Other Animals
It’s with an eye looking in the rear-view mirror that Alexandre Morin composed this demanding and sensitive solo, summoning up his roots and family history in a docu-fictional approach.
In the choreographer’s family, the career of auto bodywork mechanic is passed on from father to son. He grew up with his brother in an environment where metal is twisted and shaped, where men are built through the labor of their hands. In partnership with his brother Gabriel, who works on the body of a vehicle on-screen during the show, he embraces that heritage, transforming manual labor into a sculptural dance, supported by the words of author Mathieu Leroux and the music of Jonathan Goulet. Through the evocative force of materials being struck, hammered and reshaped emerges movement of undeniable tenderness. This embodiment is guided by an underlying queer emancipation of a lineage of generations of rural men in Québec, where there is little room for the expression of feelings or the assertion of difference. Alexandre Morin has chosen to draw analogies and parallels from the challenges of the artist and that of the artisan. Thus beings are shaped through learning, discerning and accepting differences. No longer looking back, he gazes now at the road ahead, to pursue his own path.
The choreographer, dancer and visual artist Alexandre Morin studied at the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, and in 2011 received a developing artist grant from the Hnatyshyn Foundation. As a performer, he has danced for Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Sylvain Émard Danse, Système D/Dominique Porte, Sébastien Provencher and Fleuve-Espace Danse. In 2020 he co-founded Other Animals with Jonathan Goulet. In 2022 Alexandre was selected to take part in an Italy/Quebec dance exchange program offered by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Circuit-Est and the CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea in Bassano.
October 25-26-27, 2023 – 7 p.m.
October 28, 2023 – 4 p.m.
Duration : 65 minutes
29$ | 35$
Meet the Artists, October 26 after the performance
Company Other Animals
Choreography Alexandre Morin
Performers Alexandre Morin, along with Gabriel Morin and Mathieu Leroux
Music and video design Jonathan Goulet
Sets and costumes Jonathan Saucier
Lighting and Stage manager Marguerite Hudon
Dramaturgy and original script Mathieu Leroux
Artistic consultant Ginelle Chagnon
Technical direction Sophie Robert
Co-production Agora de la danse
Creative residencies Agora de la danse, CCOV, Grands ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne, Danse à la carte, Circuit-Est et CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea à Bassano (IT).
Other Animals