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February
Translated by François Archambault, the hit Ulster American is back and on tour. Maxime Denommée’s direction of this striking text is remarkable. La Licorne, Feb. 6-24 and on tour. www.theatrelalicorne.com
Frédéric Bélanger returns to the world of Jules Vernes with Jules & Joséphine. Denise-Pelletier, Feb. 13-March 8. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
Choreographer Rafael Palacios draws on the spirit of resilience of the Black communities of Colombia. Detrás del Sur: danzas para Manuel traces the African diaspora in the New World. He will also offer a dance workshop. Théâtre Maisonneuve, Feb. 21-24 and a workshop on Feb. 17. www.dansedanse.ca
Performer-choreographer Angélica Liddell blends love and tauromachy in Liebestod. The smell of blood does not leave my eyes. Juan Belomonte (Histoire du Théâtre III). Warning: this long-titled work, first performed to standing ovations at the Festival d’Avignon (2021), features scenes of scarification. Usine C, Feb. 22-24. www.usine-c.com
For her return to directing, Catherine De Léan has chosen four stories from La fin de l’homme rouge, a work by the 2015 Nobel Prize-winning Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievitch. At the heart of these seemingly invented portraits is “the red man.” A much-needed project nowadays. Quat’Sous, Feb. 27-March 23. www.quatsous.com
Olivier Kemeid brings back Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle, the initiatory journey inspired by the life of Ukrainian-born Quebec actor Sasha Samar. Sasha’s story overlaps with that of a changing Soviet Union. Kemeid at his best. Duceppe, Feb. 28- March 30. www.duceppe.com
March
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Is it essential to have been confronted with sexual violence to be sensitive to the issue? Mixing dance, music, theatre and militancy, Julie Artacho tackles the subject head-on in Les avalanches. La Chapelle, March 4-9. www.lachapelle.org
Comedian Guillaume Chapnick’s Chevtchenko is an ode to his Ukrainian roots and the resilience of immigrants. CTDA, March 4-23. www.theatredaujourdhui.qc.ca
Roxanne Bouchard returns to her book 5 Balles dans la tête, adapting it for the stage and commissioning Théâtre du Bunker to direct this deep dive in the world of the Canadian army. La Licorne, March 5-30. www.theatrelalicorne.com
In the circus-theatre Until We Die, dancers and acrobats move through space with an overwhelming groove. Viewers roam as they please, enjoying a unique artistic experience. Choreography by Dave St-Pierre. Don’t miss this remake. Arsenal, March 6-10. www.arsenalcontemporary.com
This year’s Festival International de Casteliers features works from Canada (including Quebec), the United States, France, Belgium, Finland and South Korea. Loco, a surreal tale inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, opens the festival. Look at the program; it’s definitely worth the trouble. Various venues, March 6-10. www.festival.casteliers.ca
Fifteen years ago, Patrice Chéreau entrusted La douleur, a story by Marguerite Duras set at the end of the Second World War, to actress Dominique Blanc. Since then, the Comédie-Française actress has taken this part—for which she won the Molière for best actress—around the world. Highly anticipated. Usine C, March 8-10. www.usine-c.com
Choreographer Kate Prince uses the songs of the legendary Sting to create Message In A Bottle, an epic inspired by the migrant crisis. Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, March 12-16. www.dansedanse.ca
Sofia Nappi is the new European dance phenomenon. The young Italian choreographer brings to the stage IMA, a work in which grotesque, theatre and dance collide. Cinquième Salle, March 12-16. www.dansedanse.ca
Alexia Bürger directs Tennessee Williams’s La ménagerie de verre, translated by Fanny Britt, featuring sound design by Frannie Holder. Denise-Pelletier, March 12-April 9. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
With Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice, Joe Jack and John decry a society that pretends to move toward equal and inclusive ideals. Espace libre, March 12-23. www.espacelibre.qc.ca
Is science always a reasonable option? Brigitte Poupart asks the question with Kendall Feaver’s Jamais, Toujours, Parfois. Rideau Vert, March 13-April 13. www.rideauvert.qc.ca
Larry Tremblay gives voice to the ponderings of seemingly banal characters in Au crépuscule de leur vie. Claude Poissant is the director. CTDA, March 18-April 13. www.theatredaujourdhui.qc.ca
The 28 dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) are back with Grand Cru. The program includes some pure William Forsythe (One Flat Thing, reproduced), a new creation by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, and The Point Being by NDT old-timers Imre and Marne van Opstal. The company, which Canadian Emily Molnar has been directing since 2020, delivers shows that never fail to amaze. Théâtre Maisonneuve, March 20-23. www.dansedanse.ca
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