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University Daily. Kansan
Campus/Area
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1985
Ballet Eddy Toussaint
Troupe taps energy of jazz
By Jill White Of the Kansan staff
Excitement, purity of line and company identity form the important qualities of the Ballet Eddy Toussaint de Montreal, which will perform at the University on Friday, the company's choreographer said recently.
Eddy Toussaint, the choreographer, said his early training was rooted in the energy and rhythm of jazz dance and the strength of classical ballet, and he wanted to combine the two styles. He instructed the Ballet de Montreal to develop a style he calls neoclassical.
"I wanted to bring something new to the audience," he said. "The Romantic period of the Giselle and La Sylphie ballets was an era with no electricity. I use jazz to think about energy and to continue a past generation of dance in a more exciting style."
Toussaint's 22-member troupe is making its first tour of the United States and will perform as part of the University of Kansas Concert Series at 8 p.m. Friday in Hoch Auditorium. Tickets for the concert are available at the Murphy, Hall Box Office. KU and Kindergarten-12th grade student tickets cost $6.25 and $5.25. Public ticket prices are $12.50 and $10.50, and senior citizen and other student tickets are $11.50 and $9.50.
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"I love the purity of the line of ballet, but because I'm from Haiti, I like emotion a lot," he said. "I try to follow the music with gestures and create excitement with technique."
Toussaint said the most important characteristic of his company was that it had an identity. It is based on his choreography and is the only French ballet of North America, he said.
Most of the dancers have been trained in his school, Dance Eddy Toussaint in Montreal, and have prepared to perform the difficult choreography in his ballet.
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Toussaint received a gold medal for Best Choreography in 1984 at the first International Ballet Competition, Helsinki. Finland. In 1985, Toussaint's principal dancer Anik Bissonnette was named the Best Dancer at the International Porsche Dance Festival, Montreal.
Janet Hamburg, director of dance, said she hoped students would take advantage of the rare opportunity to see Toussaint's ballet.
"His integration of contemporary ballet, as well as modern dance and jazz, makes his performances very exciting to experience," she said. "It's very colorful and open and speaks to a large audience. He brings an international flavor to Haiti, which is also influenced by the French and African cultures."
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Toussaint began his training at the age of six when he studied at the
Academy of Ballet, Port-au-Prince,
Haiti. When he turned 12, his family
moved to Canada, and at age 18, he
studied with private teachers in New
York.
Since 1974, the Ballet de Montreal has performed for more than 2,000,000 spectators, in 12 regular seasons at the Place des Arts in Montreal, 10 Quebec tours, four cross-Canadian tours, two tours in Europe, and four tours in Central and South America.
This season, the company performed at the Saddler's Wells Theatre in London and made its American debut at Spoleta Festival in South Carolina
For the KU program, the Ballet of Montreal will perform "Cantates," with music by J.S. Bach; "Concerto En Mouvement," music by Max Bruch; "Missa Creole," music by Los Calchakis; and "Souvenance," music by Diane Juster.
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