Ten dancers navigate tableaus imagined by several renowned Quebec-based choreographers who rival each other’s energy so that the pleasure of movement overtakes the stage. Striking a fine balance between contemporary dance and pop culture, the show gives rise to a boundless enthusiasm in search of art, refinement, and all that dazzles. The ascension culminates in an explosion that is as virtuosic as it is contagious. Set to the beat of electrifying music, the show reminds us that it is always time to dance since it is always Minuit quelque part.
Tickets start at $48.00
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Lydia Bouchard
Stage director and choreographer (La Résistance)
An inspiring leader and agent of positive change, Lydia has vast experience in creating and delivering large-scale projects and leading multidisciplinary teams. With nearly 22 years of experience on stage with renowned companies such as Cirque du Soleil, Ex Machina, Cirque Eloize, Opéra de Montréal, Alberta Ballet, Mirvish, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Lydia is...
Read more about Lydia Bouchard and Merryn KritzingerPhoto © Anne-Marie Baribeau.
It is first through the spectrum of music that Virginie Brunelle discovered her artistic fiber.
After dedicating her childhood to the violin, she transfers this musical knowledge and her mastery of rhythm to a dance training (UQAM, 2007) creation profile. After graduating, Virginie Brunelle created Les cuisses à l’écart du cœur, a choreography for seven dancers that earned the 2009 Bourse RIDEAU at the Vue sur la Relèv...
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The Canadian artist Kristen Céré has over 20 years of experience dancing, choreographing and teaching in Europe and North America.
Over the years, she has created pieces for companies and festivals such as Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Dresden SemperOper Ballet (Germany), Korzo Theater (Holland), Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, NW Dance Project (USA), Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden (Germany), Festival Quartiers Danses ...
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The choreographer traveled all over the world as a soloist for 12 years before founding the COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD in 1990. Her works with their avant-garde signature are nonetheless enduring and appear in the repertoires of major international ballet companies.
Marie Chouinard creates a dance technique and enjoys a great reputation as coach among performers,. She is a director (films, applications, Virtual Reality works)...
Read more about Marie ChouinardPhoto © Adam Carroll
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
Choreographer
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés is a multidisciplinary choreographer, creator, dancer and performer based in Montreal. Self-taught and curious, he evolves in the fields of dance, improvisation, cinema and teaching.
A queer artist recognized for his embodied strength and sensitivity, he develops an artistic vision whose heart is the human. His company, Les sans-papiers, whose name echoes his...
Read more about Charles-Alexis DesgagnésPhoto © Philippe Provencher
Ismaël Mouaraki
Choreographer
Of French-Moroccan origin, Ismaël Mouaraki discovered urban dance at the age of twelve in his native Nancy, France. He discovered contemporary choreographic language through Xavier Lot, a choreographer in residence at the Centre Culturel André Malraux (Scène Nationale de Vandoeuvre), with whom he worked as a performer for over three years. A helping hand that enabled the artist to emancipat...
Read more about Ismaël MouarakiPhoto © Jocelyn Michel
Anne Plamondon is a choreographer, performer, teacher and curator.
After more than 20 years of performing on international stages, she made her debut as a choreographer in 2012. In collaboration with director Marie Brassard, she created her first two solos Les mêmes yeux que toi (2012) and Mécaniques Nocturnes (2017). In 2018, she founded the organization Anne Plamondon Productions in order to carry out her own creative pr...
Read more about Anne PlamondonAgence Mickaël Spinnhirny
Founded in 2019 by Mickaël Spinnhirny and Lydie Rezez, Agence Mickaël Spinnhirny is at the heart of Quebec's dance movement. Through our dissemination, management and production services, we help elevate the milieu in which we operate. The emerging and established artists we support know how to touch the senses through works that are as precise as they are captivating. We make it our duty to spr...
Producer Agence Mickaël Spinnhirny.
Stage Management and Dramaturgy La Résistance - Lydia Bouchard and Merryn Kritzinger.
Choreographies Lydia Bouchard, Virginie Brunelle, Kristen Céré, Marie Chouinard, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Merryn Kritzinger, Ismaël Mouaraki and Anne Plamondon.
Music Alex McMahon.
Costumes Sébastien Dionne.
Lighting Julie Basse.
Technical Direction Samuel Thériault.
Set Design Consultation Stéphane Roy.
Rehearsal Management Daphnée Laurendeau.
Performers Sophie Breton, Alexandre Carlos, Véronique Giasson, Cai Glover, Kyra Jean Green, Katerine Leblanc, Guillaume Michaud, Danny Morissette, Lila-Mae Talbot, Yoherlandy Tejeiro Garcia.
Executive Producers Lydie Revez and Mickaël Spinnhirny.
Project Manager Éric LeBlanc.
Production Manager Matéo Chauchat.
Touring Manager Daphnée Laurendeau.
Graphic Designer Thomas Roy Bourdages.
Photographer Sylvie-Ann Paré.
Special thanks to Pierre Des Marais.
Creation Residencies Théâtre Gilles Vigneault de Saint-Jérôme, Théâtre des Deux Rives de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Visual Identity and Teaser Agence Kabane.