The Telling Body (Confidences d'un corps)

Pierre-Paul Savoie
Photo: Adel Tahar

(2008)Choreographer and dancer: Pierre-Paul Savoie (Montreal)

Introduction

Starting point of Diasporama, Confidences d’un corps (The Telling Body) is based on the notion of the body as a carrier for memory and personal history. Pierre-Paul Savoie, in an intimate solo, reveals the physiological places within his own body that hold memories both personal and universal – memories formed by ancestry, childhood, family, education and those that come by way of inheritance, both tangible and intangible.

Credits

• Choreographer/Performer: Pierre-Paul Savoie
• Dramaturge: Lise Vaillancourt
• Music: Alexander MacSween
• Set Design: Jocelyn Proulx
• Light Design: Stéphane Ménigot
• Repetitors: Ginelle Chagnon, Éve Lalonde and Louis Pelchat
  
  Length: 27 minutes

Confidences d’un corps was created with the support of Salle Pauline-Julien and Cirque du Soleil.

Photos

Pierre-Paul Savoie - biography

Pierre-Paul Savoie
Photo : Yvan Bartolini

Founder and Artistic Director of PPS Danse. As both a dancer and choreographer, Pierre-Paul has collaborated whit innumerable arts from Québec and has contributed to a number of significant cultural events involving cinema and theatre. He has to date created more than 15 major works recognized by critics and public for their emotionaland reflective resonance. In 1996, he received, along with his creative partner Jeff Hall, the prestigious Jacqueline Lemieux award from the Canada Council for the Arts. Since its inception, PPS Danse has presented more than 400 performances in numerous cities throughout Canada, the US, and Europe.

Performance schedule (2008-2009)

Représentations (2009-2010)

Représentations 2008-2009