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"Party Like It’s 1699 is anything but boring. Using pieces by composers like de Visée, Couperin and Clérambault, original music by David Simard, soprano Ariane Girard and the hostessing and poetry prowess of supermodel Irina Lazareanu (“She’s just one of my buddies,” he says), Schürmer will attempt to recreate the atmosphere of hip youth culture such as it was in the 18th century. “These were young people and this was something cool. It was the new music. Going to the opera back then was probably like going to Justice now.” Alongside the musicians, the wigs, the authentic instruments and the storyboard set, there will be dancing. Choreographed by some of Montreal’s best young dancers/choreographers, Dana Michel, Andrew Tay, Mélissa Raymond and Sasha Kleinplatz, the dance portion of the event, though inspired by baroque gestures and movement, will be decidedly more edgy and contemporary." montrealmirror.com Original article
"Baroque musicians Les Tabarnaks d'Époque team up with Montreal dance and art stars for irony-free Party Like It's 1699 Kids these days, all they do is make a racket, wear crazy clothes and stay up until the crack of dawn, dancing and gossiping. But damn if that isn't what being young is all about - how can anyone learn anything about life without taking chances and doing a few spectacular/stupid things? Party Like It's 1699 director Aleks Schürmer's baroque-period-meets-modern-life spectacle is about that particular kind of youth-culture freedom (and fun!) that seeks out the new and different. But with more than just a shutter-shades glance at history." hour.ca Original article
"But the real stand out for the whole night, the act that had strangers coming in off the street, and me yelling “You guys fucking rock!!” shamelessly, was the baroque quartet “Les Tabarnaks D’Epoque“. They carried in a Harpsichord bigger then a coffin, and played their vintage instruments and compositions with all the adorable scruffy hoodies and wry jokes of an indie rock band, and all around us people whispered to each other “I need more live, cool classical in my life please"." risa dickens, indyish.com Original article
"La jeunesse et la débauche, c'est loin d'être une invention moderne. Au 18e siècle, les corsets remplacaient peut-être les jeans à jambe étroite mais la jeunesse faisait quand même des conneries, et les partys étaient tout aussi intenses dans la cour du roi qu'un samedi soir sur le dancefloor du Korova. Jeune visionaire et obsédé du baroque, le musicien Aleks Schürmer à rassemblé une équipe éclectique de danseurs, de musiciens, d'artistes et un mannequin international pour un voyage dans le temps combinant la musique, l'art et la culture. Avec les danceurs Andrew Tay, Dana Michel, Mélissa Raymond et Sasha Kleinplatz, des performances musicales de Clérambault, Couperin, Lully, De Visée, les Tabarnaks d'époque et David Simard. La soirée est présentée par la belle with bangs originale, la mannequin Irina Lazareanu, sous la direction artistique de Jonathan Sévigny. Ça vous prend pas une perruque de farine pour faire le party comme ils le faisaient en 1699." marilis cardinal, nightlifemagazine.ca Original article
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"Party Like It’s 1699 is anything but boring. Using pieces by composers like de Visée, Couperin and Clérambault, original music by David Simard, soprano Ariane Girard and the hostessing and poetry prowess of supermodel Irina Lazareanu (“She’s just one of my buddies,” he says), Schürmer will attempt to recreate the atmosphere of hip youth culture such as it was in the 18th century. “These were young people and this was something cool. It was the new music. Going to the opera back then was probably like going to Justice now.” Alongside the musicians, the wigs, the authentic instruments and the storyboard set, there will be dancing. Choreographed by some of Montreal’s best young dancers/choreographers, Dana Michel, Andrew Tay, Mélissa Raymond and Sasha Kleinplatz, the dance portion of the event, though inspired by baroque gestures and movement, will be decidedly more edgy and contemporary." montrealmirror.com Original article
"Baroque musicians Les Tabarnaks d'Époque team up with Montreal dance and art stars for irony-free Party Like It's 1699 Kids these days, all they do is make a racket, wear crazy clothes and stay up until the crack of dawn, dancing and gossiping. But damn if that isn't what being young is all about - how can anyone learn anything about life without taking chances and doing a few spectacular/stupid things? Party Like It's 1699 director Aleks Schürmer's baroque-period-meets-modern-life spectacle is about that particular kind of youth-culture freedom (and fun!) that seeks out the new and different. But with more than just a shutter-shades glance at history." hour.ca Original article
"But the real stand out for the whole night, the act that had strangers coming in off the street, and me yelling “You guys fucking rock!!” shamelessly, was the baroque quartet “Les Tabarnaks D’Epoque“. They carried in a Harpsichord bigger then a coffin, and played their vintage instruments and compositions with all the adorable scruffy hoodies and wry jokes of an indie rock band, and all around us people whispered to each other “I need more live, cool classical in my life please"." risa dickens, indyish.com Original article
"La jeunesse et la débauche, c'est loin d'être une invention moderne. Au 18e siècle, les corsets remplacaient peut-être les jeans à jambe étroite mais la jeunesse faisait quand même des conneries, et les partys étaient tout aussi intenses dans la cour du roi qu'un samedi soir sur le dancefloor du Korova. Jeune visionaire et obsédé du baroque, le musicien Aleks Schürmer à rassemblé une équipe éclectique de danseurs, de musiciens, d'artistes et un mannequin international pour un voyage dans le temps combinant la musique, l'art et la culture. Avec les danceurs Andrew Tay, Dana Michel, Mélissa Raymond et Sasha Kleinplatz, des performances musicales de Clérambault, Couperin, Lully, De Visée, les Tabarnaks d'époque et David Simard. La soirée est présentée par la belle with bangs originale, la mannequin Irina Lazareanu, sous la direction artistique de Jonathan Sévigny. Ça vous prend pas une perruque de farine pour faire le party comme ils le faisaient en 1699." marilis cardinal, nightlifemagazine.ca Original article
