Rubberband

Founded in Montreal in 2002 by b-boy, ballet dancer and Guggenheim fellow Victor Quijada, RUBBERBAND’s Reckless Underdog takes the company’s genre-bending style to new heights. This larger-than-life performance features music by Jasper Gahunia, Kid Koala, Vlooper from Alaclair Ensemble, and Chilly Gonzales. RUBBERBAND has represented Canadian artistic innovation across the United States, Europe, Mexico and Japan. At the forefront of Montreal’s dance community, the company is recognized internationally for its original vision of contemporary dance.

The ensemble’s creation, Reckless Underdog, features 12 dancers who come together in three acts, taking on a lyrical and figurative dissection of movement, exploring the limits of time and space. Each part offers a unique proposition, three distinct universes in terms of stage space, aesthetic choices and music. The first act, inspirited by classical ballet, takes place in a circumscribed and luminous environment where the rules of pas de deux are redefined. The second act is more experimental, with an abstract and minimal approach to movement. The final act deconstructs the practice of break cypher, in a dark, oppressive, but festive atmosphere.