DanceHouse stages Compagnie Catherine Gaudet’s Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things), November 22 and 23
Through visceral synchronized rhythms, the full-length work challenges mandatory conformity and cohesion
DanceHouse presents Compagnie Catherine Gaudet’s hypnotic Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things) at the Vancouver Playhouse on November 22 and 23 at 8 pm.
Choreographed by the company’s general and artistic director Catherine Gaudet, this full-length work turns the body itself into a spectacle through rigorous repetition and mechanistic rituals, set against a minimalist score by Antoine Berthiaume.
In Les jolies choses, five dancers are simultaneously drawn into an enormous machine, moving in constant synchronized rhythm. With a demanding pace, the collective exudes a veneer of artificial harmony which soon begins to crack. As the gaudy guise of cheap entertainment falls away, what remains is the raw, broken poetry of human struggle.
DanceHouse’s presentation of Les jolies choses features a pre-show talk at 7:15 pm each evening. There is also a post-show reception in the salon following the performance on November 22.
Tickets and more details are at DanceHouse.
Post sponsored by DanceHouse.
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