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EQI Gallop to Freedom

Five years of preparation, two summer seasons already finished, in preparation for the tour,
EQI, Gallop to Freedom, the show to must see!

EQI, a large scale multimedia equestrian production invites the public of all ages in a journey marked with poetry, sensibility, energy and humor. Registered in its time, EQI stages the empathy, which can arise from the fascinating collaboration of a man and from a horse. Getting this wonderful attention from one to another and revisiting it, every day. EQI is an invitation to feel the immense possibilities that this incredible exchange between the man and the animal can offer. In a resolutely poetic, mysterious universe, turned to the imagination, EQI invites the public to a sensory, emotional and intuitive journey where each one takes up with his children's dreams. Freed from its human being's condition by the encounter of a horse, the being can achieve the feeling of merging with the animal. EQI carries a hope: bring to the world of harmony between humans, animals and earth. In EQI, Men and horses interpret together a hymn to earth.

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The show

· Forty awesome horses. Most of them are Lusitanians from Delgado’s breeding in Monteux, but also Frisians, Arabic thoroughbred, Irish Cob, escorted by humans and birds. Specialists will be intrigued and amateurs confused by their enjoyment and freedom.

· Multiples horse techniques illustrated by sensitive and poetic numbers, supported by a sensual music that refers to feelings of riding, alternating lightness, flight, speed and glide. Mutual respect is king, sincerity is rule, the dream is reality, and excellence is a gift to the public.

· Sixty people and among them, about thirty riders, dancers, acrobats, stuntmen. A turbulent musical frenzy beats the equestrian performances. Since the equestrian art, to music, singing, dancing and live painting, EQI merge the arts.

· The beauty of the animal is highlighting by the sobriety of the outfits, inspired by Nature and its colours.

· Fire and water effects are blended together and offer fantastic and amazing performances and portraits.

· Six live musicians: keyboardist, cellist, violinist, guitarists, bassists, drums and a singer, Francesca, the voice of Alegria from the Cirque du Soleil, offer a rich, beautiful and intoxicating music.

· A great feature of high-tech for lighting, sound and projections, positions EQI at the level of major shows touring around the world.

Surprises, aestheticism, amusement, humour and emotion is the program of EQI for almost two hours of entertainment !

FEW ACTS

Lancelot

Mirror

Fire

Work on hand

Carousel

Triesians

Ball

Tango

Poste

Volting

Freedom with the arabians

Charivarie

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The Creators

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Magali Delgado

Equestrian Director

Magali Delgado borned in a family of horse raisers and horse riders, Magali has been riding and participating to equine shows since her younger age. She’s specialised in high standard dressage and has performed in high-level competitions. For more than 20 years she’s been practicing dressage with the intention to bring out and ensure the freedom and the pleasure of the horse.

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Erick Villeneuve

Director and co-producer

Pioneer in the field of stage direction and multimedia conception, Erick Villeneuve has been working worldwide for more than 30 years in the four corners of the world: Asia, Middle East, Australia, South and North America.

The creation of Era Intersection of Time, the best selling ticket show ever staged in China, that plays in Shanghai since his creation in 2005; Kaleido, an acrobatic multimedia show, that played during two years in the Gong Theatre in Shanghai; Cavalia, an exceptional equestrian multimedia extravaganza, that has stunned and dazzled more than 4 million spectators since the beginning of its World tour in 2003; Immortal Chi, a multimedia Kung-Fu show on tour since 2013; Dracula, a musical show created in Canada, staging the best French singers of Quebec; Mega operas on tour in European Stadium; and recently EQI; all these spectacular shows have been guided by Erick Villeneuve as Director and/or Visual Creator. The public has had also the opportunity to see his work in many International events around the world. Indeed, Érick Villeneuve has signed the visual content of the Canadian segment for the closing ceremonies of the Torino Olympics in 2006 and was a member of the creative team for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics ceremonies.

During all those years Erick Villeneuve has surrounded himself with gifted collaborators and create Multimedia Novalux, an enterprise specialized in the conception and production of spectacular shows.

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Luc Boivin

Composer and arranger

Luc Boivin has been professionally involved in music for the past 38 years, first as a percussionist, and later as music director, producer, teacher and composer.

For the past 10 years he has been the Musical Director and bandleader for a Canadian weekly musical television show which featuring different musical performers every week. He has had the opportunity to work with most Quebec artists and many international performers such as Gino Vannelli, André Gagnon, Angélique Kidjo, Ginette Reno, Holly Cole, Patti Labelle, Johnny Clegg, and many others

Luc was selected to be the Musical Director for the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in 2010, where thousand of Canadians were invited on the Hill by Her Majesty the Queen Elisabeth II.

