The Call
Co-Choreographed Robert Binet and Esie Mensah
Original music by @naladog.mp3 @flyladydi
Recorded music by @boddhisatva @omar_lyefook
Costumes by @nykwale
Costume Build by Wardrobe team at NBS
Lighting by @simon_rossiter
Assistants @rosieharbans @kwasi.obeng @katya.robledo Carina Bomers
The Call - a new creation choreographed by Esie Mensah and Robert Binet
Presented at the National Ballet of Canada’s Assemblée Internationale 2023 Performance
The Call creates a world where tension can be resolved and differences can be celebrated through movement. Bringing together the vocabularies of Esie Mensah, rooted in Afrofusion, and Robert Binet, rooted in ballet, this project challenges and celebrates our ability to communicate through dance. The Call is an invitation to imagine a future where dance is an essential element of our cultural conversation. Our greatest lessons are learned through the body and it is through the body that we can experience true freedom.
The music has been created by composers Christopher Gerty and Diana Reyes (Fly Lady Di) and also includes existing tracks by Boddhi Satva and Omar. Together, this score spans genres from house to electronic to contemporary classica
Photos by Karolina Kuras
