Animal Triste in Fairfield and Winnipeg

Marc Boivin, Brianna Lombardo, Léa Noblet Di Ziranaldi, and James Gnam are off to Fairfield in the United States and then Winnipeg to once again perform this piece inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens: A brief history of humanity.

February 6 and 7, 2020 | Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield, USA
February 13 to 15, 2020 | Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, Winnipeg, Canada

 

For this piece, it seems that the choreographer, Mélanie Demers, has put a hold on herself, editing her own material with something approaching cruelty; she keeps her mannerisms and impulses at bay. […] The result is a landmark work.Catherine Lalonde Le Devoir February 2017

 

 

Photo: Brianna Lombardo and Riley Sims in Animal Triste by MAYDAY © Mathieu Doyon