« Il est paraît-il des structures tendres où gisent des clartés » Marie Uguay // Olivier Girouard composes music as one writes poetry, being attuned to the world and highlighting the beauty. He has collaborated with artists from different disciplines including dance, sound art, video and visual art. Olivier joined the collective Ekumen in 2008, through which he presents his own work as well as promoting and producing contemporary music events. He is launching his first album, La nuit nous déconstruit par cœur, a collection of pieces created for dance. // Beside me Choreographer Kate Hilliard created a work in honour of a friend lost too soon to cancer. With simplicity, she embodied intimacy and compassion. My response was inspired by the poetry and journal of Marie Uguay, a Québécois poet who died of cancer at 26. The music reveals an extreme sensitivity to reality in the wake of impending death. // Titles and quotes from the book Poèmes by Marie Uguay, Les Éditions du Boréal