Édouard Lock

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Édouard Lock (born March 3, 1954, in Morocco) is a Canadian dance

At the invitation of Robert Carson and the Paris Opera, Mr. Lock choreographed "Les Boréades" composed by Rameau and performed by his company LHS at Le Palais Garnier.

Collaborations

Édouard Lock has also worked with several figures in the world of music. He created a choreographed event with

Various films have been made on Mr. Lock's work including Le Petit Musée de Vélasquez directed by Bernar Hébert, and the documentary Inspirations by British director Michael Apted, which also included Roy Lichtenstein, Tadao Ando and David Bowie amongst others.

Recognition

His works have garnered many awards, including the Chalmers choreographic prize, the New York Dance and Performance Award, the Prix Denise-Pelletier, the National Arts Centre Award, the Benois de la Danse choreographic award given in Moscow, the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, the Premio Positano Leonide Massine Award, The Molson Prize given by the Canada Council for the Arts and an honorary doctorate granted by the Université du Québec.

The film adaptation of Amelia, directed by Edouard Lock, had its American premiere at the 2004

Mr. Lock was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec and Officer of the Order of Canada

• 1982 : National Jean A. Chalmers Choreography Award (Oranges 1982)
• 1986 :
  Bessie Award
  (New-York)
• 2001 : Knight of the National Order of Quebec
• 2001 : Governor General's National Arts Centre Award
• 2001 : National Arts Centre Award
• 2001 : Jean A. Chalmers National Dance Award (Exaucé / Salt)
• 2002 : Prix Denise-Pelletier
• 2003 : Prix Benois de la Danse
• 2004 : Gemini Awards
• 2006 : Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
• 2010 : Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[1]
• 2010 : Molson Prize
• 2010 : Officer of the Order of Canada
• 2010 : Doctor honoris causa, Université du Québec à Montréal
• 2011 : Prix Premio Positano Leonide Massine per la Danza
• 2012 : Prix du CALQ pour la meilleure tournée internationale
• 2015 : Le Grand Prix de la Danse (The Seasons 2015)

Works

• 1976 : Temps volé
• 1977 : La Maison de ma mère
• 1977 : Remous
• 1978 : Le Nageur
• 1980 : Lily Marlène dans la jungle, Western
• 1981 : Oranges ou la Recherche du paradis perdu
• 1983 : Businessman in the Process of Becoming an Angel
• 1985 : Human Sex
• 1987 : New Demons - La belle et la bête
• 1988 : Bread Dances for
  Het Nationale Ballet
• 1990 : Infante, c'est destroy
• 1995 : 2
• 1996 : Étude for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
• 1999 : Exaucé/Salt
• 2002 : Amelia, AndréAuria for
  Opéra national de Paris
• 2003 : Les Boréades for
  Opéra national de Paris
• 2007 : Amjad
• 2011 : Untitled/New Work/A Piece by Édouard Lock
• 2013 : The Seasons for São Paulo Companhia de Dança
• 2013 : 11th Floor for The Cullberg Ballet
• 2014 : Reprise AndréAuria for Opéra national de Paris
• 2014 : Creation for LA LA LA Human Steps contemporary arts - exhibition at the Boijmans Museum Rotterdam
• 2014 : Directed a film of The Boijmans Museum event

References

External links

• Édouard Lock at The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Édouard Lock at
  IMDb
• Archival footage of Louise Lecavalier performing Édouard Lock's A Few Minutes of Lock in 2011 at Jacob's Pillow.
• La La La Human Steps
• Watch the 2010 short documentary Lock at the National Film Board of Canada