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Unwilling to marry a woman, a man fashions a lover from his own left side. He’s enraptured by her perfect beauty – a mirror of his own – until he discovers that this new woman longs for freedom and wildly desires another.
Musique : Juliet Palmer
Livret : Anna Chatterton
La société technologique fictive RUR, fondée par le couple Helena et Dom, domine le marché des logiciels d'IA et alimente les androïdes désormais omniprésents au service de leurs propriétaires humains.
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
Musique : Nicole Lizée
Livret : Nicolas Billon
Avertissement de contenu : maladie mentale, consommation d'alcool, incarcération pour cause de maladie mentale
Est-ce les vêtements qui font un homme, ou est-ce autre chose ?
Based on the satirical Nikolai Gogol story of the same name, The Overcoat centres on Akakiy Akakiyevich, a diligent man no one likes, who works the numbers best he can. But he can barely pay th...
Est-ce les vêtements qui font un homme, ou est-ce autre chose ?
Based on the satirical Nikolai Gogol story of the same name, The Overcoat centres on Akakiy Akakiyevich, a diligent man no one likes, who works the numbers best he can. But he can barely pay th...
Musique : James Rolfe
Livret : Morris Panych
Alors qu'elles sont à la recherche d'un nouveau compagnon, la reine des fourmis amazoniennes et l'un de ses sujets se retrouvent attaqués.
The Queen wears low cut, tight-fitting army fatigues that accentuate her shapely thorax and abdomen, and a pair of black calf-high combat boots. The Queen also has two large antennae growing out of her head because she is an ...
The Queen wears low cut, tight-fitting army fatigues that accentuate her shapely thorax and abdomen, and a pair of black calf-high combat boots. The Queen also has two large antennae growing out of her head because she is an ...
Musique : Kévin Morse
Livret : Lisa Codrington
Avertissement de contenu: violence coloniale, colonialisme, mort, maladie
1828, baie Notre Dame, sur la côte nord-est de Terre-Neuve. William Cormack, explorateur et anthropologue, a récemment créé le Beothuk Institute : un organisme destiné à prévenir l'extinction des premiers habitants de l'île. Après avoir appris qu'un Béothuk...
1828, baie Notre Dame, sur la côte nord-est de Terre-Neuve. William Cormack, explorateur et anthropologue, a récemment créé le Beothuk Institute : un organisme destiné à prévenir l'extinction des premiers habitants de l'île. Après avoir appris qu'un Béothuk...
Musique : Dean Burry
Livret : Yvette Nolan
Avertissement de contenu : SIDA, décès, maladie
The interior of a thumping, vibrating gay nightclub with obligatory disco ball and coloured strobe lights. A middle-aged gentleman is sitting at the bar, back to the audience, lost in his thoughts and seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. The truth is he isn't used to going to clubs, or hasn't since th...
The interior of a thumping, vibrating gay nightclub with obligatory disco ball and coloured strobe lights. A middle-aged gentleman is sitting at the bar, back to the audience, lost in his thoughts and seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. The truth is he isn't used to going to clubs, or hasn't since th...
Musique : Andrew Staniland
Livret : Jill Battson
Avertissement de contenu : mort, meurtre, suicide, xénophobie
Jason, an army captain and now war-hero, is returning home after years of war and an uncertain future. His interpreter and lover M’dea and their son Chase accompany him to a new life in the West. Jason begins a political career, working alongside the President and Dahlia, the President’s bea...
Jason, an army captain and now war-hero, is returning home after years of war and an uncertain future. His interpreter and lover M’dea and their son Chase accompany him to a new life in the West. Jason begins a political career, working alongside the President and Dahlia, the President’s bea...
Musique : John Harris
Livret : Marjorie Chan
Avertissement de contenu : mention de meurtre, de violence, de poison
Four Victorian women sit down for a most unusual tea time. The women have two things in common: their dislike of the other women and of their husbands. Each woman refuses to drink tea for one reason or another while brainstorming ideas such as poison, prison, bee-stings or drowning. But who...
Four Victorian women sit down for a most unusual tea time. The women have two things in common: their dislike of the other women and of their husbands. Each woman refuses to drink tea for one reason or another while brainstorming ideas such as poison, prison, bee-stings or drowning. But who...
