This year, Danse Danse celebrates its 25th anniversary in dazzling fashion with prestigious international companies alongside their major local companies – a program full of splendor, emotion and discovery. An ode to movement!

“A quarter of a century is a milestone to be celebrated! It is also an opportunity to thank the some 200 companies that have walked our stages over the seasons, as well as all the choreographers and artists who have placed their trust in us during this fabulous adventure. They gave us 25 years of audacity, passion, emotion and applause! To encourage them, to bring their creative vision to life, we are ready to move mountains. Finally, a thousand thanks to our team, to the members of the board of directors, to the volunteers, to all our partners, to our donors and above all to our wonderful public who follow us, support us and push us to surpass ourselves from the very beginning. start.”

Pierre Des Marais, general and artistic director

OCTOBER 2022

For the opening of the season, the Pina Bausch Foundation, L’École des Sables and Sadler’s Wells are joining forces for an exceptional collaboration: some thirty dancers from 14 African countries perform The Rite of Spring by Pina Bausch. As an act of opening, common ground[s] testifies to the meeting between Germaine Acogny, great lady of contemporary African dance and founder of the École des Sables, and Malou Airaudo, emblematic figure of the beginnings of the Tanztheater Wuppertal.

Choreographer Silvia Gribaudi will be next. With mischievous humour, this Italian prophet of the liberated body questions beauty, shakes up codes and stereotypes in a bewitching and self-deprecating quartet.

NOVEMBER 2022

Their European tour continues with Hofesh Shechter and his 10 virtuoso dancers! Set to music by Hofesh Shechter himself, Double Murder delves into the heart of our deepest emotions. A double program of two contrasting pieces, both charged with the tribal and contagious energy specific to the choreographer.

At the Wilder Building, Shay Kuebler and his dancers address the growing phenomenon of loneliness in an invigorating and moving work that is highly topical – and reminds us how much we need each other.

DECEMBER 2022

To conclude 2022, Virginie Brunelle dares to tackle a very ambitious work for 12 performers and a live pianist. Against the backdrop of the chaos of an upset era, Fables projects us into fantastic spaces from which larger-than-life characters emerge.

JANUARY 2023

Having the great Marie Chouinard on the program for this anniversary season was important for Danse Danse since she was part of the very first season. The major choreographer kicks off 2023! Backed by a soundtrack whose raw material is the breath of 12 dancers, “M” is the latest opus from a choreographer with limitless inspiration.

FEBRUARY 2023

In February, exceptional storytellers of Indigenous stories, the artists of Red Sky Performance are committed to sharing the strength, beauty and resilience of First Nations. A spectacular fusion of Indigenous contemporary dance, live music, video projections and athletics, Miigis: Underwater Panther explores the catalysts of movement, archetypes, mysterious beings and the cycle of life.

To conclude this month rich in movement, the Tanztheater Wuppertal takes over Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier with Palermo Palermo. The 23 artists of the Tanztheater Wuppertal are back in force and are shaking the walls of the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier! The bells of Palermo ring out at the top of their voices in this mythical work by Pina Bausch, whose imprint remains unequalled.

MARCH 2023

In collaboration with the École supérieure de ballet du Québec and the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, Stephanie Lake, a figurehead of Australian dance, explores the joy and excitement of the collective experience in an extraordinary event , with a scene of 60 bodies.

To welcome the spring season, Emmanuelle Lê Phan and Elon Höglund and the amazing artists of Tentacle Tribe, whose performance language oscillates between street styles, martial arts and contemporary dance, will blow your mind! These amazing artists have fun blurring the boundaries between the real and the dreamlike.

APRIL 2023

To end the season in style, RUBBERBAND is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a creation: Reckless Underdog. This three-part evening combines elements of ballet, hip-hop culture and contemporary dance. A fragmented universe in which the choreographer, a reckless and visionary outsider, boldly launches into the future.

OUTSIDE THE WALLS (OFF-SITE EVENT)

In addition to these 11 indoor shows, there will be two offsite events.

Labor Day weekend will feature the JOAT Festival, three evenings of battles where street dancers find themselves in a high-energy atmosphere of exchange, confrontation and adrenaline. An original concept of Jack Of All Trades co-produced by Danse Danse.

In December, Danse Danse arrives on the ice with the new creation of Le Patin Libre. An adrenaline rush for the whole family with 15 fascinating artists of dazzling precision, enthusiasm and virtuosity!

For more information, visit: https://www.dansedanse.ca/fr