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Alan Lake Factori(e)

S'abreuver des volcans
Alan Lake
Show
2024/2025
Quebec

Through hell into the light

Alan Lake delves into the heart of the human experience with his latest work, a poignant foray into the myth of Orpheus that testifies to the redemptive power of art.

The myth of Orpheus has inspired artists since ancient times—sculptors, painters, poets, musicians and filmmakers. Choreographer Alan Lake follows in their footsteps with one of his signature symbolist tales. Subtly interweaving myth and modernity, this dance of light and shade explores the twists and turns of doubt, loss and, above all, life. In striking imagery that combines melody, movement, emotion and vulnerability, Lake constructs a supernatural atmosphere that oscillates between dream and reality. The work resonates as a powerful metaphor, reaffirming that the true essence of our humanity lies in facing the unknown.

Stéphane Bourgeois. Dancers Jo Lainy Trozzo-Mounet, Esther Rousseau-Morin, Odile-Amélie Peters.
Stéphane Bourgeois. Dancers Jo Lainy Trozzo-Mounet, Esther Rousseau-Morin, Odile-Amélie Peters.
Stéphane Bourgeois. Dancers Jo Lainy Trozzo-Mounet, Esther Rousseau-Morin, Odile-Amélie Peters.

Artists

Choreographer
Alan Lake

Alan Lake is a choreographer, performer, director and visual artist. He studied visual arts for five years (DEC and BAC in visual arts). He undertook and obtained his DEC technique in Dance-Interpretation in 2007 at l'École de danse de Québec.

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Michael Pinault

Company

Alan Lake Factori(e) 

Founded in 2007 and based in Quebec City, Alan Lake Factori[e] is a multidisciplinary contemporary dance company created and supported by choreographer and director Alan Lake. A company defined by a unique language that gives rise to raw, symbolist universes in which humans, totally impregnated by their environment, evolve.

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