Consulat) & Vladimir Belova-Mourkes & Yung-Yee Chen (Mercury KX)
Producer: Elyse Belmont-Stroh (Consulat)
Production assistant: Charlotte Danais
Production coordinator: Samuel Petitclerc (Consulat)
Accountant: Christine Hallak (Consulat)

Lighting équipment (extra): SLA Location
Camera & film equipment: MELS
Camera & film equipment: COOP VIDÉO

Location: Chez Larissa
Location: Théâtre Outremont

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Thank you to the Outremont theatre team, our partners SLA, MELS, Chop Chop films and Jean-David Perron. Special thanks to Vladimir Belova for his support throughout the project. Thanks especially to Larissa for her very personal involvement. Thanks to David Pereira and Patrick Custo-Blanch.

Merci à l'équipe du théâtre Outremont, à nos partenaires SLA, MELS, Chop Chop films et à Jean-David Perron. Un merci spécial à Vladimir Belova pour son soutien tout au long du projet. Merci surtout à Larissa pour son implication très personnelle. Merci à David Pereira et Patrick Custo-Blanch.