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V!TAL
Grand Théâtre de Québec
V!TAL emerges as a visceral and necessary manifesto. An urgency is heard: to make joy an act of resistance.Between urban and contemporary dances, the vibrating bodies of the performers embody this fertile tension between struggle and celebration. The breath and jubilation of the bodies become a massive construction weapon, reminding us that joy is not an escape, but a force for social transformation. Here, rhythm is opposed to chaos, pleasure to fear, gesture to collapse. V!TAL draws its strength from a genealogy of ardent resistors. From Josephine Baker, who transformed the stage into a political platform without losing her smile, to Ahmad Joudeh, whose dance defies the ruins of Palmyra. V!TAL transmits the legacy of a tradition where dance transcends entertainment to become an act of civil resistance. It erects an architecture of joy in tune with our times. A shared, vital joy that accompanies us in this quest for collective happiness. A co-presentation by La Rotonde and the Grand Théâtre de Québec “I don't just seek for the audience to understand everything intellectually. I first seek what they feel. The dancers don't play exhaustion, they live it. And that's what enters the spectator's body: the veracity of overcoming, the proof that human potential is there, real, stripped of all social constructs.” - Ismaël Mouaraki Read the interview with Ismaël Mouaraki CREDITS Choreography: Ismaël Mouaraki Rehearsal Direction and Artistic Advice: Annie Gagnon Performance: Yassine Khyar, Etienne Léonard-Benoit, Erismel Mejias, Laura Perron, Marie-Maxime Ross and Zack Van Gils Composer and Musician (synthesizer, voice, guitar and bass): Olivier Landry-Gagnon Musician (drums): Olivier Cousineau Costume and Set Design: Marilène Bastien Lighting Design: Tiffanie Boffa Coproduction: Agora de la danse Distribution: Maison Verso Acknowledgements and Support: The project benefited from the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal. It also benefited from creation residencies at the Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and at the Agora de la danse. Dance Series This show is part of our 2026-2027 Dance Series. We invite you to consult the full program. See the program
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