Personne Danse
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, choreographer, dancer and a 2018 finalist in the TVA dance competition show Révolution, presents a self-portrait in his vibrant solo L’appel des braises.
His onstage presence is striking, a poise combined with an incredible ability to inhabit the space. From modulations to the body under tension, he keeps pushing his limits. In this dreamtime a metamorphosis unfolds, the transformation of someone in the throes of reinvention, ultimately freeing himself from the strictures of codes and identities. The virtuoso performance deftly combines conversations about solitude and our share of divinity in a stimulating wash of lights and costumes. Shifting from dizzying vulnerability to a visceral animal physicality, this unpredictable dance experience takes the spectator to a place where the heart lets the body take over from the mind.
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, a queer dancer and creative artist, works in dance, cinema and as a teacher. His choreographic approach is characterized by a threefold focus on collective creation, vulnerability as a driving force and a desire for catharsis through the shared experience of dance. Juxtaposing the dreamlike with an unsettling strangeness, and imbued with humour, virtuosity and the physicality of the body, the world portrayed is rich and ruptured. His artistic vision celebrates atypical dance paths, highlighting dancers-choreographers and fosters deeply committed physicality. He is deeply interested in bringing to the stage the stories and bodies of people with diverse sexual identities.
October 11-12-13, 2023 – 7 p.m.
October 14, 2023 – 4 p.m.
Duration : 60 minutes
29$ | 35$
Meet the Artists, October 12, 2023 after the performance
Midi-Coulisses October 4, 2023 (Not virtual, but live onstage!)
Company Personne Danse | Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
Choreography Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, in collaboration with the creative team
Performance Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
Rehearsal director, artistic advisor Sophie Michaud
Lighting design Claire Seyller
Music and sound Mada Mada
Set design Olivia Pia Audet
Costume design Amélie Charbonneau
Dance mentor José Navas
Exterior perspective Harold Rhéaume and Janelle Hacault
Stage managers Mada Mada and Claire Seyller
Co-production Agora de la danse
Creative residencies Agora de la danse, l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec, Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique, La Rotonde, José Navas / Compagnie FLAK et Ottawa Dance Directive / Série Danse 10.
Personne Danse
