Ebnflōh | B-SIDE
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La première édition de B-SIDE se tiendra au printemps 19/20 au CCOV. Le B-Side dans le jargon hip-hop représente la face B d’un disque vinyle. B-SIDE est un laboratoire annuel d’exploration et de recherche aboutissant en une soirée où seront présentées des courtes pièces, des concepts d’improvisation et des essais chorégraphiques en danses de rue. Pendant la soirée, l’ambiance sera conviviale et favorable aux échanges avec le public. Ce laboratoire sur 2 semaines permet à 10 artistes sélectionnés – individus, collectifs, compagnies – d’explorer une idée embryonnaire un concept pendant 15 heures en studio, sans devoir aboutir à une présentation finie. Comme l’improvisation fait partie intégrante de notre pratique et qu’il est impératif de la respecter, Ebnflōh laisse aux artistes une entière carte blanche sur leurs choix artistiques. La compagnie de danse Ebnflōh veut encourager l’implication de la relève dans les organisations.
A Montreal choreographer and major figure in Quebec Hip-Hop dance, her passion for the art first began in the 80’s when she was a girl. The symbiotic relationship she maintains with Hip-Hop culture through her choreography embodies the spirit of her aesthetic signature. Alexandra started her career as an independent street dance choreographer with Retrospek, presented at the MAI in 2008. The show was warmly received, inspiring other street dance choreographers. Awarded the RIDEAU-Entrées en scène Loto Québec Bursary in 2009, the piece was presented in 20 different venues. In 2010, Alexandra released her second full length piece, Renézance, which was shown several times in Montreal. She was hired as a street dance coach for Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, for Cirque du Soleil, in 2011. That same year she also took part in the Ils dansent show, on CBC with Nico Archambault. In 2015, she is invited as a panel judge on the Eurovision Young Dancer international dance competition, shown on Czech TV in the Czech Republic.
Consequently, she founded Bust a Move Street Dance Festival, (2005-2015). It had a profound impact as the biggest street dance competition in Canada, with la TOHU (Montreal) as co-presenter. Wishing to further push her artistic aspirations in dance and broaden her outreach, she then founded the Ebnflōh Dance Company, in 2015. Spicey has the invaluable assistance of seasoned peers and gifted collaborators to keep a solid, creative flow. By the end of 2015, she featured her latest work, Complexe R, at the MAI–a dance piece inspired by human obsessions. The show was mainly featured in Montreal, Toronto, Whitehorse, New York, and Amsterdam. In January 2019, her most recent work, In-Ward, has been premiered in Montreal at the MAI, with kind support from CCOV-Centre de creation O Vertigo. Alexandra has also been a Hip-hop dance teacher and performer for nearly 20 years. Now with Ebnflōh, she is crafting a unique choreographic language reflecting her artistic vision.