His career as a percussionist has led him to perform with the Quebec Society for contemporary music, the Grand Ballets Canadiens Orchestra, and as a studio musician on more than three hundred albums and TV shows. His live performances placed him on some of the most famous stages across Canada, United States and Europe.

Luc also compose the music for Immortal Chi, a Kun-Fu show in China, Co wrote the “Ulalena” Multimedia show in Hawaii with Michel Cusson and Work as arranger on different shows such as Rock a l’Opéra, Cinema show, and production numbers like Harley Davidson Rock show Montreal.

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Philippe Catalano

Lighting director

Passionate of lights, philippe Catalano will alternate the functions of stage manager of theatrical shows while creating light in different areas.

In 1991 he joined the Avignon Festival. He worked with his team to create the light at the Main courtyard of the Palais des Papes from 1997 to 2010 on numerous shows with artists such as Pina Bausch, Alain Platel, Jan Fabre, Romeo Castellucci, Thomas Ostermeier, Angelin Preljocaj, Jacques Lasalle, Didier Bezace, Olivier Py, Wajdi Mouawad ....

He starts teaching Light technics at The ISTS (upper Institut techniques of the show) in Avignon : and also in other countries since 1996.

He is also the source of many lighting designs for theater and dance, presented at the Off Festival d'Avignon with various companies.

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Alain Courrieux

Sound Designer

Alain Courieux is a sound engineer born in 1955. He received a classical music training as a musician having studied music theory, piano and guitar. He then turned to the sound FOH (front of house) and in the mixing music record. Since 1992 he is part of the team of Event Company, Le Bureau, located on the French Riviera. With over 30 years of experience, Courieux is considered one of the best French sound engineers. He became a mix specialist for indoor and outdoor lareg scale events like operas in arena, musicals and festivals.

In 2004, he joined the team of Jean Michel Jarre for the opening concert of the Year of France in China in the Forbidden City in Beijing. For this concert he managed the feat of playing a sound in 5.1 to the public. Since, he provides with talent the sound facade of all shows of Jarre, including tours Oxygene (2008), In Doors (2009-2010-2011).

Alain Courieux is also involved in recent years in the development of products Jarre Technologies as a technical advisor. He regularly travels to Hong Kong, to the headquarters of the company to supervise the manufacturing of the products. He also shares his expertise in the choice of material mixing for the upcoming album of the composer.

Between its various projects for Jarre, Courieux finds time to participate in various other shows. Among his latest eclectic benefits include festivals Nuits du Sud (2006), Jazz à Juan (2011) and the Monte Carlo Jazz Festival (2014), musicals Les Misérables in Quebec (2008-2009) and Peter Pan, the never ending story in Europe (since 2012), the Grand Carousel Royal horse show at Versailles (2013) and more recently EQI this summer in Monteux.

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Rosemarie Blum

Costumes designer

With a diploma in fashion design and textile design, Rosemarie has worked for 6 years as fashion designer and production assistant for some Haute Couture brands (Jean Doucet) and top of the range women’s ready-to-wear (Batiste). In 2007, she started her own brand Rosemarie B, for which she created cocktail dresses and of top end evening dresses, Made in France. Since 2012, she’s been working with Frédéric Pignon and Magali Delgado to the creation of the costumes for their new show.

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Francesca Gagnon

Author, Composer, Performer

Sur les planches depuis l’âge de 15 ans, Francesca est reconnue à travers le monde comme « LA voix d’Alegria du Cirque du Soleil, une voix unique et intense ». Passionnée par les musiques d’ailleurs, inspirée par la musicalité des langues, elle s’exprime avec une grande liberté artistique à travers ses propres albums « Au-delà des couleurs » et « Hybride », sa collaboration avec le groupe chilien de renommée internationale Inti-Illimani avec l’Album « Meridiano », ou encore la récente aventure piano/voix qu’elle partage avec René Dupéré (le compositeur d’Alegria), autour de grandes chansons françaises et espagnoles. Après une participation aux Crinières d’Or (Avignon) aux côtés de Magali Delgado et Frédéric Pignon, en 2012, leur belle rencontre se prolonge dans le monde d’EQI.

Website : www.francescagagnon.com

THE TEAM

Estelle Delgado

Equestrian Artist, Horse Trainer

Antoine Lafon

Acrobat

Cedrik Texier

Equestrian Manager

Barbara Probst

Acrobat

Caroline Capitta

Dancer

Emma Sempere

Violin

Emmanuel Cremer

Cello

Francesca Ganon

Singer

Gilles Fortier

Equestrian Artist

Herve Guinand

Percussion

Jorge Delgado

Guitar

Medhi Fortin

Cavalier-Volting

Philippe Tezenas

Cavalier-Actor

Raphael Sanchez

Conductor and keyboard

Remi Charmasson

Guitar

Severine Didier

Dancer