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Marie Chouinard

Henri-Michaux : Mouvements + Solos et duos choisis
Show
2026/2027
Quebec

Cursive bodies

Marie Chouinard brings us a selection of solos and duets, followed by her dazzling Henri Michaux : Mouvements. A rare alchemy between ink and gesture.

A total artist, vibrant and radically alive, Marie Chouinard brings the intimate into dialogue with the monumental. Bodies laid bare, tension on pointe, laughter and cries intermingled. From S.T.A.B. to Lascia ch’io pianga, via OUCH!, Rires-Pleurs and En conversations, the choreographer presents a curated selection of emblematic solos and duets from her repertoire. In the second half, the stage becomes a blank page. The book Mouvements (1951) by poet and painter Henri Michaux - comprising a long poem and 64 India ink drawings inspired by Asian art -becomes a score for the creator. Ink blots, multiform, nervous figures: a true choreographic substance to which she gives life, driven by the exhilaration of inventing form. Supple bodies, coursing with the relentless music of Louis Dufort, echo the projected drawings. “A fascinating living tableau.” - Les Échos, Paris

Artist(s)

Choreographer
Marie Chouinard
Officer of Arts and Letters in France, she has received some thirty of the most prestigious awards and honours in the art world. She founded the Prix de la Danse de Montréal in 2011 and was director of dance at the Venice Biennale from 2017 to 2020.
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Company

Compagnie Marie Chouinard

In 1990, the soloist and choreographer Marie Chouinard founded her own company, Compagnie Marie Chouinard. Ever since then, it has benefited from an international reputation, performing all over the world and co-producing its creations with renowned partners such as the Venice Biennale, the ImPulsTanz International Dance Festival (Vienna), the Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), the Fondazione Musica Per Roma (Rome), Place des Arts (Montreal), Festival TransAmériques (Montreal) and the National Arts Centre (Ottawa).

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Credits

PRÉLUDE À L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE

Artistic Direction and Choreography Marie Chouinard.

Music Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, Claude Debussy (1894).

Lighting Alain Lortie.

Costumes Marie Chouinard, Luc Courchesne and Louis Montpetit.

Makeup Jacques-Lee Pelletier.

Performer Carol Prieur.

A production of Compagnie Marie Chouinard, co-produced with the National Arts Centre (Canada) and the Laidlaw Foundation (Canada).


RIRES-PLEURS

Choreography and Artistic Direction Marie Chouinard.

Lighting, Props and Costumes Marie Chouinard.

Performer Luigi Luna.


LASCIA CH’IO PIANGA

Choreography and Artistic Direction Marie Chouinard.

Music Georg Friedrich Handel (Lascia ch’io pianga, performed by Montserrat Caballé).

Lighting, Set Design, Additional Sound, Hairstyling and Costumes Marie Chouinard.

Performers Adrian W.S. Batt, Valeria Galluccio.


OUTCH !

Choreography and Artistic Direction Marie Chouinard.

Lighting, Props and Costumes Marie Chouinard.

Performer Adrian W.S. Batt.

A production of Compagnie Marie Chouinard.


HENRI MICHAUX : MOUVEMENTS

Artistic Direction, Choreography and Vocal Score Marie Chouinard.

Music Louis Dufort.

Texts and Drawings Henri Michaux, from the book Mouvements (1951), used with the permission of the rights holders of Henri Michaux and Éditions Gallimard.

Lighting, Set Design and Video Marie Chouinard.

Costumes and Hairstyling Marie Chouinard.

Voice Marcel Sabourin.

Performers Michael Baboolal, Adrian W.S. Batt, Justin Calvadores, Rose Gagnol, Valeria Galluccio, Béatrice Larouche, Luigi Luna, Carol Prieur, Sophie Qin, Ana Van Tendeloo and Jérôme Zerges.

A production of Compagnie Marie Chouinard, with the support of ImPulsTanz (Vienna).


TEAM

Artistic Director Marie Chouinard.

Rehearsal Director Paige Culley.

Tour Director Martin Coutu.

Technical Director Félix Lefebvre.

Logistics Assistant Martin Coutu.

Booking Agent (Canada) Mickaël Spinnhirny.

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