PLASTICITY/DESIRES

2024

In Plasticity/Desires, an imposing mass of raw clay and a dark pool of water forms the landscape that seven dancing bodies shape and excavate, like the elements of human nature: instinct, resilience, adaptability, contemplation and imagination. The discharge of energy, sustained investment and relentlessness reveals a sensuality and abandonment in the performers. The archaeology of their desires manifests itself in an accumulation of gestures that articulate the memories, traces and sensations they carry within them. In this space, water and sound serve as portals to the fantasies and delusions of the individuals on stage, allowing them to slip into a space where our collective perceptions are altered.

Premiere:

January 18th to 27th 2024, MAI — Montréal arts interculturels / La Chapelle — scènes contemporaines (Montreal, Quebec).

Choreography and Scenography Alexandre Morin

Dramaturgy Mathieu Leroux

Music and Sound Device Jonathan Goulet

Performance Myriam Arseneault, Philippe Dépelteau, Sara Hanley, Chéline Lacroix, Mathieu Leroux, Justin De Luna and Charlie Prince

Lighting Design Karine Gauthier

Costume Design Jonathan Saucier with research by Angela Rassenti

Scenography Assistance Jonathan Saucier

Scenic Painting Véronique Pagnoux

Rehearsal Direction Emmanuelle Bourassa-Beaudoin

Clay Consulting Pascale Girardin

Artistic Consulting Sophie Michaud

Technical Direction Sophie Robert

Production Management Florence Cardinal-Tang and Elodie Lê

Production Assistance Philippe Dépelteau and Wolfe Girardin

Additional Assistance Justine Bellefeuille and Camil Bellefleur

70 minutes | 7 dancers | Audiences 14 years +

Residency Partners Fonderie Darling, Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique, Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault, Maison de la culture Rosemont, and Maison de la culture Maisonneuve.

Plasticity/Desires has received the support of Parbleux, the Canada Council for the Arts, le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, and la Danse sur les routes du Québec.