Assuming the role of artistic director at DLD was a challenge I was happy to accept, since it is fully aligned with my artistic approach. The company’s values are close to my heart, and I want this unique and innovative organization, which propels the arts to new heights, to continue existing, growing, and helping artists reach their full potential. The experience I’ve gained creating and presenting my repertoire over the past 15 years will be a valuable asset in my new position. As artistic director, I’ll also have more time to reflect on how to develop my activities and those of our many talented creators, as well as the performing arts in general, in a sustainable way.
- Frédérick Gravel
Tattered yet majestic, red velvet curtains rise with flair and brilliance on La grande mascarade, one of the most delirious, disconcerting, and delightful theatrical celebrations imaginable.
“I have often said that I’m interested in revealing the symptoms of social and political situations rather than commenting on them. I’m deeply interested in current events, geopolitics, and social movements. I feel a disconnect between the realities we live or perceive, a sense of disconnection among my contemporaries—or perhaps it’s the end of an […]
Launched in 2016 by DLD, Série B is a programming of contemporary dance and its hybrid forms, presented alongside the CINARS Biennial.
The primary intention of “the wind rises” is to observe the passage from inertia to Momentum through a luminous, joyful lens. Repetitive patterns are employed with an eye to liberation.
Ten performers, hand in hand like a chain of paper dolls, form a pop-pagan procession. Their bliss is divine: you want to sink into their idyllic world, bask in the same sunshine …
Walkers arrive in a theatre without caring about the decorum.
