{"id":4553,"date":"2018-02-22T22:03:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T22:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/22\/un-collectif-de-createurs\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T14:36:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T14:36:07","slug":"un-collectif-de-createurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/2018\/02\/22\/un-collectif-de-createurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/22\/un-collectif-de-createurs\/les7doigts-lpr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4524\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4524\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"Les7doigts-lpr\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-1080x732.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr-48x33.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Les7doigts-lpr.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since creating their first show, <em>Loft<\/em>, in 2002, Les 7 Doigts have come a long way.<br \/>\nToday, after almost two dozen \u201chomemade\u201d productions and numerous large-scale collaborations, the collective has become one of the most active Quebec organizations on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milestones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2002<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The collective is formed and the first show <em><a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/loft\" target=\"_blank\">Loft <\/a>&nbsp;is<\/em> created (directed by all the collective).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actualites.uqam.ca\/2013\/nassib-el-husseini-de-la-politique-au-cirque\" target=\"_blank\">Nassib El-Husseini<\/a> comes in as the collective\u2019s executive director.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A 7 Doigts act is awarded the Prix Nikouline at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cirquededemain.paris\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2006&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/traces\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Traces <\/em><\/a>is created. <em>&nbsp;<\/em>The show goes to be performed more than 2000 times in ten years <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/the7fingers\" target=\"_blank\">(directors: Shana Carroll &amp; Gypsy Snider).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> 2007&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/la-vie\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>La Vie<\/em> is<\/a> created in New York (directed by all the collective).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The first international collaboration of the<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/projet-fibonacci\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Fibonacci Project<\/em><\/a> is realized through a creative residency abroad (director: <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/the7fingers\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel T\u00e9treault<\/a>).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A 7 Doigts act is awarded a gold medal at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cirquededemain.paris\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>2009<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/psy\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Psy<\/em> <\/a>is created (director: Shana Carroll).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gypsy Snider directs the show <em>Crime<\/em> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ecolenationaledecirque.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\">National Circus School of Montreal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shana Carroll directs the show <em>Il fait Dimanche<\/em> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ecolenationaledecirque.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\">National Circus School of Montreal<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Three Canadian Applied Arts Photography&nbsp;prizes are awarded for the poster of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/365745\/PSY\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Psy<\/em><\/a> by Varial.<br \/>\n<strong>2011&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Patrick L\u00e9onard\u2019s solo show <a href=\"http:\/\/7doigts.com\/spectacles\/creations\/patinoire\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Patinoire <\/em><\/a>is created.<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Traces<\/em> is listed in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\">Time Magazine<\/a>\u2019s Top 10 Plays &amp; Musicals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/sequence-8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>S\u00e9quence 8<\/em><\/a> is created in Montreal (directors: Shana Carroll and S\u00e9bastien Soldevila).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/amuse\" target=\"_blank\">Amuse <\/a><\/em>is performed in Mexico (directors: Gypsy Snider and Isabelle Chass\u00e9).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Traces<\/em> wins the Off Broadway<strong> Alliance B<\/strong>est Special Event Award.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A 7 Doigts act is awarded a gold medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Traces<\/em> is nominated for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Helpmann_Awards&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Helpmann Award in<\/a> Australia.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The collective is awarded the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.international.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/mexico\/actualites\/10253\" target=\"_blank\">Prix du CALQ<\/a>\u201d from the&nbsp;Conseil des arts et des lettres du Qu\u00e9bec&nbsp;for the North-American tour of <em>Traces.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>2013&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7doigts.com\/spectacles\/creations\/le-murmure-du-coquelicot\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Murmure du coquelicot<\/em><\/a>, a carte blanche invitation from the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Nouveau Monde, is created (Directors: S\u00e9bastien Soldevila and Shana Carroll).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Les 7 Doigts direct the first segment of the <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/event\/jeux-olympiques\" target=\"_blank\">opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.<br \/>\n<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gyspy Snider choreographs circus into the Broadway revival of <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/artistic-collaboration\/pippin\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pippin<\/em><\/a>. &nbsp;The musical goes on to be presented 1500 times and to win 4 Tony Awards.<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/collaborations-artistiques\/queen-of-the-night\" target=\"_blank\">Queen of the Night<\/a><\/em> wins a Drama Desk Award for &#8220;Unique Theatrical Experience.