MUSIC
“In circus, the music envelops the audience. It makes the audience feel the difficulties, the danger, the lightness or dizziness, and, sometimes, it can even reassure.”
Violaine Corradi, Composer
To create the musical score for VAREKAI, Violaine Corradi drew inspiration from the vast repertoire of world music. Each piece seems to evoke a meeting or juxtaposition of different cultures, which are not always identifiable.
Violaine Corradi combined the sounds of Hawaiian ritual, the songs of 11th-century troubadours from the south of France, traditional Armenian melodies and gospel music with contemporary arrangements to conjure up the unique musical universe of Varekai.
The Singers
The Patriarch
Artist: Craig JENNINGS (United States)
The Muse
Artist: Isabelle CORRADI (Canada)
The Musicians
Bandleader and keyboards Brigitte LAROCHELLE (Canada)
Keyboards Denise RACHEL (Canada)
Drums Paul BANNERMAN (Canada)
Percussion Rafik SAMMAN (Canada)
Base Laurent GAUDAIS (France)
Wind instruments Chris RUA (United States)
Violin Vuk KRAKOVIC (Yugoslavia)
