Photo: ©Kendra Epik. Dancers : Connor Mitton, Sully Malaeb Proulx, Valerie Calam, Natasha Poon Woo, Heidi Strauss, Brodie Stevenson. A landmark work by Jean-Pierre Perreault, Nuit comes to Place des Arts LiveEvents March 11, 2025 149 Danse Danse presents Nuit In the shadows Created two years after his famous Joe, Nuit is one of Jean-Pierre Perreault’s landmark works. Admirably danced by an outstanding cast, this impetuous piece opens a window on the choreographer’s immense legacy. Photo: Elle Marie The late choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault (1947–2002) said, “Human beings are sensitive to two things: other people, and the space they occupy and that contains them.” The same impulse inspired Perreault to create the design, choreography, lighting and sound of all his works himself. His pictorial explorations led him to imagine large-scale “dance spaces”. In the half-light, eight “Perreauesque” figures pound the floor to the point of intoxication, to the point of exhaustion. Struggling with the vagaries of everyday life, they dance their loneliness, confrontation and fragility. Various tensions arise between materials, masses, volumes and configurations. Remounted in its original form on the initiative of Laurence Lemieux (who danced it in 2002) and her Compagnie de la Citadelle, Nuit conveys a vulnerability that is as disturbing as it is subterranean. A rare work of overwhelming beauty. Théâtre Maisonneuve Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8:00pm Post-show talk with the artists Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00pm Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8:00pm Post-show talk with the artists Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 8:00pm To purchase your tickets, visit: www.placedesarts.com Compagnie de la Citadelle Led by Artistic Director Laurence Lemieux, Compagnie de la Citadelle is a Canadian professional dance organization that creates, produces and presents works on local, national, and international scales from its home base in a former Salvation Army Citadel in Toronto. Having created over twenty-five original works, Lemieux continues to refine her choreographic vision with works ranging from intimate solos like A Perfect Day, to large scale ensemble works like Vimy 1917. From 2008-2020, James Kudelka, one of Canada’s finest choreographers, served as the company’s resident choreographer, allowing him to revisit some of his greatest works while making way for challenging new contemporary creations. Through remount initiatives, the Compagnie is also dedicated to the preservation of important Canadian dance work, making available iconic repertoire to a new generation of dance artists, including the work of the late Jean-Pierre Perreault.