Musique : Glenn James
Livret : Sandy Pool
Avertissement de contenu: meurtre
Two women, Eunice Rose and Samantha, sit in the audience during the semifinals of a junior “Miss All-Canadian” Pageant. Eunice’s daughter is on stage doing a dance routine Eunice choreographed herself. She holds a diet coke and eats chocolate while eying her daughter and criticizing her performance. Samantha, meanwhile...
Two women, Eunice Rose and Samantha, sit in the audience during the semifinals of a junior “Miss All-Canadian” Pageant. Eunice’s daughter is on stage doing a dance routine Eunice choreographed herself. She holds a diet coke and eats chocolate while eying her daughter and criticizing her performance. Samantha, meanwhile...
Musique : Lembit Beecher
Livret : Lisa Balkan
As a teenager in the 1920s, my grandmother Gladys played piano for silent films in the remote New Zealand town of Takaka. She still recalls a film which was shot nearby at Pohara beach. Although Glad has never seen the film, I found out later that it was the underwater spectacular Venus of the South Seas, starring Australian diver Annette...
Musique : Juliet Palmer
Livret : Juliet Palmer
Avertissement de contenu : génocide, colonialisme, mort, violence armée, mort d'un enfant, violence contre les animaux
« Rien n’est aussi réconfortant que la captivité ».
Beth, a young diplomat, and her husband Andrew are stationed at a Canadian Embassy in Africa. They are troubled by news of political upheaval, forced migrations and indiscriminate slaughter. They ...
« Rien n’est aussi réconfortant que la captivité ».
Beth, a young diplomat, and her husband Andrew are stationed at a Canadian Embassy in Africa. They are troubled by news of political upheaval, forced migrations and indiscriminate slaughter. They ...
Musique : Rodney Sharman
Livret : Atom Egoyan
Slip is a site-specific performance for a swimming pool or bath house fusing sound, movement and light. Each production of Slip is unique, but builds on previous performances. Cultures with distinct architectures and social rituals of bathing are juxtaposed to increase awareness of our own histories. As humans we are bound together...
Musique : Juliet Palmer
Livret : Anna Chatterton
Microcosme d'une relation entière, de la première rencontre au dernier coucher de soleil ensemble. Cette pièce emploie la danse d'un couple comme métaphore du temps qui passe.
Musique : Gareth Williams
Livret : Marjorie Chan
Musique : Juliet Palmer
Livret : Anna Chatterton
Une danseuse aveugle et l’ombre de sa vue perdue partagent une dernière danse.
Musique : James Rolfe
Livret : David Yee
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Four Victorian women sit down for a most unusual tea time. The women have two things in common: their dislike of the other women and of their husbands. Each woman refuses to drink tea for one reason or another while brainstorming ideas such as poison, prison, bee-stings or drowning. But who are they plotting against– their partners, or each o...
Le parti est sur le point d'annoncer la candidature de Jason. Jason et Dahlia dansent ensemble, ignorant tous les autres. Enragé, M'dea brise un mur de verre, projetant des fragments sur les invités de la fête.
Mesurer Akakiy devient un ballet de maladresse. Petrovich et sa femme s'interrogent sur ce qui définit vraiment un homme : son apparence
Deux mères dans le public pour un concours de beauté : pendant que la fille d'Eunice joue, Samantha lit un article sur une fillette de 11 ans assassinée.
Beth et Andrew demandent à Antoine qu'ils soient autorisés à partir. Il les gardera là pour toujours car il veut les voir tous devenir des héros et racheter son bannissement initial avec Eugène. Antoine attrape le singe mort et se met à danser avec lui. Une balle explose à travers la fenêtre, touchant Antoine et il tombe au sol.
Malcolm et Eugene dansent, mais on apprend vite qu'ils pratiquent l'anglais. Malcolm demande si Antoine a déjà écrit la lettre de recommandation. Eugène lui dit qu'il n'est pas encore prêt. Malcolm devient frustré.
Microcosme d'une relation entière, de la première rencontre au dernier coucher de soleil ensemble. Cette pièce emploie la danse d'un couple comme métaphore du temps qui passe.
Une danseuse aveugle et l’ombre de sa vue perdue partagent une dernière danse.
The interior of a thumping, vibrating gay nightclub. A middle-aged gentleman sips his drink and turns to watch the dancers on the dance floor. Under the disco ball a young man, stripped to the waist, is dancing with abandon. The young man approaches and establishes immediate physical contact, which is uncomfortable. The older man needs more p...
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