&#8221;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gypsy Snider wins a Drama Desk Award for &#8220;Best Choreography&#8221; (for<em> Pippin, <\/em>winner of 4 Drama Desk Awards).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/cuisine-confessions\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cuisine &amp; Confessions<\/em><\/a> is created (directors: Shana Carroll and S\u00e9bastien Soldevila).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/intersection\" target=\"_blank\"> Intersection<\/a><\/em>, a carte blanche invitation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/montrealcompletementcirque.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montr\u00e9al Compl\u00e8tement Cirque Festival<\/a>, is created (directors: Gypsy Snider and Samuel T\u00e9treault).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/triptyque\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Triptyque<\/em> <\/a>is created with three guest choreographers (artistic director: Samuel T\u00e9treault)<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/collaborations-artistiques\/queen-of-the-night\" target=\"_blank\"> Queen of the Night<\/a><\/em> is created in New York, where it plays for 600 shows (circus director: Shana Carroll).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The collective is granted the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/culture\/432029\/les-7-doigts-de-la-main-nommes-artiste-pour-la-paix-2014\" target=\"_blank\">Artistes pour la Paix<\/a>\u201d (Artists for Peace) award in Montreal.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gypsy Snider stages the<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/collaborations-artistiques\/edge-of-reality\" target=\"_blank\"><em> Edge of Reality<\/em><\/a> show featuring Darcy Oake.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gypsy Snider is the choreographer and movement director of<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/artistic-collaboration\/peter-pan\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Peter Pan 360.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The collective is awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsmontreal.org\/en\/news\/2016-03-24\/winner\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montr\u00e9al.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>2016&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/reversible\" target=\"_blank\"><em>R\u00e9versible<\/em> <\/a>is created in Montreal (directors: Gypsy Snider et Isabelle Chass\u00e9).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/bosch-dreams\" target=\"_blank\"> Bosch Dreams<\/a><\/em> is created in Denmark (director: Samuel T\u00e9treault).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/princesse-de-cirque\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp; The Circus Princess<\/a><\/em> is created in Russia (director: S\u00e9bastien Soldevila).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Shana Carroll leads the acrobatic direction of Cirque du Soleil\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/artistic-collaboration\/paramour\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Paramour<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/creations\/vice-vertu\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vice &amp; Vertu<\/em><\/a> is created on the occasion of the City of Montreal\u2019s 375<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations (directors: Samuel T\u00e9treault, Patrick L\u00e9onard, Isabelle Chass\u00e9).<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/crystal\" target=\"_blank\"> &nbsp; Crystal<\/a><\/em> is created with Cirque du Soleil (directors: Shana Carroll and S\u00e9bastien Soldevila).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/shows\/collaborations-artistiques\/temporel?_ga=2.29014268.1517413427.1519653211-1885866035.1512746973\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Temporel<\/em><\/a> is created in collaboration with Lemieux-Pilon 4D Art (directors: Patrick L\u00e9onard, Isabelle Chass\u00e9, Shana Carroll).<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The company relocates to its <a href=\"http:\/\/7fingers.com\/creation-center\" target=\"_blank\">Creation and Production Centre at 2111 St Laurent Boulevard.<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Les 7 Doigts de la Main Foundation\u2019s fundraising campaign is launched.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The company develops it offerings in the Asian market.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Two new touring shows are created.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The shows <em>R\u00e9versible<\/em>, <em>Temporel<\/em>, <em>Patinoire<\/em>, and <em>Bosch Dreams <\/em>tour internationally.<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Circus Princess <\/em>continues its run in Moscow, having opened in 2016.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;An Australian residency for <em>The Fibonacci Project<\/em> is set up for 2019<br \/>\n<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bobino.fr\/?fiche=1225\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Cuisine &amp; Confessions<\/a><\/em> is booked at the Bobino hall in Paris from September to Christmas (80shows).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since creating their first show, Loft, in 2002, Les 7 Doigts have come a long way. Today, after almost two dozen \u201chomemade\u201d productions and numerous large-scale collaborations, the collective has become one of the most active Quebec organizations on the international stage. Milestones 2002&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The collective is formed and the first show Loft &nbsp;is created (directed by all the collective). 2003&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nassib El-Husseini comes in as the collective\u2019s executive director.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A 7 Doigts act is awarded the Prix Nikouline at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris. 2006&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Traces is created. &nbsp;The show goes to be performed more than 2000 times in ten years (directors: Shana Carroll &amp; Gypsy Snider). 2007&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; La Vie is created in New York (directed by all the collective). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The first international collaboration of the Fibonacci Project is realized through a creative residency abroad (director: Samuel T\u00e9treault). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A 7 Doigts act is awarded a gold medal at the&nbsp;Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris. 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Psy is created (director: Shana Carroll). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gypsy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-7-fingers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4553"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4555,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions\/4555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.7doigts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}